Company
Teach First Trading Limited
Teach First Trading Limited is an active UK company (number 08159283), incorporated 2012, with 5 current directors including Mark Niall Johnston and Chandni Bharat Dudhaiya. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Elizabeth Jane Emilion 2024-2025 View profile
- Sarah Bibi 2024-2024 View profile
- Sujata Mcnab 2023-2025 View profile
- Julianne Ilebode-Akisanya 2020-2024 View profile
- Robert David Halkyard 2019-2023 View profile
- Elizabeth Grace Collingham-Clark 2019-2024 View profile
- Vidhu Sood-Nicholls 2019-2019 View profile
- Glenn Earle 2016-2020 View profile
- Graeme Melville Danton 2015-2017 View profile
- James Patrick Westhead 2012-2019 View profile
- John Stuart Rink 2012-2016 View profile
- Ian Howard West 2012-2015 View profile
- Gillian Susan Budd 2013-2023 View profile
- Anesta Broad 2012-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 27/07/2012
Ownership
Owned by (7) 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.
- James Patrick Westhead ceased 2019-09-06
25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Glenn Earle ceased 2020-07-13
25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Graeme Melville Danton ceased 2017-01-02
25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Gillian Susan Budd ceased 2017-05-30
25-50% voting · notified 2017-05-30 - Robert David Halkyard ceased 2019-12-05
significant influence · notified 2019-12-05 - Julianne Ilebode-Akisanya ceased 2020-07-13
significant influence · notified 2020-07-13 - Teach First
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Teach First Trading Limited
is controlled by James Patrick Westhead
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-09-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Patrick Westhead.
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.
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.
5 directors on the board
- Mark Niall Johnston Director · appointed 2025
- Chandni Bharat Dudhaiya Director · appointed 2025
- Eleanor Alice Mary White Director · appointed 2025
- Emily Kate Commander Director · appointed 2023
- Timothy Ian Mobbs Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Mark Niall Johnston Director · appointed 2025
- Chandni Bharat Dudhaiya Director · appointed 2025
- Eleanor Alice Mary White Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Emily Kate Commander Director · appointed 2023
- Timothy Ian Mobbs Director · appointed 2025
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.
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
- 08159283
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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