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The Compass School

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 34

  1. Rev Liz O'Ryan 2023–2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Kevin Jude Fernando 2019–2024 Director View profile
  3. Geoff James Clarke 2019–2022 Director View profile
  4. Dyer, Anne Catherine, Revd Canon 2016–2018 Director View profile
  5. Hugh Simon Kerr 2014–2022 Director View profile
  6. Wendy Pate 2012–2016 Director View profile
  7. Helen Jane Paterson 2011–2019 Director View profile
  8. John Laidlaw Rowan 2009–2017 Director View profile
  9. Peter John Franklin Worlledge 2009–2017 Director View profile
  10. Scott Jenkinson Sharkey 2009–2014 Director View profile
  11. Francis Eric Gerstenberg 2007–2015 Director View profile
  12. Jacqueline Hulda Callander 2007–2011 Director View profile
  13. John Watson 2006–2014 Director View profile
  14. Philip John George Smith 2004–2009 Director View profile
  15. Helen Claire Smith 2004–2012 Director View profile
  16. Cairns, John Ballantyne, Very Reverend Doctor 2003–2015 Director View profile
  17. Jane Elizabeth Sanderson 2002–2005 Director View profile
  18. Miles Philip Bennett Hamilton 2001–2006 Director View profile
  19. Douglas Stewart Adams 1999–2008 Director View profile
  20. Norman Thomas Galloway Galbraith 1998–2003 Director View profile
  21. Rosemary Anne Teacher 1996–2001 Director View profile
  22. Jane Anne Denham Will 1996–2005 Director View profile
  23. Alastair Eric Hotson Salvesen 1994–2008 Director View profile
  24. Anthony Wreford Bothwell Voge 1992–2001 Director View profile
  25. Roy Thomas Ashwell 1992–1995 Director View profile
  26. Elizabeth Martin Brown Allen 1992–1994 Director View profile
  27. Menzies, Duncan Adam Young, the Rt Hon Lord Menzies Pc 1992–1997 Director View profile
  28. Dr David Simpson 1992–1993 Director View profile
  29. Ian George Stewart Macgregor 1992–1996 Director View profile
  30. David Paris Clark 1992–1999 Director View profile
  31. James Logan Noble Wilson 2010–2024 Secretary View profile
  32. James Nimmo 2007–2010 Secretary View profile
  33. Caroline Susan Smeaton 1994–2007 Secretary View profile
  34. Janice Ann Simpson 1992–1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Incorporated
16/07/1992
Board analysis for researchers

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.

8 directors on the board

8.7y median 8.7y
average tenure
14.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Other services 6Professional services 3Education 2Construction 1Health and social care 1Property 1Tech and media 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC139349
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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