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Brighter Futures Educational Trust

Brighter Futures Educational Trust is an active UK company (number 10359418), incorporated 2016, with 10 current directors including Alpesh Patel and Michael Hymans. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 23

  1. Kelly Atkins 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Kate Elizabeth Coulson 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Wendy Openshaw 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Abby Cooper 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Debra Scholes 2023-2026 Director View profile
  6. Jane Kimpton 2023-2023 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Harry Marchant 2022-2024 Director View profile
  8. Rachael Squires 2022-2023 Director View profile
  9. Matthew Slater 2022-2023 Director View profile
  10. Paul Smith 2021-2022 Director View profile
  11. Pierre Van Der Merwe 2021-2022 Director View profile
  12. Justine Sharp 2021-2025 Director View profile
  13. Keith Christopher Abrahams 2020-2023 Director View profile
  14. David John Pearce 2020-2021 Director View profile
  15. Laura Jane Williams 2017-2023 Director View profile
  16. Stuart Jacobs 2016-2020 Director View profile
  17. John Thurgood 2016-2020 Director View profile
  18. Louisa Francesca Barr 2016-2019 Director View profile
  19. Sandra Barr 2016-2022 Director View profile
  20. Peter Myers 2016-2022 Director View profile
  21. James Walker 2016-2019 Director View profile
  22. Sean Trimble 2016-2022 Director View profile
  23. Jacqueline Ann Baker 2016-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/09/2016

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Sandra Barr ceased 2022-07-14
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jacqueline Ann Baker ceased 2025-05-20
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-10-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Myers ceased 2022-07-14
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-10-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Myers ceased 2025-05-20
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-07-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sandra Barr ceased 2025-05-20
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2024-09-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Brighter Futures Educational Trust is controlled by Sandra Barr
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-05, ceased 2022-07-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sandra Barr.

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.

10 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.4y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

1
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.

Professional services 2Education 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
10359418
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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