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The Courtyard Islington

General secondary education

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

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Previous officers 27

  1. Andrew James Wilson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Rebecca Louise Ellul 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Matthew Julian Zwierzchowski 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Matt Nolan 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Eliot Anthony Brooks 2022-2026 Director View profile
  6. David Michael Forrester 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Jade Emmons 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Silan Levelle 2020-2023 Director View profile
  9. Ibiyemi Akoto 2020-2022 Director View profile
  10. Fajri Aitken 2020-2024 Director View profile
  11. Joseph Michael Rondinelli 2020-2024 Director View profile
  12. Bryony Clare Poynor Littlewood 2018-2022 Director View profile
  13. Fiona Grace Crossland 2018-2022 Director View profile
  14. Patricia East 2018-2022 Director View profile
  15. Hayley Louise Scanlon 2018-2020 Director View profile
  16. Susan Janice Miller-Jones 2017-2025 Director View profile
  17. Martin Wroe 2017-2021 Director View profile
  18. Rebecca Hughes 2017-2017 Director View profile
  19. Reverend Simon Grigg 2017-2021 Director View profile
  20. Anna Kay 2016-2020 Director View profile
  21. Anna Katharine Colgan 2016-2017 Director View profile
  22. Christina Chandler 2014-2016 Director View profile
  23. Candy Phillipa Holder 2013-2016 Director View profile
  24. Reverend Jonathan Kenneth Rust 2013-2017 Director View profile
  25. Louise Norman 2013-2020 Director View profile
  26. Paul Hollingum 2013-2017 Director View profile
  27. Ian David Ship 2013-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
22/07/2013
Registered office
London
Previous names
ST Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard (until 02/05/2024)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Deborah Shepherd
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Courtyard Islington is controlled by Deborah Shepherd
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Deborah Shepherd.

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.

12 directors on the board

5.1y median 3.3y
average tenure
12.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Professional services 2Finance 1Tech and media 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
08619729
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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