Company
Downs View Life Skills College
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Anna Victoria Jones 2021-2024 View profile
- Jane Fiona Mcmorrow 2021-2025 View profile
- Dr Richard Inwood 2020-2022 View profile
- Michelle Mary Egan 2018-2020 View profile
- Kim Harvey Champion 2018-2020 View profile
- Adrian Edward Carver 2017-2018 View profile
- Jill Sawyer 2017-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/11/2017
- Also a registered charity
- Downs View Life Skills College
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Adrian Edward Carver ceased 2018-09-07
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-20 - Jill Sawyer ceased 2018-09-07
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Downs View Life Skills College
is controlled by Adrian Edward Carver
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-20, ceased 2018-09-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Adrian Edward Carver.
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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.
4 directors on the board
- Maggie Paxton-Walker Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Hirschler Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Jennifer Anne Chapman Director · appointed 2018
- James Watkins Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Susan Hirschler Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Jennifer Anne Chapman Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Maggie Paxton-Walker Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Hirschler Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Jennifer Anne Chapman Director · appointed 2018
- James Watkins Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 11073037
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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