Arden Multi Academy Trust

Company 07375267 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.

directors on the board

9.4y median 7.9y

average tenure

15.8y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

2 vs 0 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

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.

Education 6Professional services 2

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

Several long-serving directors could step down together
No director brings board experience from anywhere else
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Arden MAT Services LTD 1 shared director
Park Hall Academy 1 shared director
Henley-in-Arden School 1 shared director
Lode Heath School 1 shared director
AJ & AJ Consulting Limited 1 shared director
Solihull Alternative Provision Multi Academy Trust 1 shared director

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Schools in this trust (6)

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

Company details

Number	07375267
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated	14/09/2010
Address	STATION ROAD, KNOWLE, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B93 0PT
Accounts next due	31/05/2027
Accounts last made up	31/08/2025

Industry (SIC)

85200 - Primary education85310 - General secondary education

Ownership - persons with significant control (4)

Dr Celia Jane O'Donovan ceased British
voting rights 25-50%
Mrs Wendy Frances Jarema ceased British
voting rights 25-50%
Mr Geoffrey Balfour Harley-Mason ceased British
voting rights 25-50%

Officers (36)

Westmacott, Susan Dawn Director · appointed 2025
Fisher, Margaret Antoinette Director · appointed 2024
Foxon, Des Director · appointed 2020
Gardner, Andrea Joy Director · appointed 2019
Devitt, Andrew, Professor Director · appointed 2018
Allsopp, Malcolm John Director · appointed 2018
Austin, Christine Mary Secretary · appointed 2013
Murphy, Martin Peter Director · appointed 2011
O'Donovan, Celia Jane, Dr Director · appointed 2010
Jarema, Wendy Frances Director · appointed 2010
Harley-Mason, Geoffrey Balfour Director · appointed 2010
Cole, Andrew Brian Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
Thomas, Valerie Susan Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2021
Volkaerts, Alan Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2018
Chaplin, Graeme Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2023
Nicolaides, Petros Andreas Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
Rylah, Paul Jeremy, Dr Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
Hough, Leslie Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
Stonehewer, Antony Kevin Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
Bohanna, William Leonard Charles Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2015
ING, Mary Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2015
Hounsome, Jane Eliabeth Former Secretary · appointed 2011 · resigned 2013
Mackenzie, Nicholas Edward Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2014
Rice, John Christopher Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2015
Manson, Patricia Ann Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2011
Burgess, Damian Paul Kifford Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2018
Rowell, Sara Jane Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2012
Brown, Ruth Christine Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2015
Smart, Derek Bowman Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2014
Bloomer, Sarah Louise Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2015
Blake, Keith Stuart Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013
Davies, Jeffrey Francis James Former Secretary · appointed 2010 · resigned 2011
Scott, Paula Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2015
Green, Ann Carmel Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2011
Marsh, Gary Richard Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013
Leftwich, William Richard Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013

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

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