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The Cotswold School Academy Trust
General secondary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Simon BristowDirector · since 2025
- Paul Andrew RobinsonDirector · since 2025
- David MathiasDirector · since 2024
- Bretta Townend-JowittDirector · since 2023
- Evanson, John, CaptainDirector · since 2023
- Andrew BurgessDirector · since 2023
- Nicholas HartnellDirector · since 2021
- Lucy MorrisonDirector · since 2020
- Daniel SouchDirector · since 2020
- Dr Gina Louise HadleyDirector · since 2019
- Ben BackhouseDirector · since 2019
- Faye Louise HemingDirector · since 2019
- Rachel Joanne HavillDirector · since 2019
- William David MorganDirector · since 2011
Previous officers 43
- Samantha Brown 2023-2026 View profile
- Philippa Worne 2023-2026 View profile
- Geraint Thomas 2023-2026 View profile
- Joanne Griffin 2022-2024 View profile
- Caroline Phythian-Sence 2021-2022 View profile
- Cath Lamb 2021-2023 View profile
- Jennifer Frances Birrell 2020-2023 View profile
- Felicity Grace Peake 2019-2023 View profile
- John Ap Robert Jones 2019-2021 View profile
- Lee Philip Campbell 2018-2021 View profile
- Kathryn Allison 2017-2019 View profile
- Linda Ann Rowley 2017-2022 View profile
- Cullan Riley 2017-2020 View profile
- Helen Warren 2017-2021 View profile
- Tim Redding 2017-2021 View profile
- Caroline Mary Taplin 2016-2019 View profile
- Matthew Kenneth Macmorland 2016-2017 View profile
- Kathryn Rosemary Ellison 2016-2019 View profile
- Andrew John Parker 2015-2025 View profile
- Scott, Katrina Ruth, the Venerable 2015-2025 View profile
- Dr Richard John Paul Emsley 2015-2023 View profile
- Dr Helen Warren 2015-2017 View profile
- Lisa Jane Cartlidge 2015-2015 View profile
- Catherine Aileen Williams 2014-2017 View profile
- Michael B Triff 2014-2015 View profile
- Martin Charles Read 2014-2015 View profile
- Laurie Ann Baker 2013-2017 View profile
- Clare Lock 2013-2017 View profile
- Tessa Armstrong 2012-2013 View profile
- Benjamin John Edwards 2012-2016 View profile
- Christopher John Dry 2012-2016 View profile
- Catherine Roffe 2012-2019 View profile
- Mark Henry Tufnell 2011-2014 View profile
- David Alan Shelmerdine 2011-2014 View profile
- Myra Angela Joyce 2011-2014 View profile
- David Adrian Hanson 2011-2017 View profile
- Douglas Andrew Bon 2011-2014 View profile
- Frances Ethnie Bygrave 2011-2014 View profile
- Reverend Veronica Norma James 2011-2014 View profile
- Lorretta Anne Michelle Newton 2011-2014 View profile
- Robert Edward Hadley 2011-2020 View profile
- Amanda Jane Everitt 2011-2017 View profile
- Lady Mavis Dawn Dunrossil 2010-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- General secondary education
- Incorporated
- 06/08/2010
- Registered office
- Cheltenham
Ownership
Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Robert Edward Hadley
25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2019-09-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Andrew John Parker
significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-09-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Robert Edward Hadley ceased 2017-10-06
25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Amanda Jane Everitt ceased 2017-10-06
25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Andrew John Parker ceased 2019-09-09
25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2017-10-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Helen Warren ceased 2019-09-09
25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2017-10-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- The Cotswold School Academy Trust
is controlled by Robert Edward Hadley
Evidence
active 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2019-09-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robert Edward Hadley.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
2 grants · £218,803 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Sport England · £218,803 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
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.
14 directors on the board
- William David Morgan Director · appointed 2011
- Nicholas Hartnell Director · appointed 2021
- Bretta Townend-Jowitt Director · appointed 2023
- David Mathias Director · appointed 2024
- Lucy Morrison Director · appointed 2020
- Ben Backhouse Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Andrew Robinson Director · appointed 2025
- Simon Bristow Director · appointed 2025
- Faye Louise Heming Director · appointed 2019
- Evanson, John, Captain Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Burgess Director · appointed 2023
- Daniel Souch Director · appointed 2020
- Rachel Joanne Havill Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Gina Louise Hadley Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- William David Morgan Director · appointed 2011
- Ben Backhouse Director · appointed 2019
- Faye Louise Heming Director · appointed 2019
- Rachel Joanne Havill Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Gina Louise Hadley Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Nicholas Hartnell Director · appointed 2021
- David Mathias Director · appointed 2024
- Lucy Morrison Director · appointed 2020
- Ben Backhouse Director · appointed 2019
- Simon Bristow Director · appointed 2025
- Evanson, John, Captain Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Burgess Director · appointed 2023
- Daniel Souch Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Gina Louise Hadley Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (5)
- William David Morgan Director · appointed 2011
- Bretta Townend-Jowitt Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Andrew Robinson Director · appointed 2025
- Faye Louise Heming Director · appointed 2019
- Rachel Joanne Havill Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Philippa Worne Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Geraint Thomas Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Samantha Brown Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07338767
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/05/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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