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Company · Walsall

Matrix Academy Trust

General secondary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Dr Faye Stanley 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Katherine Tranter 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Adam Dominic David Heath 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Deborah Williams 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Andrew White 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Ruth Elizabeth Duncombe 2011-2014 Director View profile
  7. Dame Maureen Brennan 2011-2022 Director View profile
  8. David Thomas Lowbridge 2011-2014 Director View profile
  9. Deborah Louise Park 2011-2021 Director View profile
  10. Jeremy Ewart Bench 2011-2026 Director View profile
  11. Michael Arthur Bird 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Keith Hoey 2011-2019 Director View profile
  13. Molly Rose Thomason 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  14. Richard Stephen Nicholls 2018-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £79,200 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Rise Adviser (con_28372) Buyer: Department for Education £79,200 2025-01-10 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    RISE Adviser - West Midlands

About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
01/06/2011
Registered office
Walsall
Previous names
Barr Beacon School Trust (until 06/12/2013)

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Jeremy Ewart Bench ceased 2020-05-20
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Stephen Charles Smith ceased 2020-05-20
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jeremy Ewart Bench ceased 2018-07-05
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-01
  • Stephen Charles Smith ceased 2018-07-05
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ian Trevor Bidmead ceased 2020-05-20
    25-50% voting · notified 2017-12-11

Group

  1. Matrix Academy Trust is controlled by Jeremy Ewart Bench
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-05-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jeremy Ewart Bench.

3 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.

Contracts awarded

2 contracts

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.

11 directors on the board

3.4y median 1.7y
average tenure
15.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Dormant 2Business services 1Education 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Other services 1Professional services 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
07654219
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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