The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Holywell Church of England Academy

Company 08224216 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.

12
directors on the board
6.6y median 6.5y
average tenure
13.8y
longest tenure
6
directors past 6 years
8 vs 1 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
1
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.

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

Number08224216
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated21/09/2012
AddressHOLYWELL SCHOOL RED LION CLOSE, CRANFIELD, BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE, MK43 0JA
Accounts next due31/05/2027
Accounts last made up31/08/2025

Industry (SIC)

85310 - General secondary education

Ownership - persons with significant control (8)

  • Diocese of St Albans
    right to appoint and remove directors
  • Ms Pauline (Ex Officio Chair of Governors) Kendall British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Wootton Parochial Church Council
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Cranfield Parochial Church Council (Rev Isaac Pain )
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Mrs Elaine Cook ceased 2019 British
    right to appoint and remove directors as trust significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Martin Sanders ceased 2020 British
    right to appoint and remove directors as trust significant influence or control as trust
  • Rev Hugh Kynard Symes-Thompson ceased 2019 British
    right to appoint and remove directors as trust significant influence or control as trust
  • Ms Pauline (Ex Officio Chair of Governors) Kendall ceased 2020 British
    right to appoint and remove directors

Officers (36)

Show 24 former officers

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