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Saffron Academy Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 24

  1. Patrick James Bailey Philpott 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul John Blair Sinnott 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jacqueline Sweeting 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. John David Kerr 2018-2023 Director View profile
  5. Derek Bull 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Caroline Harriet Derbyshire 2016-2025 Director View profile
  7. Ian Andrew Murphy 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Julie Puxley 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Nicholas David Osborne 2015-2017 Director View profile
  10. Barbara Calland 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Peter John Whent 2013-2018 Director View profile
  12. David Murtagh 2013-2015 Director View profile
  13. Peter Jonathan Trevor Eddershaw 2011-2015 Director View profile
  14. Dr Alison Jane Greig 2011-2015 Director View profile
  15. Nicholas Mark Julian Lee 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Susan Brindley 2011-2017 Director View profile
  17. John Mackinnon Luke 2011-2015 Director View profile
  18. Dr James Henry Keeler 2011-2023 Director View profile
  19. Rachel Callaghan 2011-2017 Director View profile
  20. Patrick Mark Hansard 2011-2014 Director View profile
  21. John Robert Hartley 2011-2015 Director View profile
  22. Mark Philip Hayes 2011-2022 Director View profile
  23. Price Bailey LLP 2012-2012 Corporate-secretary View profile
  24. Hilary Anne Goldsmith 2011-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/04/2011

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.

Group

  1. Saffron Academy Trust is controlled by Mark Philip Hayes
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Philip Hayes.

2 other companies 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 · £25,000 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 · £25,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £25,0002019-04-01

Contracts awarded

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

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

6.1y median 5.3y
average tenure
15.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (6)

1
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 8Arts and leisure 1Other services 1Professional services 1Property 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07618351
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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