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Spark Education Trust

Spark Education Trust is an active UK company (number 10249712), incorporated 2016, with 11 current directors including Chris Minnighan and Lucy Fisher. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Christopher Minninghan 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sharon Reed 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Hugh Hegarty 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Leslie Coates 2023-2023 Director View profile
  5. Sara Crawshaw 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Professor Eileen Martin 2020-2025 Director View profile
  7. Matthew Philip Ord 2020-2024 Director View profile
  8. Erika Lee Marshall 2018-2024 Director View profile
  9. David Michael Blake 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. Simon Gerard White 2016-2024 Director View profile
  11. Louise Daly 2016-2017 Director View profile
  12. Karen Norton 2016-2019 Director View profile
  13. Kathryn Van Der Graaf 2016-2022 Director View profile
  14. Josephine Louise Graham 2016-2023 Director View profile
  15. Lana Totty 2016-2018 Director View profile
  16. Lesley Lewis 2016-2017 Director View profile
  17. Janet Richards 2016-2020 Director View profile
  18. Richard George Long 2016-2021 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/06/2016

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Spark Education Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

4 grants · £72,438 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.

Top funders

  • Sport England · £62,713 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,725

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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.

11 directors on the board

4.1y median 2.2y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Arts 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

  • 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
10249712
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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