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Company · Stoke-on-Trent

Newfriars College

Post-secondary non-tertiary 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. Joanne Vivienne Heard 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Philip Roy Harrison 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. David John Bateson OBE 2018-2026 Director View profile
  4. Helen Louise Turner 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  5. Philip Roy Harrison 2018-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Post-secondary non-tertiary education; Educational support services
Incorporated
21/06/2018
Registered office
Stoke-on-Trent
Also a registered charity
Newfriars College

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Newfriars College is controlled by The Shaw Education Trust
    Evidence
    active 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Shaw Education Trust is controlled by Roy Langley O'Shaughnessy
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-06-01, ceased 2018-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Roy Langley O'Shaughnessy.

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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.

7 directors on the board

1y median 0.6y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Professional 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

  • 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
11426256
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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