Company
Leading Schools South West Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 13
- Clare Elizabeth Crowle 2021-2025 View profile
- Timothy James Harris 2021-2025 View profile
- Christopher John Challis 2021-2025 View profile
- Daryll Mark Chapman 2017-2021 View profile
- Martin Brook 2017-2021 View profile
- Sarah Watson 2017-2023 View profile
- Moira Marder 2017-2023 View profile
- Robert Edward Haring 2012-2023 View profile
- David Mark John Parker 2012-2017 View profile
- Zelma Marie Hill 2012-2017 View profile
- Robert Mitchell 2012-2023 View profile
- Francis John Clare 2012-2014 View profile
- Peter Maunder 2012-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 11/10/2012
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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 Mitchell ceased 2021-11-01
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-10-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Roger John Pope ceased 2023-07-18
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-11-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Roger John Pope ceased 2023-11-01
significant influence · notified 2023-08-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Leading Schools South West Limited
is controlled by Robert Mitchell
Evidence
ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-10-14, ceased 2021-11-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robert Mitchell.
2 other companies 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £433,516
- Cash
- £373,992
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
7 directors on the board
- Simon Peter Spry Director · appointed 2012
- Stewart John Biddles Director · appointed 2015
- Lorraine Margaret Heath Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Jennifer Blunden Director · appointed 2017
- Roger John Pope Director · appointed 2012
- Gary Clifford Chown Director · appointed 2024
- Matthew John Shanks Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Peter Spry Director · appointed 2012
- Stewart John Biddles Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Jennifer Blunden Director · appointed 2017
- Roger John Pope Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Dr Jennifer Blunden Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (6)
- Simon Peter Spry Director · appointed 2012
- Stewart John Biddles Director · appointed 2015
- Lorraine Margaret Heath Director · appointed 2024
- Roger John Pope Director · appointed 2012
- Gary Clifford Chown Director · appointed 2024
- Matthew John Shanks Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 08249819
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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