Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

Branston Junior Academy

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is Branston Junior Academy. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Alicja Kaplon 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Mellor 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sally Keen 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Velda Christina Houlden 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Laura Brown 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Katie Brown 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Amelia Bailey 2018-2018 Director View profile
  8. Lee Street 2018-2018 Director View profile
  9. Charlotte Gray 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Lianne Cook 2018-2024 Director View profile
  11. David Kelly 2016-2017 Director View profile
  12. Dr Joss Winn 2016-2021 Director View profile
  13. Simon Hewkin 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Valerie May Shipley 2016-2019 Director View profile
  15. Richard Openshaw 2014-2024 Director View profile
  16. Stuart Harris 2013-2016 Director View profile
  17. Jan Helen Whitehouse 2012-2021 Director View profile
  18. Steven Paul Hennegan 2012-2016 Director View profile
  19. Rachael Elizabeth Shaw 2012-2025 Director View profile
  20. Barbara Cucksey 2012-2016 Director View profile
  21. Matthew Adams 2012-2016 Director View profile
  22. James Joyce 2012-2014 Director View profile
  23. Susan Jane Cannings 2012-2014 Director View profile
  24. Alastair Richard Plant 2012-2016 Director View profile
  25. Simon John Telfer 2012-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
05/07/2012

Ownership

Owned by (4) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Michael Pursey
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alastair Richard Plant ceased 2016-09-21
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-06
  • Simon John Telfer ceased 2017-09-20
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-06
  • Richard Openshaw ceased 2024-08-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Branston Junior Academy is controlled by Michael Pursey
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Pursey.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

1 grant · £9,950 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,950

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9502014-09-24
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

10 directors on the board

5.2y median 3.1y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Arts and leisure 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
08131708
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data