Company
Branston Academy Trust
Branston Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 07419660), incorporated 2010, with 10 current directors including Richard Edward Gilding and Louise Rachel Bush. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Richard Edward GildingDirector · since 2024
- Louise Rachel BushDirector · since 2023
- Sarah BassettDirector · since 2023
- Ailsa Mary WebsterDirector · since 2022
- Mark TurnerDirector · since 2014
- Pauline Louise CoombesDirector · since 2010
- Malcolm John NormanDirector · since 2010
- Valerie NormanDirector · since 2010
- Neil HarrisDirector · since 2010
- David Peter DeardenDirector · since 2010
Previous officers 21
- Mark Allan Andrews 2023-2023 View profile
- Rachel Alicia Peacock 2022-2024 View profile
- Robert Ledger 2018-2020 View profile
- Rebecca June Gilbert 2018-2019 View profile
- Joanne Turner 2018-2024 View profile
- Dr Diana Thompson 2017-2025 View profile
- Lisa Jane Sargeant 2016-2024 View profile
- Christopher Firth 2015-2023 View profile
- Debbie Challinor 2014-2018 View profile
- Stephanie Burnett 2013-2017 View profile
- Paul Linden Baker 2011-2015 View profile
- Marina Bell 2010-2023 View profile
- Hilary Sharne Baxendale 2010-2013 View profile
- John Leslie Wilcox 2010-2023 View profile
- Peter John Beighton 2010-2017 View profile
- David Peter Boyd 2010-2026 View profile
- Paul Allan Coathup 2010-2013 View profile
- Robert Arnold John Woollen 2010-2025 View profile
- Helen Marriott 2010-2015 View profile
- Rev Stephen Jones-Crabtree 2010-2014 View profile
- Robert Edward Doe 2010-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/10/2010
Grants received
1 grant · £4,610 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £4,610
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
10 directors on the board
- Louise Rachel Bush Director · appointed 2023
- Mark Turner Director · appointed 2014
- Pauline Louise Coombes Director · appointed 2010
- Malcolm John Norman Director · appointed 2010
- Ailsa Mary Webster Director · appointed 2022
- Richard Edward Gilding Director · appointed 2024
- Valerie Norman Director · appointed 2010
- Neil Harris Director · appointed 2010
- David Peter Dearden Director · appointed 2010
- Sarah Bassett Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Turner Director · appointed 2014
- Pauline Louise Coombes Director · appointed 2010
- Malcolm John Norman Director · appointed 2010
- Valerie Norman Director · appointed 2010
- Neil Harris Director · appointed 2010
- David Peter Dearden Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Louise Rachel Bush Director · appointed 2023
- Pauline Louise Coombes Director · appointed 2010
- Malcolm John Norman Director · appointed 2010
- Ailsa Mary Webster Director · appointed 2022
- Richard Edward Gilding Director · appointed 2024
- Valerie Norman Director · appointed 2010
- Neil Harris Director · appointed 2010
- David Peter Dearden Director · appointed 2010
- Sarah Bassett Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Mark Turner Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- David Peter Boyd Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
- Robert Arnold John Woollen Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07419660
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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