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Holywell Church of England Academy

General secondary education

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Lisa Emma John 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Lynn Collins 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Neil Colbourne 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Toni Powell 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Simon James Hubbard 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Sarah Stephenson 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Kamaljit Bains Singh 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Antony Keith Aldridge 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Professor Essam Marmoud Hassan Shehab 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Emma Butterwick 2016-2019 Director View profile
  11. Helen Ruth Bacon 2015-2016 Director View profile
  12. Michael Mcvitie 2014-2019 Director View profile
  13. Sarah King 2014-2018 Director View profile
  14. Selina King 2014-2018 Director View profile
  15. Rachel Bacon 2014-2020 Director View profile
  16. Alsion Stewart 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Rev Hugh Symes-Thompson 2012-2019 Director View profile
  18. Steve Apted 2012-2019 Director View profile
  19. David Richard Hall 2012-2015 Director View profile
  20. Joanna Ackroyd 2012-2019 Director View profile
  21. John Spelman 2012-2017 Director View profile
  22. Peter Laurence Walby Haddon 2012-2017 Director View profile
  23. Elaine Cook 2012-2019 Director View profile
  24. Jonathan Kimber Billington 2012-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
21/09/2012
Registered office
Bedford

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Elaine Cook ceased 2019-05-09
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Martin Sanders ceased 2020-10-01
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • 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.
  • 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.

Group

  1. Holywell Church of England Academy is controlled by Elaine Cook
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Elaine Cook.

1 other company in this group

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.

12 directors on the board

6.6y median 6.5y
average tenure
13.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (4)

1
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.

Health and social care 2Education 1Hospitality 1Manufacturing 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08224216
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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