The Harpur Trust

Active03475202 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
27 November 1997 (28 years)
Previously known as
The Bedford Charity (The Harpur Trust) (until 25 May 2012)
Harpur Pre-Preparatory Schools Ltd (until 29 March 2012)
The Bedford Charity (The Harpur Trust) (until 29 March 2012)
Earlier: Harpur Pre-Preparatory Schools Ltd
Industry
Pre-primary education (85100)
Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors
David John Outtrim
Stephen William Dance
Accounts type
Group
Region
East of England
Address
Pilgrim Centre Brickhill Drive
Bedford
MK41 7PZ

Filing status

Accounts due
31 March 2027
Last accounts
30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due
11 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
27 November 2025

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

Officers 19 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Outtrim, David John
Director · Appointed 25 September 2026
British
Born April 1971 (55)
Dance, Stephen William
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
British
Born December 1956 (69)
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
British
Born December 1960 (65)
Espley, Victoria Ann
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
British
Born August 1971 (55)
Pye, David Stewart
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
British
Born April 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
British
Born February 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 25 April 2024
Also at Worldskills UK
British
Born May 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 25 April 2024
Also at Fieldfisher LLP · more companies
German
Born June 1977 (49)
Rehlon, Amandeep Singh
Director · Appointed 25 April 2024
British
Born March 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 25 April 2024
Also at Carbon Communities Limited
British
Born September 1983 (43)
Wilson, Richard William
Director · Appointed 22 September 2022
British
Born August 1953 (73)
Lake, Clare Louise
Secretary · Appointed 20 May 2016
Director · Appointed 21 January 2016
British
Born November 1958
Ratcliffe, Richard George, Professor
Director · Appointed 24 September 2015
British
Born April 1953 (73)
Director · Appointed 7 May 2014
Also at Linbert Spencer Consultancy Limited, Heart Academies Trust · more companies
British
Born March 1948 (78)
Castell, Rhian
Director · Appointed 23 January 2014
British,American
Born March 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 1 July 2012
Also at Stephen Mayson Limited · more companies
British
Born January 1955 (71)
Director · Appointed 1 July 2012
British
Born November 1962
Stewart, Hugh Murray
Director · Appointed 29 March 2011
British
Born May 1961 (65)
Officer history (74 former)
25 September 2026
Appointed Outtrim, David John as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Dance, Stephen William as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Davies, Andrew Gregory Simon as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Espley, Victoria Ann as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Pye, David Stewart as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Young, Kelly Anne as Director
10 July 2024
Resigned Harris, Neil as Director
10 July 2024
Resigned Wheeler, Sarah Margaret as Director
10 July 2024
Resigned Fordham, John as Director
10 July 2024
Resigned Mather, Harriett Jane as Director
10 July 2024
Resigned Holland-Kaye, William John as Director
10 July 2024
Resigned Spice, Andrea Clare as Director
10 July 2024
Resigned Rigby, Robert John as Director
5 July 2024
Resigned Egan, Anne, Dr as Director
25 April 2024
Appointed Rehlon, Amandeep Singh as Director
25 April 2024
Appointed Rolton, James Edward as Director
25 April 2024
Appointed Chiimba, Tanaka as Director
25 April 2024
Appointed Reger, Sebastian as Director
25 April 2024
Resigned Sauboorah Till, Jennifer Saraswathi, Doctor as Director
18 January 2024
Appointed Rigby, Robert John as Director
18 January 2024
Resigned Jackson, Shirley as Director
16 January 2024
Resigned Womack, Michael Thomas, Mr. as Director
16 November 2023
Appointed Spice, Andrea Clare as Director
21 September 2023
Resigned Cotton, Gary Nicholas as Director
21 September 2023
Resigned Lowe, Simon Wyndham, Dr as Director
19 September 2023
Resigned Wilson, David as Director
31 August 2023
Resigned Beddoes, Christina as Director
22 August 2023
Appointed Holland-Kaye, William John as Director
21 August 2023
Resigned Loader, Clive, Sir as Director
18 August 2023
Resigned Wallace, Philip Wedgwood, Mr. as Director
29 June 2023
Resigned Rigby, Terence Roger as Director
29 June 2023
Resigned Sultan, Abu as Director
9 February 2023
Appointed Cotton, Gary Nicholas as Director
22 September 2022
Appointed Wilson, Richard William as Director
18 January 2022
Resigned Clark, Susan as Director
18 January 2022
Appointed Lowe, Simon Wyndham, Dr as Director
12 November 2021
Resigned Black, James as Director
20 October 2021
Resigned Temple, Clive as Director
23 September 2021
Appointed Harris, Neil as Director
31 August 2021
Resigned Sogan, Judit Emese as Director
13 May 2021
Appointed Temple, Clive as Director
23 September 2020
Resigned Roy, Rajkumar, Professor as Director
17 September 2020
Appointed Fordham, John as Director
16 January 2020
Appointed Black, James as Director
9 December 2019
Resigned Wellington, Rose-Marie as Director
3 October 2019
Appointed Sultan, Abu as Director
19 September 2019
Appointed Rigby, Terence Roger as Director
9 May 2019
Resigned Charles, Randolph as Director
9 May 2019
Resigned Reale, Luigi as Director
17 January 2019
Appointed Wheeler, Sarah Margaret as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Peck, Sally Clair as Director
20 September 2018
Appointed Sogan, Judit Emese as Director
28 June 2018
Resigned Nutt, Anthony, Mr. as Director
11 May 2018
Resigned Taylor, Rebecca Susan, Dr as Director
10 May 2018
Appointed Loader, Clive, Sir as Director
1 May 2018
Resigned Mcewen, Ian David as Director
19 January 2017
Appointed Taylor, Rebecca Susan, Dr as Director
8 July 2016
Resigned Higson, Seamus Patrick John, Professor as Director
20 May 2016
Resigned Milburn, Peter Charles Richard as Secretary
20 May 2016
Appointed Lake, Clare Louise as Secretary
21 January 2016
Appointed Taylor, Mark Christopher as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Dixon, David, Mr. as Director
1 October 2015
Resigned Palfreyman, David as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Ratcliffe, Richard George, Professor as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Roy, Rajkumar, Professor as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Mather, Harriett Jane as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Wellington, Rose-Marie as Director
20 July 2015
Resigned Levene, Rae Clyde as Director
10 July 2015
Resigned Jacques, Kate Anna, Professor as Director
17 June 2015
Appointed Jackson, Shirley as Director
1 June 2015
Resigned Sawyer, David Alexander as Director
1 June 2015
Appointed Reale, Luigi as Director
3 May 2015
Appointed Higson, Seamus Patrick John, Professor as Director
23 January 2015
Resigned Budek, Peter Michael as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Anderson, Deirdre Anne, Dr as Director
7 May 2014
Appointed Spencer, Linbert Soloman as Director
24 March 2014
Resigned O'Quinn, Richard Charles as Director
10 February 2014
Resigned Meghen, David Anthony, Mr. as Director
23 January 2014
Appointed Castell, Rhian as Director
8 November 2013
Resigned Wallace, Rosemary as Director
26 September 2013
Appointed Charles, Randolph as Director
26 September 2013
Appointed Sawyer, David Alexander as Director
25 September 2013
Appointed Wilson, David as Director
12 July 2013
Resigned Bray, Judith as Director
1 June 2013
Resigned Atkins, Colleen as Director
1 June 2013
Resigned Mingay, John Kenneth Samuel as Director
2 May 2013
Appointed Egan, Anne, Dr as Director
2 May 2013
Appointed O'Quinn, Richard Charles as Director
22 April 2013
Resigned Fordham, Elizabeth as Director
22 January 2013
Appointed Sauboorah Till, Jennifer Saraswathi, Doctor as Director
22 January 2013
Appointed Jacques, Kate Anna, Professor as Director
15 January 2013
Resigned Monkman, Sally as Director
5 December 2012
Resigned Wildman, Anthony Frederick as Director
18 July 2012
Resigned Dennis, Gail as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Fordham, Elizabeth as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Wallace, Philip Wedgwood, Mr. as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Anderson, Deirdre Anne, Dr as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Levene, Rae Clyde as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Meghen, David Anthony, Mr. as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Dixon, David, Mr. as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Wallace, Rosemary as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Nutt, Anthony, Mr. as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Bray, Judith as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Peck, Sally Clair as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Mingay, John Kenneth Samuel as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Clark, Susan as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Atkins, Colleen as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Mayson, Stephen Wallace, Prof as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Monkman, Sally as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Beddoes, Christina as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Wildman, Anthony Frederick as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Womack, Michael Thomas, Mr. as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Dennis, Gail as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Phillimore, William Andrew Justin as Director
1 July 2012
Appointed Budek, Peter Michael as Director
29 June 2011
Resigned Berry, David Arthur as Director
26 June 2011
Resigned Brownridge, David Kenneth as Director
14 June 2011
Resigned Levene, Rae Clyde as Director
9 June 2011
Resigned Mccardle, Jean Ann as Director
7 June 2011
Resigned Clark, Susan as Director
6 June 2011
Resigned Cattley, Frank David George as Director
29 March 2011
Appointed Mcewen, Ian David as Director
29 March 2011
Appointed Palfreyman, David as Director
29 March 2011
Appointed Stewart, Hugh Murray as Director
30 June 2009
Resigned Peck, Clair Sally as Director
30 June 2009
Resigned Mcewen, Ian David as Director
30 June 2009
Appointed Mccardle, Jean Ann as Director
30 June 2009
Appointed Clark, Susan as Director
30 June 2009
Resigned Lawrence, David John, Cllr as Director
30 June 2009
Resigned Cook, Margaret Ann Hannah, Dr as Director
4 July 2008
Resigned Stewart, Dianne Elizabeth as Director
1 July 2008
Appointed Lawrence, David John, Cllr as Director
3 July 2007
Appointed Levene, Rae Clyde as Director
19 March 2007
Resigned Walters, Wendy as Director
5 December 2006
Appointed Cattley, Frank David George as Director
23 July 2006
Resigned Berliner, Wendy as Director
5 July 2005
Appointed Stewart, Dianne Elizabeth as Director
11 May 2005
Resigned Brown, Jean Mcildowie as Director
29 June 2004
Appointed Berry, David Arthur as Director
29 June 2004
Appointed Berliner, Wendy as Director
28 June 2004
Resigned Ormerod, Anthony John as Director
4 June 2004
Resigned Danes, Duvessa as Director
4 December 2003
Appointed Brownridge, David Kenneth as Director
20 October 2003
Resigned Gwynne Jones, Roger as Director
31 May 2003
21 May 2003
20 March 2003
Appointed Walters, Wendy as Director
20 March 2003
Appointed Mcewen, Ian David as Director
5 December 2002
Appointed Danes, Duvessa as Director
31 December 2001
Resigned Little, Charles William as Director
5 July 2001
Appointed Ormerod, Anthony John as Director
6 January 2001
Resigned Knowles, David James Henry as Director
6 July 2000
Appointed Brown, Jean Mcildowie as Director
2 May 2000
Resigned Turnbull, Mavis Mary as Director
1 January 2000
31 December 1999
Resigned Dawe, Anthony as Director
3 December 1998
Appointed Peck, Clair Sally as Director
12 October 1998
Resigned Howard, Brian Edward as Director
27 November 1997
Appointed Little, Charles William as Director
27 November 1997
27 November 1997
Appointed Knowles, David James Henry as Director
27 November 1997
Appointed Gwynne Jones, Roger as Director
27 November 1997
Appointed Turnbull, Mavis Mary as Director
27 November 1997
Appointed Cook, Margaret Ann Hannah, Dr as Director
27 November 1997
Appointed Dawe, Anthony as Director
27 November 1997
Appointed Milburn, Peter Charles Richard as Secretary
27 November 1997
Appointed Howard, Brian Edward as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 1

Companies where The Harpur Trust is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
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What The Harpur Trust say about themselves

“For over 450 years The Harpur Trust has been inspiring and supporting the people of Bedford to help them improve their lives. Our aim is for everyone to have pride in our community and to realise their own potential.”

— from harpurtrust.org.uk

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
15 March 2026Group of companies' accounts30 June 2025
8 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates27 November 2025
5 January 2026Replacement filing for the appointment of a director
12 December 2025Director's details changed
2 April 2025Group of companies' accounts30 June 2024
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