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Cresco Multi Academy Trust

Cresco Multi Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 07692638), incorporated 2011, with 10 current directors including Nicola Jane Sawyer and Sallie Margaret Falvey. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 27

  1. Margaret Enid Sandercock 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Gertrude Odum 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Tracy Slater 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. David Peter Coleman 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Jordan 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Susan Butterworth 2017-2017 Director View profile
  7. Susan Ann Faulkner 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Sandra Elizabeth Hillier 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Nicola Louise Jacobs 2017-2022 Director View profile
  10. Peter John Whitchurch 2017-2022 Director View profile
  11. Louise Ingram 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Claire Caroline Jacobs 2013-2017 Director View profile
  13. Karen Elizabeth Smith 2013-2017 Director View profile
  14. Mark Chambers 2011-2011 Director View profile
  15. Joanna Louise Edwards 2011-2017 Director View profile
  16. John Houchell 2011-2017 Director View profile
  17. Rula Merrell 2011-2011 Director View profile
  18. David Richard Denchfield 2011-2013 Director View profile
  19. Jennifer Sampson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  20. Natalie Jane Marris 2011-2013 Director View profile
  21. David Wickham 2011-2014 Director View profile
  22. Victor Thomas York 2011-2020 Director View profile
  23. Peter John Mccann 2011-2025 Director View profile
  24. Tracy Slater 2022-2026 Secretary View profile
  25. Malena-Bangs, Natalie Francesca, Irene 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  26. Amanda Sambrook 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  27. Janet Reay 2011-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/07/2011

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Joanna Louise Edwards ceased 2017-09-01
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-07-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Houchell ceased 2018-11-06
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-07-15
  • Damian Lee Pye ceased 2017-09-01
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-07-15
  • Susan Butterworth ceased 2018-11-06
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Martin Craig Ripley ceased 2018-04-28
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-09-01
  • Sandra Elizabeth Hillier ceased 2018-11-06
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-04-24
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Cresco Multi Academy Trust is controlled by Joanna Louise Edwards
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-07-15, ceased 2017-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joanna Louise Edwards.

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.

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

4.2y median 2.8y
average tenure
10.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

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 1Transport 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

  • 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
07692638
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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