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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. Leah Cottis 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rev Matthew Ralph 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Dr Claudine Duberry 2022-2022 Director View profile
  4. Ramnik Kapur 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Julie Helen Haydon 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Rev Dennis Charles Brockhurst 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Aimee Stow 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Nicola Luan Cranch 2016-2024 Director View profile
  9. Helen Edwards 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. Bradley King 2015-2021 Director View profile
  11. Charles Marcus Cato 2012-2018 Director View profile
  12. Russell Alan Robinson 2012-2021 Director View profile
  13. Justin Gregory Conroy 2012-2025 Director View profile
  14. Glynis Dean 2012-2016 Director View profile
  15. Anthony John Dent 2012-2014 Director View profile
  16. Kenneth William Charles Farrant 2012-2016 Director View profile
  17. Lorraine Clark 2012-2024 Director View profile
  18. Leslie John Brock 2012-2017 Director View profile
  19. Edward Edgar Caines 2012-2024 Director View profile
  20. Julie Haydon 2014-2023 Secretary View profile
  21. Mandeep Flora 2012-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/10/2012

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

  • Russell Sopp
    25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm), appoints directors · notified 2025-11-06
  • Russell Alan Robinson ceased 2018-07-11
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-29
  • Justin Gregory Conroy ceased 2018-07-11
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-29
  • Charles Marcus Cato ceased 2018-07-11
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-29
  • Bradley King ceased 2022-05-19
    25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2020-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Russell Alan Robinson ceased 2025-11-06
    25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2020-06-01
  • Justin Gregory Conroy ceased 2025-07-23
    25-50% shares (trust) · notified 2020-06-01
  • Claudine Duberry ceased 2025-07-14
    25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2022-06-24

Group

  1. Woodside Academy is controlled by Russell Sopp
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm), appoints directors · notified 2025-11-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Russell Sopp.

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.

10 directors on the board

4.2y median 2.3y
average tenure
13.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Property 2

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08272256
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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