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Prospere Learning Trust

Pre-primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Sharon Handley 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Graham Whitham 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Isobel Ann Freeman 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Helen Elizabeth Jones 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Kathleen Connolly 2019-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Pre-primary education; Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
18/07/2017
Registered office
Manchester

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Liam Anthony Paul Cowell ceased 2018-05-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-18
  • Isobel Ann Freeman ceased 2018-05-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-18
  • Aneez Esmail ceased 2018-05-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-18
  • Helen Elizabeth Jones ceased 2018-05-10
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2018-05-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Helen Elizabeth Jones ceased 2020-04-01
    25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2018-08-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Aneez Esmail ceased 2020-04-01
    25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2018-08-01
  • Possible match - 11 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 11 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Prospere Learning Trust is controlled by Liam Anthony Paul Cowell
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-18, ceased 2018-05-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Liam Anthony Paul Cowell.

5 other companies 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.

Contracts awarded

3 contracts · £543,891 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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

7y median 7.1y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Property 2Education 1Other services 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
10872612
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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