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Ghyllside School

Company 08178033 Active

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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.

8
directors on the board
7.6y median 6.9y
average tenure
13.9y
longest tenure
4
directors past 6 years
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
5
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.

Education 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Schools in this trust (1)

Compiled from DfE governance records - an inferred connection, not an official Charity Commission or Companies House link.

Company details

Number08178033
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated13/08/2012
AddressGHYLLSIDE SCHOOL, GILLINGGATE, KENDAL, CUMBRIA, LA9 4JB
Accounts next due31/05/2027
Accounts last made up31/08/2025

Industry (SIC)

85200 - Primary education

Ownership - persons with significant control (13)

  • Mr Robert Talbot British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Paul Joseph O'Reilly British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mrs Diane Wendy Horner British
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Peter Antony Hicks British
    significant influence or control
  • Mrs Laura Susan Graham British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust significant influence or control as firm
  • Mrs Hilary Brown ceased 2020 British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Mark Jones ceased 2022 British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mrs Michele Kay ceased 2016 British
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Philip Thomas Doyle ceased 2019 British
    right to appoint and remove directors right to appoint and remove directors as trust
  • Mrs Lucy Clare Bound ceased 2022 British
    significant influence or control
  • Mrs Jennifer Ruth Pack ceased 2022 British
    right to appoint and remove directors significant influence or control as trust
  • Mrs Lucy Clare Bound ceased 2023 British
    significant influence or control
  • Mrs Elizabeth Rebecca Winter ceased 2024 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust significant influence or control as firm

Officers (45)

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