AIM Academies Trust

Company 04389132 Active

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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.

11 directors on the board

Michael Henry Van Praagh Director · appointed 2013
Hassan Mustapha Henry Damluji Director · appointed 2026
Charles Boyd Bowman Director · appointed 2022
Rachael Marie Bailey Curzons Director · appointed 2026
Philip O'Hear Director · appointed 2009
Simon Joseph Pollins Director · appointed 2016
Jeremy Menell Director · appointed 2004
Paddy Mcgrath Director · appointed 2018
Angela Helen Trigg Director · appointed 2022
Riaz Shah Director · appointed 2025
Jacob Theodor Kestner Director · appointed 2026

7.3y median 3.8y

average tenure

21.8y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Michael Henry Van Praagh Director · appointed 2013
Philip O'Hear Director · appointed 2009
Simon Joseph Pollins Director · appointed 2016
Jeremy Menell Director · appointed 2004
Paddy Mcgrath Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Michael Henry Van Praagh Director · appointed 2013
Charles Boyd Bowman Director · appointed 2022
Philip O'Hear Director · appointed 2009
Simon Joseph Pollins Director · appointed 2016
Paddy Mcgrath Director · appointed 2018
Angela Helen Trigg Director · appointed 2022
Riaz Shah Director · appointed 2025

Portfolio (4)

Hassan Mustapha Henry Damluji Director · appointed 2026
Rachael Marie Bailey Curzons Director · appointed 2026
Jeremy Menell Director · appointed 2004
Jacob Theodor Kestner Director · appointed 2026

Also govern a charity

Jacob Theodor Kestner Embercombe

Left in the last 12 months

Michael Brian Shalson Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2025
Peter Shalson Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2025
Platt, Michael Harris, Dr Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2025

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.

Education 3Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Other services 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Related organisations

The Adnan Jaffery Academy Trust 2 shared directors

Connected through a shared director

Embercombe 1 shared director
H.D. Works LTD 1 shared director
Faccombe Manor Services Limited 1 shared director
Global Nation LTD 1 shared director
RMB Curzons LTD 1 shared director

Deterministic, from public records.

Schools in this trust (3)

Compiled from DfE governance records - an inferred connection, not an official Charity Commission or Companies House link.

Company details

Number	04389132
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated	07/03/2002
Address	LONDON ACADEMY, SPUR ROAD, EDGWARE, MIDDLESEX, HA8 8DE
Accounts next due	31/05/2027
Accounts last made up	31/08/2025

Industry (SIC)

85310 - General secondary education

Ownership - persons with significant control (0)

No persons with significant control recorded.

Officers (35)

Hassan Mustapha Henry Damluji Director · appointed 2026
Rachael Marie Bailey Curzons Director · appointed 2026
Jacob Theodor Kestner Director · appointed 2026
Riaz Shah Director · appointed 2025
Angela Helen Trigg Director · appointed 2022
Charles Boyd Bowman Director · appointed 2022
Paddy Mcgrath Director · appointed 2018
Simon Joseph Pollins Director · appointed 2016
Michael Henry Van Praagh Director · appointed 2013
Philip O'Hear Director · appointed 2009
Jeremy Menell Director · appointed 2004

Show 24 former officers

Spencer David Michael Kahan Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
Leigh, Howard Darryl, Lord Leigh of Hurley Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2024
Neville John Portelli Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2022
Helen Burns Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2015
Martine Nathan Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2015
Brett Ellis Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2013
Laura Standen Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2013
Mark Henry Wagner Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2012
Michael Brian Shalson Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2025
Alli, Waheed, Lord Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2007
Jacqueline Susan Rossetti Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2013
Jennifer Halpern Prince Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2014
Evans, Richard, Dr Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2009
Martin David Paisner Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2008
Ronson, Gerald Maurice, Sir Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2008
John Dorrington Apthorp Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2011
Wendy Jacqueline Reith Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2013
Laura Snow Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2008
Daniel Isaac Dover Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
Maree Glass Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2013
Peter Shalson Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2025
Philip Robert Hearne Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2007
Daniel Wolinsky Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2004
Platt, Michael Harris, Dr Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2025

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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