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Learning Partners Academy Trust

Pre-primary education

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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Kate Cheal 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Julia Pauline Lamaison 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Christopher William Paul Newell 2024-2025 Director View profile
  4. Robert James Tipping 2024-2025 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Fothergill 2022-2024 Director View profile
  6. Joanne Stephanie Harper 2021-2023 Director View profile
  7. Fergal William Roche 2021-2022 Director View profile
  8. Anne Elizabeth Turner 2021-2024 Director View profile
  9. Dr Geoffrey Wyss 2021-2023 Director View profile
  10. Campbell Livingston 2020-2021 Director View profile
  11. Chetan Kumar Modi 2020-2021 Director View profile
  12. Michael Uzielli 2018-2021 Director View profile
  13. Safraj Begum Ismail 2018-2019 Director View profile
  14. Sir Jonathan Andrew Coles 2018-2022 Director View profile
  15. Susan Julia Smillie 2018-2021 Director View profile
  16. Suzanna Helene Marie Woodhouse 2018-2022 Director View profile
  17. Trevor Colin Grant 2018-2021 Director View profile
  18. Kirsty Jane Jennings 2017-2018 Director View profile
  19. Jennifer Ann Obaditch 2016-2018 Director View profile
  20. Rotimi Gabriel Akinsete 2016-2018 Director View profile
  21. James Felgate 2015-2018 Director View profile
  22. Fiona May Davidson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  23. Sarah Robertson Wynde 2014-2018 Director View profile
  24. Tim Wolfenden 2014-2018 Director View profile
  25. John Julian Mayhew 2013-2021 Director View profile
  26. Indrajit Sugunasingha 2013-2018 Director View profile
  27. Stephanie Code 2013-2018 Director View profile
  28. Pauline Bernadette Johnson 2012-2018 Director View profile
  29. Adrian Paul Hope 2012-2017 Director View profile
  30. Paul Martin 2012-2014 Director View profile
  31. Adam Day 2012-2018 Director View profile
  32. Dr Jenevora Clare Williams 2012-2018 Director View profile
  33. Peter Michael John Costello 2012-2013 Director View profile
  34. Carol Anne Smith 2012-2018 Director View profile
  35. Thomas Richard Turcan 2012-2018 Director View profile
  36. Professor Steven Alfred Schneider 2012-2015 Director View profile
  37. Neil Martin Benjamin 2012-2014 Director View profile
  38. Peter James Palmer 2012-2014 Director View profile
  39. Sarah Jane Kershaw 2012-2016 Director View profile
  40. Adam Charles Daniels 2012-2015 Director View profile
  41. Peter James Hurman 2012-2017 Director View profile
  42. Katharine Ruth Ashford 2012-2024 Director View profile
  43. Roger Dennis Hull 2012-2013 Director View profile
  44. Donald Bennett Hirsch 2012-2014 Director View profile
  45. Janette Owen 2012-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Pre-primary education; Primary education; General secondary education; Educational support services
Incorporated
22/11/2012
Registered office
Guildford
Previous names
Athena-GEP LTD (until 23/12/2021)
Athena Schools Trust (until 28/06/2021)
Guildford County School (until 28/08/2018)

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Katharine Ruth Ashford ceased 2016-12-31
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Janette Owen ceased 2018-04-23
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Tim Wolfenden ceased 2018-07-09
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-01
  • Sarah Robertson Wynde ceased 2018-08-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2017-01-01
  • Kirsty Jane Jennings ceased 2018-08-01
    25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting (firm), appoints directors · notified 2018-07-10
  • Jennifer Ann Obaditch ceased 2018-08-01
    25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting (firm), appoints directors · notified 2018-07-10

Group

  1. Learning Partners Academy Trust is controlled by Katharine Ruth Ashford
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Katharine Ruth Ashford.

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £154,500 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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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.

8 directors on the board

4.4y median 4.3y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

0
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.

Education 3Finance 2Hospitality 1Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08303773
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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