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Abbey Multi Academy Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- John Barry CurbisonDirector · since 2026
- Honor Mary ByfordDirector · since 2026
- Stephen John ExleyDirector · since 2025
- Tracey Dawn ThorntonDirector · since 2024
- Wendy Jane AdenijiDirector · since 2024
- Charlotte Lee HolmesDirector · since 2024
- Matthew James ShortDirector · since 2024
- Mark Scott BenningtonDirector · since 2023
- Gefrin PriceDirector · since 2017
- Helen Louise PrattenDirector · since 2014
- Steve SimkinsDirector · since 2012
- Kerry Louise WeatherillSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 39
- Martin Andrew Temple 2024-2024 View profile
- Martin Graham Green 2023-2023 View profile
- Jacquelyn Ann Porritt 2023-2025 View profile
- Chiedza Jane Ikpeh 2023-2024 View profile
- Robert Andrew Pritchard 2022-2023 View profile
- Philip Anthony Turner 2021-2022 View profile
- Kamila Morawiecka-Watkins 2020-2025 View profile
- William Pieter Rachmann 2020-2024 View profile
- William Shaw 2019-2020 View profile
- Helen Pratten 2019-2019 View profile
- Catherine Garrett 2019-2026 View profile
- Colin Ronald Blair 2016-2020 View profile
- Reverend Judith Smith 2016-2020 View profile
- Michael Dean Stratton 2015-2019 View profile
- Peter Jonathan Laurence 2015-2024 View profile
- Paul Gwynn Whitman 2014-2023 View profile
- Theresa Mary Mason 2014-2023 View profile
- Jonathan Robert Norden 2014-2017 View profile
- Dr Anne Brivonese 2014-2014 View profile
- Joanne Waterhouse 2014-2014 View profile
- David Ryder 2013-2014 View profile
- Sandra Johnston 2013-2014 View profile
- Reverend David Stevens 2013-2015 View profile
- Frances Baker 2011-2022 View profile
- Irene Heald 2011-2015 View profile
- Ian David Harris 2011-2013 View profile
- Terasa Lorraine Raddings 2011-2014 View profile
- Elizabeth Mary Wilson 2011-2014 View profile
- Clare Pyrah 2011-2016 View profile
- Joanne Beverley Hickling 2011-2013 View profile
- Carol Jean Kitson 2011-2018 View profile
- Reverend Christopher Butler 2011-2012 View profile
- David Steven Kilkenny 2011-2013 View profile
- Dr Christopher Mark Green 2011-2014 View profile
- Joan Singleton 2011-2013 View profile
- Laura Margaret Chapman 2011-2015 View profile
- Kerry Shireen Stewart 2011-2015 View profile
- Anne Elizabeth Wilson 2011-2012 View profile
- Timothy Simon Futers 2011-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/07/2011
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.
- Paul Gwynn Whitman ceased 2019-07-05
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance
25-50% voting · notified 2019-07-05
Group
- Abbey Multi Academy Trust
is controlled by Paul Gwynn Whitman
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-07-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Gwynn Whitman.
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
4 grants · £178,475 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
- Comic Relief · £166,090
- Sport England · £12,385 (3 grants)
Most recent
Contracts awarded
1 contractFrom 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
- LYRECO UK LIMITED · £0
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
- Steve Simkins Director · appointed 2012
- Tracey Dawn Thornton Director · appointed 2024
- John Barry Curbison Director · appointed 2026
- Wendy Jane Adeniji Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Scott Bennington Director · appointed 2023
- Gefrin Price Director · appointed 2017
- Helen Louise Pratten Director · appointed 2014
- Honor Mary Byford Director · appointed 2026
- Charlotte Lee Holmes Director · appointed 2024
- Stephen John Exley Director · appointed 2025
- Matthew James Short Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Steve Simkins Director · appointed 2012
- Gefrin Price Director · appointed 2017
- Helen Louise Pratten Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Steve Simkins Director · appointed 2012
- Gefrin Price Director · appointed 2017
- Honor Mary Byford Director · appointed 2026
- Stephen John Exley Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (7)
- Tracey Dawn Thornton Director · appointed 2024
- John Barry Curbison Director · appointed 2026
- Wendy Jane Adeniji Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Scott Bennington Director · appointed 2023
- Helen Louise Pratten Director · appointed 2014
- Charlotte Lee Holmes Director · appointed 2024
- Matthew James Short Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Catherine Garrett Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- Kamila Morawiecka-Watkins Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07705552
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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