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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

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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 organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Connected through a shared director

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

Owned by (10) 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.

  • Robert Talbot
    appoints directors · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Paul Joseph O'Reilly
    appoints directors · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Diane Wendy Horner
    significant influence · notified 2022-01-31
  • Hilary Brown ceased 2020-10-11
    appoints directors · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mark Jones ceased 2022-03-28
    appoints directors · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Philip Thomas Doyle ceased 2019-11-25
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-11-28
  • Lucy Clare Bound ceased 2022-01-31
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-25
  • Jennifer Ruth Pack ceased 2022-03-19
    appoints directors, significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-01-18
  • Lucy Clare Bound ceased 2023-08-31
    significant influence · notified 2022-03-28
  • Elizabeth Rebecca Winter ceased 2024-10-14
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-01-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Officers (45)

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