Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company · Hertford

The Laurel Education Trust

Primary education

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is The Laurel Education Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 46

  1. Adam Cooper 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Zoe Hussain 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Professor Vivienne Jane Jones 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Christopher James Townsend 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Charlotte Jane Philip 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Kelly Gradwell 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Marisa Dass 2021-2024 Director View profile
  8. James Clark 2021-2023 Director View profile
  9. Catherine Jean Tallis 2020-2022 Director View profile
  10. Becci Hardcastle 2020-2024 Director View profile
  11. Daniel Bidwell 2019-2020 Director View profile
  12. Professor Louise Archer Ker 2019-2024 Director View profile
  13. Steve Brown 2019-2024 Director View profile
  14. Sandie Abery 2018-2019 Director View profile
  15. Rachel Kirk 2017-2019 Director View profile
  16. Clare Bishop 2017-2019 Director View profile
  17. Emma Louise Davies 2017-2019 Director View profile
  18. John William Wiggett 2017-2025 Director View profile
  19. Christian Mark Lafferty 2017-2020 Director View profile
  20. Warren Tredgett-Brady 2017-2017 Director View profile
  21. Paul Raymond Cable 2017-2020 Director View profile
  22. Andrew James Robert Porrer 2016-2024 Director View profile
  23. Sally Crystal Mason 2016-2019 Director View profile
  24. Alison Louise Mackie 2016-2024 Director View profile
  25. Hannah Louise Ahmet 2016-2021 Director View profile
  26. Joanna Elizabeth Ennis 2016-2019 Director View profile
  27. Ibrahim Babatunde Balogun 2016-2016 Director View profile
  28. Rachel Seamark 2015-2016 Director View profile
  29. Roy Jeffery Hardcastle 2015-2024 Director View profile
  30. Jayne Abery 2014-2022 Director View profile
  31. Neil Jonathan Tether 2014-2017 Director View profile
  32. Ann Eluned Orpin 2014-2024 Director View profile
  33. Russell James Andrews 2013-2022 Director View profile
  34. Richard Anthony Watson 2013-2016 Director View profile
  35. David James Spring 2013-2022 Director View profile
  36. Leah Cooper 2013-2016 Director View profile
  37. Alison Catherine Morris 2013-2015 Director View profile
  38. Caroline Jane Brown 2013-2016 Director View profile
  39. Tara June Bullworthy 2013-2024 Director View profile
  40. Alison Jennifer Saunders 2013-2023 Director View profile
  41. David Knowles 2013-2015 Director View profile
  42. Rachel Elizabeth Burnet Southall 2013-2015 Director View profile
  43. Sarah Denise Pope 2013-2015 Director View profile
  44. Simon John Bradley Knott 2013-2016 Director View profile
  45. Paul Christopher Connolly 2013-2024 Director View profile
  46. Prof Vivienne Jane Jones 2013-2016 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
22/08/2013
Registered office
Hertford
Previous names
Simon Balle Academies Trust (until 17/04/2024)

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.

Group

  1. The Laurel Education Trust is controlled by Alison Jennifer Saunders
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alison Jennifer Saunders.

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.

7 directors on the board

4.5y median 2.9y
average tenure
10.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 9Arts and leisure 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
08661539
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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data