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Highwoods Community Primary School

Company 08446789 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.

6
directors on the board
5.6y median 5.3y
average tenure
9.9y
longest tenure
3
directors past 6 years
5 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
2
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.

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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

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

Number08446789
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated15/03/2013
AddressTYNEDALE SQUARE, HIGHWOODS, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO4 9SN
Accounts next due31/05/2027
Accounts last made up31/08/2025

Industry (SIC)

85200 - Primary education

Ownership - persons with significant control (6)

  • Mrs Susan Anne Waring British
    voting rights 25-50% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Dr Timothy Luke Barraclough British
    voting rights 25-50% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Alison Cox British
    voting rights 25-50% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Dr Timothy Luke Barraclough ceased 2026 British
    voting rights 25-50%
  • Mrs Susan Anne Waring Mbe ceased 2025 British
    voting rights 25-50%
  • Alison Cox ceased 2026 British
    voting rights 25-50%

Officers (37)

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