DOWNE HOUSE SCHOOL

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Company summary

Company number: 02645228
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 12 September 199135 years
Registered office: Downe House School Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
Accounts due: 31 May 2027
Confirmation statement due: 19 August 2027
Active officers: 12
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited by guarantee without share capital
Address
Downe House School Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
Nature of business
General secondary education
Previous company names
CHARIS (24) LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
VALLETTA, Edward Francis Patrick ACTIVE	Secretary	02 Mar 2023				Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
BOUCHER, Timothy Montfort ACTIVE	Director	28 Nov 2019		England	July 1967	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
BRENNAN, Michael James ACTIVE	Director	29 Nov 2024		England	August 1971	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
CHUTER, William Arthur Maclehose ACTIVE	Director	10 Dec 2025		England	March 1978	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
CLARKE, Elizabeth Jane ACTIVE	Director	29 Nov 2018		United Kingdom	May 1968	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
COILEY, Sarah Elizabeth ACTIVE	Director	29 Nov 2024		England	February 1973	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
CURLEY, David Harry ACTIVE	Director	01 Sep 2026		England	March 1970	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
FARRELL, Jeremy John ACTIVE	Director	10 Dec 2025		United Kingdom	September 1967	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
FRASER, Charlotte Victoria ACTIVE	Director	01 Apr 2026		England	November 1981	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
MCNAIR SCOTT, Sally Kathleen ACTIVE	Director	03 Mar 2022		England	November 1972	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
MURRAY, Judith Rowena ACTIVE	Director	01 Sep 2026		England	February 1971	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
RAWAL, Shenila Vivek, Dr ACTIVE	Director	01 Sep 2026		England	September 1976	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
DONEGAN, John Neild RESIGNED	Secretary	12 Mar 1997	01 Aug 1997			10 Lightwood Avenue, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 5PH
FOSTER, Robert Edward RESIGNED	Secretary		29 Oct 1992			47 Gosberton Road, London, SW12 8LE
FRERE, Jonathan Stuart Butler RESIGNED	Secretary	16 Jul 2007	01 Apr 2009			Meadow Lawn House, Longparish, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6PZ
KAUNTZE-COCKBURN, Colin Bernard RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Apr 2009	03 Mar 2023			Ingledene, Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9JN, United Kingdom
KIRK WILSON, John Alexander RESIGNED	Secretary	18 Feb 1994	08 Aug 1994			Midway, Redsuite Hill Cold Ash, Newbury, Reading, RG16 9QH
PITCHERS, Anthony Jack RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Aug 1997	16 Jul 2007			Midway Red Shute Hill, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9QH
RICH, Charles St Georges RESIGNED	Secretary	08 Oct 1992	22 Nov 1993			The Bursary Downe House, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG16 9JJ
SANT, Michael James, Captain RESIGNED	Secretary	24 May 1995	12 Mar 1997			21 The Street, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 7BW
SPURRIER, Lance Edward RESIGNED	Secretary	14 Aug 1994	12 May 1995			Green Farm, Charney Bassett, Wantage, Oxford, OX12 0EU
SPURRIER, Lance Edward RESIGNED	Secretary	22 Nov 1993	18 Feb 1994			The Bursary Downe House, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG16 9JJ
ALSOP, Clare Greta, Dr RESIGNED	Director	14 Jun 2006	06 Jun 2013	United Kingdom	May 1958	Neals Shaw, Neals Lane Wyfold, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9JE
BEARD, Richard William, Professor RESIGNED	Director	01 Oct 1993	04 Feb 1998	Great Britain	May 1931	64 Elgin Crescent, London, W11 2JJ
COTTINGHAM, John Graham, Professor RESIGNED	Director	14 Nov 1995	17 Oct 1996		July 1943	Bricken Kiln Corner, Upper Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 8SP
CREEDY-SMITH, Simon Charles RESIGNED	Director	10 Mar 2011	26 Nov 2020	United Kingdom	June 1959	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
CUNNINGHAM, Caroline Ann RESIGNED	Director	28 Nov 2013	10 Jun 2021	England	July 1962	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
DEAR, John Simon RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	23 Apr 1997		September 1952	5 Drayton Gardens, London, SW10 9RY
DIANA, Paola RESIGNED	Director	03 Mar 2022	15 Mar 2024	United Kingdom	July 1975	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
ELLIS, Laurence Edward RESIGNED	Director	22 Nov 1997	27 Nov 2003		April 1932	Glendene Wick Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5DW
FARQUHAR, Richard Charles RESIGNED	Director	15 Jun 2005	27 Nov 2014	England	April 1962	1 Dorlcote Road, London, SW18 3RT
FARRER, Charles Matthew, Sir RESIGNED	Director		02 Feb 1993	United Kingdom	December 1929	6 Priory Avenue, London, W4 1TX
FARRER, William Oliver RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	23 Apr 1997		June 1926	Popmoor, Fernhurst, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 3LL
FLINT, Diana Rosemary RESIGNED	Director	19 Jun 2002	16 Nov 2011	United Kingdom	April 1954	Plas Yn Grove, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9JT
FOSTER, Robert Edward RESIGNED	Director		02 Feb 1993		November 1958	47 Gosberton Road, London, SW12 8LE
FRANCIS, Jeremy John Francis RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	10 May 1994		January 1935	The White House Aston Hill, Lewknor, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX9 5SG
GOLD, Nicholas Roger RESIGNED	Director	11 Jun 2008	16 Nov 2017	England	December 1951	14 Northumberland Place, London, W2 5BS
GOULD, Jennifer Jane RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 1994	22 Nov 1997		March 1946	The Masters Lodge, Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA
GRANT PETERKIN, Joanna Margaret RESIGNED	Director	25 Nov 2010	28 Nov 2019	United Kingdom	July 1949	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
HAMMOND, Valerie June RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	23 Apr 1997		October 1942	Hill House 41 Amersham Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6QS
HARCOURT-SMITH, David, Air Chief Marshal Sir RESIGNED	Director	06 Mar 1993	19 Mar 1996		October 1931	Dane Court, East Grimstead, Salisbury, SP5 3RT
HASTIE SMITH, Timothy Maybury, Revd RESIGNED	Director	16 Jun 2004	23 Sep 2005	United Kingdom	March 1962	Dean Close School, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6HE
HAZLITT, Anne Frances RESIGNED	Director	27 Nov 2008	14 Apr 2025	United Kingdom	April 1963	C/O Betfair Limited, Waterfront Hammersmith Embankment, Chancellors Road (Access On Winslow Road), London, W6 9HP
HILL, Judith Lynne RESIGNED	Director		02 Feb 1993		October 1949	178 Erlanger Road, London, SE14 5TJ
HOLMES, Fiona Mary RESIGNED	Director	19 Nov 2015	29 Nov 2024	England	February 1963	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
HORNBY, Nicholas Michael RESIGNED	Director	28 Nov 2013	24 Nov 2022	England	November 1967	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
HUGHES, Camilla Jane RESIGNED	Director	12 Jun 1997	28 Nov 2006	Great Britain	May 1969	The Old Vicarage, Appleshaw, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 9BH
HUNT, Perdita Mary RESIGNED	Director	23 Apr 1997	21 Jul 2002		September 1953	Daviesites, Charterhouse, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2DU
INGE, George Patrick Francis RESIGNED	Director	16 Apr 1996	16 Jun 2004	United Kingdom	August 1941	The Old Vicarage, Church Hill, Little Milton, Oxford, OX44 7QB
JENKINS, David Stannard RESIGNED	Director	07 Jan 2003	16 Nov 2011	United Kingdsom	April 1944	15 Hurlingham Gardens, London, SW6 3PL
KEOGH, Colin Denis RESIGNED	Director	28 Nov 2006	19 Nov 2015	United Kingdom	July 1953	The Manor Farm, North Oakley, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 5TT
KIRK, Matthew John Lushintgon RESIGNED	Director	23 Mar 2009	01 Oct 2020	United Kingdom	October 1960	Scotts Farm, Bury Lane, Bratton, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4RD
LANDALE, William Jeremy Fortune RESIGNED	Director	20 Jun 2024	25 Jun 2026	England	July 1965	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
LOUTH, Frances Jane Claire RESIGNED	Director	12 Jun 1997	01 Feb 2006		October 1954	Berries Farm House, North End, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 0AN
LUNN, Mary, Dr RESIGNED	Director	01 Oct 1995	16 Jul 1997		February 1943	Old Stone Court 1 Church Street, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2BA
LUPTON, James Roger Crompton, Lord RESIGNED	Director	17 Mar 1999	28 Nov 2006	England	June 1955	Lovington House, Ovington, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0RD
MALE, David Ronald RESIGNED	Director	26 Mar 2000	27 Nov 2007		December 1929	Manor Farmhouse, Benham Park Marsh Benham, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8LX
MARNHAM, Charles Christopher, Reverend Prebendary RESIGNED	Director	21 Nov 2002	23 Sep 2004	United Kingdom	January 1951	The Vicarage, 4 Chester Square, London, SW1W 9HH
MARSH, Richard Douglas RESIGNED	Director	16 Sep 1999	27 Nov 2008		June 1951	Palmers Hill House, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9HN
MILLER, Diana Evelyn, Dr RESIGNED	Director	23 Apr 1997	16 Mar 2006	United Kingdom	February 1944	Sopworth Manor, Sopworth, Chippenham, SN14 6PS
O'KANE, Christopher RESIGNED	Director	19 Nov 2015	10 Jul 2024	England	July 1960	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
PARRY, Richard William James RESIGNED	Director	23 Apr 1997	18 Jun 2015	England	December 1951	Mole Farm, Well Street, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9NF
PENNEY, Penelope RESIGNED	Director	23 Apr 1997	23 Nov 2000		September 1942	Michael Hall House, Aldenham Road, Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3BT
PFAFF, Eric Peter RESIGNED	Director	12 Mar 1998	27 Nov 2003		May 1941	7 Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA
RADFORD, Christopher Graham RESIGNED	Director	28 Nov 2013	25 Feb 2021	England	December 1957	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
RATNAGE, Clare Iona, Dr RESIGNED	Director	29 Nov 2018	01 Dec 2023	England	December 1983	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
RICH, Nigel Mervyn Sutherland RESIGNED	Director	12 Jun 1996	12 Jun 2008	United Kingdom	October 1945	65 Chelsea Square, London, SW3 6LE
RICHARDS, Veryan Jane RESIGNED	Director	25 Sep 2014	04 Dec 2025	England	March 1973	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
RIDLEY, Mark Keoki RESIGNED	Director	29 Sep 2016	10 Dec 2025	United Kingdom	March 1970	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
RITCHIE, Alexander James Otway RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	22 Nov 1998		May 1928	54 Sydney Building, Bath, Avon, BA2 6DB
ROBINSON, Anthony Lloyd RESIGNED	Director	10 Mar 2011	25 Sep 2014	United Kingdom	August 1948	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
ROBINSON, Stuart Jackson RESIGNED	Director	16 Mar 2006	19 Nov 2015	United Kingdom	September 1948	Owls House, 3 Grangefield, Townsend, All Cannings, Devizes, SN10 3NX, United Kingdom
ROSS, Caroline Elizabeth RESIGNED	Director	25 Nov 2021	10 Dec 2025	England	May 1971	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
SCOTT, Jean Grant RESIGNED	Director	28 Mar 2001	25 Nov 2010	England	October 1940	3 Merton Rise, London, NW3 3EN
SCOTT, Patricia Mary RESIGNED	Director	19 Dec 1994	22 Nov 1997		November 1954	The Annexe, Down End Chievley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8TL
SCOTT-DEMPSTER, Colin Thomas, The Reverend Canon RESIGNED	Director	26 Nov 1998	21 Nov 2002		April 1937	Chieveley Vicarage, Chieveley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8UT
SINCLAIR, Susan Catherine Beresford, Lady Sinclair Of Dunbeath RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	22 Nov 1998		November 1944	1 New Square, Lincolns Inn, London, WC2A 3SA
SMITH, Joseph John RESIGNED	Director	17 Nov 2017	31 Mar 2026	England	February 1972	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
STEPHEN, John Holmes RESIGNED	Director	14 Jun 2006	19 Nov 2015	England	March 1950	45 Carlton Hill, London, NW8 0EL
TUCKEY, James Lane RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 1993	10 Nov 1995	United Kingdom	August 1946	95 Elgin Crescent, London, W11 2JF
TYRRELL, James Michael RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	04 Oct 1993	United Kingdom	March 1941	Treetops Aldworth Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 8NH
WALLACE-HADRILL, Andrew Frederick, Professor RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	14 Jun 1995		July 1951	University Of Reading, White Knights PO BOX 21, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 2AA
WARNOCK, Mary, Baroness RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	04 Oct 1993		April 1926	Brick House, Axford, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8
WHEELER, Bridget Nancy RESIGNED	Director	09 Mar 2005	27 Nov 2014	United Kingdom	November 1962	Abbey Wells House, Woolton Hill, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9UW
WHEEN, Natalie Kathleen RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	01 Jan 1998		July 1947	60 Downham Road, London, N1 5AY
WILD, Hilary Frances RESIGNED	Director	08 Oct 1992	17 Mar 1999		September 1949	19 Gilbey House 38-46 Jamestown Road, London, NW1 7BY
WILLIAMS, Simon Theodore RESIGNED	Director	20 Jun 2024	01 Sep 2026	England	August 1967	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England
WIPPELL, Mark Alexander RESIGNED	Director	29 Nov 2018	25 Nov 2021	England	June 1958	The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ
WOODS, Nicholas John Dillon RESIGNED	Director	10 Nov 2022	01 Sep 2026	England	December 1969	Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

VALLETTA, Edward Francis Patrick ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 02 Mar 2023
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

BOUCHER, Timothy Montfort ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Nov 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1967
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

BRENNAN, Michael James ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Nov 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1971
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

CHUTER, William Arthur Maclehose ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Dec 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1978
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

CLARKE, Elizabeth Jane ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Nov 2018
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1968
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

COILEY, Sarah Elizabeth ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Nov 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1973
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

CURLEY, David Harry ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1970
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

FARRELL, Jeremy John ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Dec 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1967
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

FRASER, Charlotte Victoria ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1981
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

MCNAIR SCOTT, Sally Kathleen ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Mar 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1972
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

MURRAY, Judith Rowena ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1971
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

RAWAL, Shenila Vivek, Dr ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1976
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

DONEGAN, John Neild RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 12 Mar 1997
Resigned on: 01 Aug 1997
Address: 10 Lightwood Avenue, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 5PH

FOSTER, Robert Edward RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 29 Oct 1992
Address: 47 Gosberton Road, London, SW12 8LE

FRERE, Jonathan Stuart Butler RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 16 Jul 2007
Resigned on: 01 Apr 2009
Address: Meadow Lawn House, Longparish, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6PZ

KAUNTZE-COCKBURN, Colin Bernard RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2009
Resigned on: 03 Mar 2023
Address: Ingledene, Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9JN, United Kingdom

KIRK WILSON, John Alexander RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 18 Feb 1994
Resigned on: 08 Aug 1994
Address: Midway, Redsuite Hill Cold Ash, Newbury, Reading, RG16 9QH

PITCHERS, Anthony Jack RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Aug 1997
Resigned on: 16 Jul 2007
Address: Midway Red Shute Hill, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 9QH

RICH, Charles St Georges RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 22 Nov 1993
Address: The Bursary Downe House, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG16 9JJ

SANT, Michael James, Captain RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 24 May 1995
Resigned on: 12 Mar 1997
Address: 21 The Street, Old Basing, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 7BW

SPURRIER, Lance Edward RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 14 Aug 1994
Resigned on: 12 May 1995
Address: Green Farm, Charney Bassett, Wantage, Oxford, OX12 0EU

SPURRIER, Lance Edward RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 22 Nov 1993
Resigned on: 18 Feb 1994
Address: The Bursary Downe House, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG16 9JJ

ALSOP, Clare Greta, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 06 Jun 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1958
Address: Neals Shaw, Neals Lane Wyfold, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9JE

BEARD, Richard William, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Oct 1993
Resigned on: 04 Feb 1998
Country of Residence: Great Britain
Date of birth: May 1931
Address: 64 Elgin Crescent, London, W11 2JJ

COTTINGHAM, John Graham, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Nov 1995
Resigned on: 17 Oct 1996
Date of birth: July 1943
Address: Bricken Kiln Corner, Upper Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 8SP

CREEDY-SMITH, Simon Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Mar 2011
Resigned on: 26 Nov 2020
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1959
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

CUNNINGHAM, Caroline Ann RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Nov 2013
Resigned on: 10 Jun 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1962
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

DEAR, John Simon RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 23 Apr 1997
Date of birth: September 1952
Address: 5 Drayton Gardens, London, SW10 9RY

DIANA, Paola RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Mar 2022
Resigned on: 15 Mar 2024
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1975
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

ELLIS, Laurence Edward RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Nov 1997
Resigned on: 27 Nov 2003
Date of birth: April 1932
Address: Glendene Wick Lane, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5DW

FARQUHAR, Richard Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Jun 2005
Resigned on: 27 Nov 2014
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1962
Address: 1 Dorlcote Road, London, SW18 3RT

FARRER, Charles Matthew, Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 02 Feb 1993
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: December 1929
Address: 6 Priory Avenue, London, W4 1TX

FARRER, William Oliver RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 23 Apr 1997
Date of birth: June 1926
Address: Popmoor, Fernhurst, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 3LL

FLINT, Diana Rosemary RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Jun 2002
Resigned on: 16 Nov 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1954
Address: Plas Yn Grove, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9JT

FOSTER, Robert Edward RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 02 Feb 1993
Date of birth: November 1958
Address: 47 Gosberton Road, London, SW12 8LE

FRANCIS, Jeremy John Francis RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 10 May 1994
Date of birth: January 1935
Address: The White House Aston Hill, Lewknor, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX9 5SG

GOLD, Nicholas Roger RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Jun 2008
Resigned on: 16 Nov 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1951
Address: 14 Northumberland Place, London, W2 5BS

GOULD, Jennifer Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 1994
Resigned on: 22 Nov 1997
Date of birth: March 1946
Address: The Masters Lodge, Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1PA

GRANT PETERKIN, Joanna Margaret RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Nov 2010
Resigned on: 28 Nov 2019
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1949
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

HAMMOND, Valerie June RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 23 Apr 1997
Date of birth: October 1942
Address: Hill House 41 Amersham Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6QS

HARCOURT-SMITH, David, Air Chief Marshal Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Mar 1993
Resigned on: 19 Mar 1996
Date of birth: October 1931
Address: Dane Court, East Grimstead, Salisbury, SP5 3RT

HASTIE SMITH, Timothy Maybury, Revd RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Jun 2004
Resigned on: 23 Sep 2005
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1962
Address: Dean Close School, Shelburne Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6HE

HAZLITT, Anne Frances RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Nov 2008
Resigned on: 14 Apr 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1963
Address: C/O Betfair Limited, Waterfront Hammersmith Embankment, Chancellors Road (Access On Winslow Road), London, W6 9HP

HILL, Judith Lynne RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 02 Feb 1993
Date of birth: October 1949
Address: 178 Erlanger Road, London, SE14 5TJ

HOLMES, Fiona Mary RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Nov 2015
Resigned on: 29 Nov 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1963
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

HORNBY, Nicholas Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Nov 2013
Resigned on: 24 Nov 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1967
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

HUGHES, Camilla Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Jun 1997
Resigned on: 28 Nov 2006
Country of Residence: Great Britain
Date of birth: May 1969
Address: The Old Vicarage, Appleshaw, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 9BH

HUNT, Perdita Mary RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Apr 1997
Resigned on: 21 Jul 2002
Date of birth: September 1953
Address: Daviesites, Charterhouse, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2DU

INGE, George Patrick Francis RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Apr 1996
Resigned on: 16 Jun 2004
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1941
Address: The Old Vicarage, Church Hill, Little Milton, Oxford, OX44 7QB

JENKINS, David Stannard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Jan 2003
Resigned on: 16 Nov 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdsom
Date of birth: April 1944
Address: 15 Hurlingham Gardens, London, SW6 3PL

KEOGH, Colin Denis RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Nov 2006
Resigned on: 19 Nov 2015
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1953
Address: The Manor Farm, North Oakley, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 5TT

KIRK, Matthew John Lushintgon RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Mar 2009
Resigned on: 01 Oct 2020
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1960
Address: Scotts Farm, Bury Lane, Bratton, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4RD

LANDALE, William Jeremy Fortune RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Jun 2024
Resigned on: 25 Jun 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1965
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

LOUTH, Frances Jane Claire RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Jun 1997
Resigned on: 01 Feb 2006
Date of birth: October 1954
Address: Berries Farm House, North End, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 0AN

LUNN, Mary, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Oct 1995
Resigned on: 16 Jul 1997
Date of birth: February 1943
Address: Old Stone Court 1 Church Street, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2BA

LUPTON, James Roger Crompton, Lord RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Mar 1999
Resigned on: 28 Nov 2006
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1955
Address: Lovington House, Ovington, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0RD

MALE, David Ronald RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Mar 2000
Resigned on: 27 Nov 2007
Date of birth: December 1929
Address: Manor Farmhouse, Benham Park Marsh Benham, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8LX

MARNHAM, Charles Christopher, Reverend Prebendary RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Nov 2002
Resigned on: 23 Sep 2004
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1951
Address: The Vicarage, 4 Chester Square, London, SW1W 9HH

MARSH, Richard Douglas RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Sep 1999
Resigned on: 27 Nov 2008
Date of birth: June 1951
Address: Palmers Hill House, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9HN

MILLER, Diana Evelyn, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Apr 1997
Resigned on: 16 Mar 2006
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1944
Address: Sopworth Manor, Sopworth, Chippenham, SN14 6PS

O'KANE, Christopher RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Nov 2015
Resigned on: 10 Jul 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1960
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

PARRY, Richard William James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Apr 1997
Resigned on: 18 Jun 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1951
Address: Mole Farm, Well Street, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9NF

PENNEY, Penelope RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 23 Apr 1997
Resigned on: 23 Nov 2000
Date of birth: September 1942
Address: Michael Hall House, Aldenham Road, Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3BT

PFAFF, Eric Peter RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Mar 1998
Resigned on: 27 Nov 2003
Date of birth: May 1941
Address: 7 Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA

RADFORD, Christopher Graham RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Nov 2013
Resigned on: 25 Feb 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1957
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

RATNAGE, Clare Iona, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Nov 2018
Resigned on: 01 Dec 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1983
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

RICH, Nigel Mervyn Sutherland RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Jun 1996
Resigned on: 12 Jun 2008
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1945
Address: 65 Chelsea Square, London, SW3 6LE

RICHARDS, Veryan Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Sep 2014
Resigned on: 04 Dec 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1973
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

RIDLEY, Mark Keoki RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Sep 2016
Resigned on: 10 Dec 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1970
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

RITCHIE, Alexander James Otway RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 22 Nov 1998
Date of birth: May 1928
Address: 54 Sydney Building, Bath, Avon, BA2 6DB

ROBINSON, Anthony Lloyd RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Mar 2011
Resigned on: 25 Sep 2014
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1948
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

ROBINSON, Stuart Jackson RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Mar 2006
Resigned on: 19 Nov 2015
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1948
Address: Owls House, 3 Grangefield, Townsend, All Cannings, Devizes, SN10 3NX, United Kingdom

ROSS, Caroline Elizabeth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Nov 2021
Resigned on: 10 Dec 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1971
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

SCOTT, Jean Grant RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Mar 2001
Resigned on: 25 Nov 2010
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1940
Address: 3 Merton Rise, London, NW3 3EN

SCOTT, Patricia Mary RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Dec 1994
Resigned on: 22 Nov 1997
Date of birth: November 1954
Address: The Annexe, Down End Chievley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8TL

SCOTT-DEMPSTER, Colin Thomas, The Reverend Canon RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Nov 1998
Resigned on: 21 Nov 2002
Date of birth: April 1937
Address: Chieveley Vicarage, Chieveley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8UT

SINCLAIR, Susan Catherine Beresford, Lady Sinclair Of Dunbeath RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 22 Nov 1998
Date of birth: November 1944
Address: 1 New Square, Lincolns Inn, London, WC2A 3SA

SMITH, Joseph John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Nov 2017
Resigned on: 31 Mar 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1972
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

STEPHEN, John Holmes RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 19 Nov 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1950
Address: 45 Carlton Hill, London, NW8 0EL

TUCKEY, James Lane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 1993
Resigned on: 10 Nov 1995
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1946
Address: 95 Elgin Crescent, London, W11 2JF

TYRRELL, James Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 04 Oct 1993
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1941
Address: Treetops Aldworth Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 8NH

WALLACE-HADRILL, Andrew Frederick, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 14 Jun 1995
Date of birth: July 1951
Address: University Of Reading, White Knights PO BOX 21, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 2AA

WARNOCK, Mary, Baroness RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 04 Oct 1993
Date of birth: April 1926
Address: Brick House, Axford, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8

WHEELER, Bridget Nancy RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Mar 2005
Resigned on: 27 Nov 2014
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1962
Address: Abbey Wells House, Woolton Hill, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 9UW

WHEEN, Natalie Kathleen RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 01 Jan 1998
Date of birth: July 1947
Address: 60 Downham Road, London, N1 5AY

WILD, Hilary Frances RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Oct 1992
Resigned on: 17 Mar 1999
Date of birth: September 1949
Address: 19 Gilbey House 38-46 Jamestown Road, London, NW1 7BY

WILLIAMS, Simon Theodore RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Jun 2024
Resigned on: 01 Sep 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1967
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

WIPPELL, Mark Alexander RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Nov 2018
Resigned on: 25 Nov 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1958
Address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ

WOODS, Nicholas John Dillon RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Nov 2022
Resigned on: 01 Sep 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1969
Address: Downe House School, Hermitage Road, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JJ, England

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Created	Status	Filings
18 Apr 2024	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
10 Feb 1997	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
24 Jan 1994	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)

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