---
title: "THE BOURNE ACADEMY — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8a8edd3d-b3a5-5dbf-a477-930aa27d4d0d
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/8a8edd3d-b3a5-5dbf-a477-930aa27d4d0d
identifier: oo:GB-COH-07148158
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# THE BOURNE ACADEMY

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-07148158`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8a8edd3d-b3a5-5dbf-a477-930aa27d4d0d  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/8a8edd3d-b3a5-5dbf-a477-930aa27d4d0d  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Richard Knott** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c713ba36-8703-585b-9471-d02bb63dab6d
- **Mr Ben Vessey** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/23d2e613-4fc6-5d95-a980-a452f8ea8fe3
- **Mt Anthony Cottam** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5b7a3c2a-a62c-502e-8ffc-7c078d555481
- **Sir Gary Robert Coward** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/eb6310ee-d25b-5ec6-97e7-d562882bc816
- **Mr Henry Niall Pierre Bishop** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/236a267f-7db4-5359-93da-2762530c2c9a
- **Mrs Heidi Kate Leavesley** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1e0a4d95-e149-5ba2-b3c3-513fd7002e89
- **Mr Stephen Le Bas** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/fe4fb20e-4fc2-5af8-aabd-208192f61a05
- **Professor Mark French** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5f1ea600-f4ab-5812-bc1c-9cfb1c6c4c43
- **Dr Philippa Jane Dickins** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/861fa612-996c-5a2f-9ffd-cb97004dc6c3
- **Mr David Roger Levin** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/00f14ac1-70ef-5f3e-84c3-4305e40fc41c
- **Mr Ben Vessey** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b33dc519-4b22-4e12-ac38-975c8a9aaeec
- **Mr Richard Knott** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4980805d-b6ab-41f9-acde-ad08098aa6ef
- **Mt Anthony Cottam** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9537e84d-d74a-4104-ac5a-f987ac671b61
- **Mr David Roger Levin** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2d39661f-a6e1-45e3-9597-8ebab62416f7
- **Mr Henry Niall Pierre Bishop** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7c7c62dc-ce79-4329-b254-a2699290f7a2
- **Mr Stephen Le Bas** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/88ef08fd-78a1-4d94-8703-b48a1f711351
- **Sir Gary Robert Coward** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4bac0d4d-7353-4166-8ebb-a6b8c9601eda
- **Dr Philippa Jane Dickins** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/269ca730-4338-40b1-8c33-90421a0ebc88
- **Mrs Heidi Kate Leavesley** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cc13218a-29b7-409b-9192-35708d4365b1
- **Professor Mark French** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/28efdcbe-1f87-4606-ae17-af4c05e09962
- **Mr Chris Wheeler** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bcc75b80-d22e-45f6-a00b-06e9d837b2a3

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **21-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `07148158`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** private limited guarant nsc limited exemption
- **Incorporated:** 2010-02-05
- **Registered office:** The Bourne Academy, Hadow Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 5HS
- **SIC:** 85310

### Officers

- AVOTH, Mark — director · British · appointed 2015-01-01
- BARRETT, Emma — director · British · appointed 2024-03-26
- BUTT, Daniel — director · British · appointed 2017-10-03
- CHEESEMAN, Darren — director · British · appointed 2024-10-07
- FOSTER, Caroline — director · British · appointed 2013-07-04
- GLEN, Ian Alistair — director · British · appointed 2022-07-05
- HILLS, James — director · British · appointed 2024-10-01
- JESS, Clare — director · British · appointed 2024-03-26
- LEAVESLEY, Heidi Kate — director · British · appointed 2017-10-03
- MASTROCOLA, David — director · British · appointed 2017-09-22
- TIMMS, Jonathan — director · British · appointed 2024-10-01
- TRAGHEIM, Stuart Jackson — director · British · appointed 2024-07-02
- WHEELER, Chris — director · British · appointed 2025-10-07
- ASHDOWN, Richard — secretary · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2014-03-20
- CURRIN, Julie Christine — secretary · British · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2011-07-21
- STEEL, Jacqueline — secretary · British · appointed 2011-07-21 · resigned 2012-10-31
- SKS SECRETARY — corporate secretary · appointed 2010-02-05 · resigned 2010-09-01
- ABRANTES MARQUES, Luis Filipe — director · Portuguese · appointed 2022-07-05 · resigned 2024-10-01
- BAXTER, Richard George Alexander — director · British · appointed 2010-05-01 · resigned 2012-06-19
- BINSTEAD, Joanna Ewington — director · British · appointed 2014-11-03 · resigned 2018-12-11

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Chris Wheeler — right to appoint and remove directors · individual PSC — since 2025-10-31
- Professor Mark French — right to appoint and remove directors · individual PSC — since 2024-03-22
- Mrs Heidi Kate Leavesley — right to appoint and remove directors as trust · individual PSC — since 2023-10-10
- Sir Gary Robert Coward — right to appoint and remove directors · individual PSC — since 2023-01-13
- Dr Philippa Jane Dickins — significant influence or control as trust · individual PSC — since 2021-11-26
- Mr Henry Niall Pierre Bishop — right to appoint and remove directors · individual PSC — ceased 2023-10-10
- Mr Stephen Le Bas — right to appoint and remove directors as trust · individual PSC — ceased 2024-03-22
- Mr David Roger Levin — 25–50% votes · individual PSC — ceased 2023-01-13
- Mr Ben Vessey — 25–50% votes · individual PSC — ceased 2025-10-31
- Mr Richard Knott — 25–50% votes · individual PSC — ceased 2020-12-08
- Mt Anthony Cottam — 25–50% votes · individual PSC — ceased 2016-12-10

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07148158
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07148158

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE BOURNE ACADEMY**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8a8edd3d-b3a5-5dbf-a477-930aa27d4d0d · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/8a8edd3d-b3a5-5dbf-a477-930aa27d4d0d._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._