Company
Wigmore School Academy Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Francis Richard GrimshawDirector · since 2025
- Joanne Louise UtleyDirector · since 2025
- Matthew Lewis HoodDirector · since 2025
- Emma Caroline GorbuttDirector · since 2025
- Dr Edward David WallingtonDirector · since 2025
- Martin HentonDirector · since 2024
- Steve PollaccoDirector · since 2022
- Olivera RaratyDirector · since 2022
- Gwen FraserDirector · since 2021
- Dr Robert PattersonDirector · since 2020
- Emma Louise JenkinsSecretary · since 2023
Previous officers 21
- Steve Chilman 2023-2023 View profile
- Ceri Morgan 2022-2024 View profile
- Sarah Desborough 2021-2023 View profile
- Jonathan Simon Williams 2020-2021 View profile
- Emma Peace 2020-2023 View profile
- Colin Michael Felgate 2020-2024 View profile
- Victor Sidney Harnett 2017-2022 View profile
- Andrew James Marson 2017-2023 View profile
- Dean Brian Curtis 2014-2020 View profile
- Stephen John Chilman 2014-2022 View profile
- Veronica Mary Ward 2014-2016 View profile
- Malcolm Paul Rochefort 2014-2025 View profile
- Phillip Preston 2013-2019 View profile
- Cheryl Amanda Woolley 2010-2015 View profile
- Andrew Varden 2010-2016 View profile
- Andrew Shaw 2010-2014 View profile
- Michael St George 2010-2017 View profile
- Susan Elizabeth Harley 2010-2012 View profile
- Emma Bevan 2021-2023 View profile
- Alison Macarthur 2018-2021 View profile
- Wrigleys Solicitors LLP 2010-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/12/2010
Ownership
Owned by (7) 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.
- Colin Michael Felgate
appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-09-01 - Malcolm Paul Rochefort
appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-09-01 - Vanessa Spedding
significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-09-01 - Graham John Probert
appoints directors · notified 2025-09-01 - Michael St George ceased 2017-09-10
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Malcolm Paul Rochefort ceased 2017-09-10
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Stephen John Chilman ceased 2017-09-10
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Wigmore School Academy Trust
is controlled by Colin Michael Felgate
Evidence
active appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Colin Michael Felgate.
1 other company in this group
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
1 grant · £13,425 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 · £13,425
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.
10 directors on the board
- Francis Richard Grimshaw Director · appointed 2025
- Gwen Fraser Director · appointed 2021
- Olivera Raraty Director · appointed 2022
- Joanne Louise Utley Director · appointed 2025
- Matthew Lewis Hood Director · appointed 2025
- Emma Caroline Gorbutt Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Robert Patterson Director · appointed 2020
- Martin Henton Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Edward David Wallington Director · appointed 2025
- Steve Pollacco Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Robert Patterson Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Gwen Fraser Director · appointed 2021
- Joanne Louise Utley Director · appointed 2025
- Matthew Lewis Hood Director · appointed 2025
- Emma Caroline Gorbutt Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Robert Patterson Director · appointed 2020
- Martin Henton Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Edward David Wallington Director · appointed 2025
- Steve Pollacco Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Francis Richard Grimshaw Director · appointed 2025
- Olivera Raraty Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07466409
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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