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Swale Academies Trust

Primary education

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 54

  1. Andrew John Roberts 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lesley Margaret Juett 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Jane Karen Rebekah Mccarthy-Penman 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Catherine Alice Wilson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  5. Claire Louise George 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Robert Clive Moreton 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Philip Robert Jarvis 2017-2022 Director View profile
  8. Grahame William George Ward 2016-2022 Director View profile
  9. Janet Garraway 2016-2016 Director View profile
  10. Julie Anderson 2016-2016 Director View profile
  11. Dorothy Irene Victoria Jessel 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Anthony Francis Woodhouse 2015-2016 Director View profile
  13. Lianne Ruth Hook 2015-2016 Director View profile
  14. Brendan Chilton 2015-2016 Director View profile
  15. Derek Gerrard Trimmer 2015-2016 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Arthur Wood 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Suzanne Louise Dickinson 2014-2015 Director View profile
  18. Michelle Fenniche 2014-2014 Director View profile
  19. Fiona Louise Trigwell 2013-2016 Director View profile
  20. Karen Anne Mirams 2013-2016 Director View profile
  21. Matthew Dominic Munro 2013-2014 Director View profile
  22. Darren Mark Stevens 2013-2016 Director View profile
  23. Kevin Holmes 2012-2015 Director View profile
  24. Richard John Slee 2012-2016 Director View profile
  25. Neil Golding 2012-2013 Director View profile
  26. Simon Cox 2012-2015 Director View profile
  27. Alan Barham 2012-2018 Director View profile
  28. David Henry Brown 2012-2014 Director View profile
  29. Rowland David Cruttenden 2011-2011 Director View profile
  30. Mhairi Boyd Brown 2011-2011 Director View profile
  31. Natalie Barrow 2011-2011 Director View profile
  32. John Leslie Day 2011-2012 Director View profile
  33. Lynne Margaret Pearson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  34. Eileen Barbara Hargreaves 2011-2012 Director View profile
  35. Elizabeth Helen Frost 2010-2011 Director View profile
  36. Victoria Chant 2010-2011 Director View profile
  37. Roberta Elizabeth Kane 2010-2011 Director View profile
  38. Matthew Lewis 2010-2011 Director View profile
  39. John Bowyer Cope 2010-2011 Director View profile
  40. Sarah Caroline Terry 2010-2011 Director View profile
  41. Rodney Sage 2010-2011 Director View profile
  42. Robert Jobe 2010-2011 Director View profile
  43. Pamela Liston 2010-2011 Director View profile
  44. John Thomas Anders 2010-2011 Director View profile
  45. Jacquelin Susan Goatham 2010-2011 Director View profile
  46. Pearl Joan Marjorie Cullem 2010-2011 Director View profile
  47. Clive Dawes 2010-2011 Director View profile
  48. Martin Williams 2010-2011 Director View profile
  49. Claire Elaine Tucker 2010-2011 Director View profile
  50. George Robert John Clifton 2010-2016 Director View profile
  51. Jonathan Whitcombe 2010-2022 Director View profile
  52. Karen Louise Walsh 2010-2015 Director View profile
  53. Keith John Woolley 2010-2014 Director View profile
  54. John Arthur Fassenfelt 2010-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
12/08/2010
Registered office
Sittingbourne
Previous names
Westlands Academies Trust (until 13/02/2012)
The Westlands Academies Trust (until 21/01/2011)
'The Westlands Academies Trust (until 13/08/2010)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • George Robert John Clifton ceased 2022-03-22
    25-50% voting · notified 2021-09-29
  • Leonard Edmund Blomstrand ceased 2022-03-22
    25-50% voting · notified 2021-09-29
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Swale Academies Trust is controlled by George Robert John Clifton
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2021-09-29, ceased 2022-03-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by George Robert John Clifton.

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

7 grants · £1,981,951 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Education · £1,793,878 (2 grants)
  • Sport England · £114,023 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £74,050 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Sport England £10,7202021-05-05
  • Department for Education £13,3342020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,780,5442020-04-01
  • Sport England £103,3032013-03-07
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £32,7002012-10-19
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.

9 directors on the board

4.7y median 3.6y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Finance 5Health and social care 3Dormant 2Professional services 2Property 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
07344732
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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