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Company · Cranbrook

Benenden School

General secondary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Michael Cyril Christopher Goolden 2018-2020 Director View profile
  2. Simon Sean Smart 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Hon Joanna Sarah Birkett 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Angela Higgs 2025-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
09/05/2018
Registered office
Cranbrook

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Benenden School is controlled by Simon Sean Smart
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2018-05-09, ceased 2020-11-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Sean Smart.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

2 directors on the board

5.9y median 5.9y
average tenure
5.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 3Dormant 1Finance 1Property 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
11352204
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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