Brighter Futures Educational Trust

Active10359418 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 5 September 2016 (10 years)
Previously known as: Larwood Academy Trust (until 17 January 2025)
Larwood School (until 4 October 2016)
Industry: Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Directors: Bronwen Ann Goulding
Louise Bencard
Alpesh Patel
all 9 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: East of England
Address: Larwood School
Larwood Drive
Stevenage
SG1 5BZ

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 May 2027
Last accounts: 31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due: 18 September 2027
Last conf. stmt: 4 September 2026

Officers 9 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Goulding, Bronwen Ann

Director · Appointed 17 July 2026

British

Born June 1961 (65)

Bencard, Louise

Director · Appointed 6 July 2026

British

Born August 1989 (37)

Patel, Alpesh

Director · Appointed 29 June 2026

British

Born April 1967 (59)

Hymans, Michael

Director · Appointed 18 May 2026

Also at M H Psychological Services Ltd

British

Born April 1951 (75)

Cherry, Louise

Director · Appointed 14 April 2026

British

Born January 1988 (38)

Dawson, Joanne

Director · Appointed 23 February 2026

British

Born March 1970 (56)

Lewis, Linda

Director · Appointed 15 May 2025

British

Born September 1960 (66)

Brewer, Laura

Director · Appointed 6 November 2024

British

Born September 1980 (46)

Ashmore, Ruth

Director · Appointed 2 October 2023

British

Born September 1962 (64)

Officer history (27 former)

17 July 2026

Appointed Goulding, Bronwen Ann as Director

16 July 2026

Resigned Tanner, Gemma as Director

16 July 2026

Resigned Wickham, Dave as Director

11 July 2026

Resigned Login, Daniel as Director

6 July 2026

Appointed Bencard, Louise as Director

29 June 2026

Appointed Patel, Alpesh as Director

18 May 2026

Appointed Hymans, Michael as Director

14 April 2026

Appointed Cherry, Louise as Director

23 February 2026

Appointed Dawson, Joanne as Director

9 February 2026

Resigned Atkins, Kelly as Director

2 February 2026

Resigned Scholes, Debra as Director

31 August 2025

Resigned Sharp, Justine as Director

27 August 2025

Appointed Atkins, Kelly as Director

15 May 2025

Appointed Lewis, Linda as Director

5 December 2024

Appointed Tanner, Gemma as Director

6 November 2024

Appointed Brewer, Laura as Director

12 September 2024

Resigned Openshaw, Wendy as Director

31 August 2024

Resigned Marchant, Stephen Harry as Director

9 May 2024

Resigned Cooper, Abby as Director

17 January 2024

Resigned Coulson, Kate Elizabeth as Director

2 October 2023

Appointed Coulson, Kate Elizabeth as Director

2 October 2023

Appointed Ashmore, Ruth as Director

19 May 2023

Appointed Openshaw, Wendy as Director

9 May 2023

Appointed Cooper, Abby as Director

4 May 2023

Resigned Kimpton, Jane as Director

2 May 2023

Appointed Wickham, Dave as Director

27 April 2023

Resigned Abrahams, Keith Christopher as Director

26 April 2023

Appointed Scholes, Debra as Director

17 April 2023

Appointed Kimpton, Jane as Director

14 March 2023

Resigned Squires, Rachael as Director

18 February 2023

Resigned Slater, Matthew as Director

4 January 2023

Resigned Williams, Laura Jane as Director

1 October 2022

Appointed Squires, Rachael as Director

1 October 2022

Appointed Marchant, Stephen Harry as Director

10 September 2022

Resigned Baker, Jacqueline Ann as Director

8 September 2022

Appointed Slater, Matthew as Director

14 July 2022

Resigned Van Der Merwe, Pierre as Director

14 July 2022

Appointed Myers, Peter as Director

14 July 2022

Resigned Myers, Peter as Director

14 July 2022

Resigned Myers, Peter as Director

14 July 2022

Resigned Smith, Paul as Director

14 July 2022

Resigned Barr, Sandra as Director

30 April 2022

Resigned Trimble, Sean as Director

1 September 2021

Appointed Van Der Merwe, Pierre as Director

1 September 2021

Appointed Smith, Paul as Director

31 August 2021

Resigned Pearce, David John as Director

25 May 2021

Appointed Sharp, Justine as Director

17 October 2020

Resigned Thurgood, John as Director

13 February 2020

Appointed Pearce, David John as Director

13 February 2020

Appointed Abrahams, Keith Christopher as Director

13 February 2020

Appointed Login, Daniel as Director

1 February 2020

Resigned Jacobs, Stuart as Director

1 September 2019

Resigned Walker, James as Director

9 May 2019

Resigned Barr, Louisa Francesca as Director

26 July 2017

Appointed Williams, Laura Jane as Director

5 September 2016

Appointed Trimble, Sean as Director

5 September 2016

Appointed Barr, Louisa Francesca as Director

5 September 2016

Appointed Barr, Sandra as Director

5 September 2016

Appointed Walker, James as Director

5 September 2016

Appointed Myers, Peter as Director

5 September 2016

Appointed Thurgood, John as Director

5 September 2016

Appointed Baker, Jacqueline Ann as Director

5 September 2016

Appointed Jacobs, Stuart 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.

Former controllers (6)

20 May 2025

Ceased Sandra Anne Barr — Right to appoint and remove directors

20 May 2025

Ceased Dan Login — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

20 May 2025

Ceased Peter Myers — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

20 May 2025

Ceased Jacqueline Ann Baker — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

14 July 2022

Ceased Peter Myers — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

14 July 2022

Ceased Sandra Barr — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

Filings 103

Date	Description	Made Up To
17 September 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	4 September 2026
17 July 2026	Appointment of a director
17 July 2026	Appointment of a director
16 July 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
16 July 2026	Termination of appointment of a director