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Wootton 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 21

  1. Stephen Roy Testa 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Peter Laurence Walby Haddon 2017-2023 Director View profile
  3. Michael Ames Ridley 2017-2023 Director View profile
  4. Timothy Humphreys Williams 2016-2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Stella Kirsten Peace 2014-2015 Director View profile
  6. Caroline Mary Godfrey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Ann Mathers 2012-2016 Director View profile
  8. Robert Eric Shribbs 2012-2015 Director View profile
  9. Michael George Gleeson 2012-2024 Director View profile
  10. Elvis Michael Rughoobeer 2011-2012 Director View profile
  11. David Clare 2011-2024 Director View profile
  12. Jonathan Kimber Billington 2011-2024 Director View profile
  13. Judith Mary Heywood 2011-2012 Director View profile
  14. Professor Thomas Stephenson 2011-2018 Director View profile
  15. Michael George Meadows 2011-2012 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Roy Withell 2011-2014 Director View profile
  17. Roger Charles Eaton 2011-2012 Director View profile
  18. Simon Gerard O'Toole 2011-2018 Director View profile
  19. Alan Stanley Metcalf 2011-2017 Director View profile
  20. Robert Wallace 2011-2012 Director View profile
  21. Heather Donnellan 2011-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
15/08/2011
Registered office
Bedford

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Ian Sibbald ceased 2026-06-12
    significant influence · notified 2025-03-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 3 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 3 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Wootton Academy Trust is controlled by Ian Gordon Smith
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-03-12, ceased 2026-06-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Gordon Smith.

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

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.

9 directors on the board

2.8y median 2.5y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 3Education 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07740758
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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