Company
Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited
Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited is an active UK company (number 07835788), incorporated 2011, with 8 current directors including Dr Elizabeth Sidwell and Tim Volkheimer. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Elizabeth SidwellDirector · since 2024
- Tim VolkheimerDirector · since 2024
- Balbinder Ranbir Singh PanesarDirector · since 2024
- Julie Amanda DonnellyDirector · since 2023
- Paul Kevin LeachDirector · since 2019
- Shona RamsayDirector · since 2019
- Jatinder SainiDirector · since 2018
- Suda RatnamDirector · since 2016
Previous officers 43
- Christopher Mallaband 2024-2025 View profile
- Misbah Mann 2024-2026 View profile
- Michael Edward Buckworth 2024-2025 View profile
- Sabeena Asad 2023-2023 View profile
- Richard Smith 2022-2024 View profile
- Gareth Reilly 2022-2024 View profile
- Louise Mary Van Der Heiden 2022-2023 View profile
- Nadia Thompson 2021-2023 View profile
- Dr Sharon Cahill 2021-2021 View profile
- Malhar Paresh Vadodaria 2020-2023 View profile
- Ian Edward Farrer 2018-2018 View profile
- Elizabeth Slattery 2018-2024 View profile
- Michael Roderick Stokes 2018-2020 View profile
- Nadjie Carol Butler 2018-2020 View profile
- Michelle Fuller 2017-2023 View profile
- Kathryn Lousie Burns 2016-2018 View profile
- Dr Simon James Gibbons 2015-2019 View profile
- Susan Snowdon 2014-2016 View profile
- Fred Samaha 2014-2016 View profile
- Martin Corck 2014-2018 View profile
- Vivienne Porritt 2014-2015 View profile
- Emma Darley 2014-2017 View profile
- Melvyn Woodcock 2014-2018 View profile
- Neelam Kaur Bhangu 2014-2014 View profile
- Kathryn Louise Burns 2014-2014 View profile
- Stephen Smith 2013-2013 View profile
- Sonia Kathleen Emma Gable 2012-2013 View profile
- Elizabeth Graham 2011-2013 View profile
- Kathleen Hazel Mary Bird 2011-2013 View profile
- Audrey Colleen Bampoe 2011-2013 View profile
- Eswarampillai Thaneswaran 2011-2013 View profile
- Arthur Leonard George Leggatt 2011-2013 View profile
- Sue Snowdon 2011-2011 View profile
- Jasbir Kaur Sandhu 2011-2012 View profile
- Carol Ann O'Brien 2011-2013 View profile
- Michael John Mckenna 2011-2012 View profile
- Sylvie Caroline Mchugh 2011-2013 View profile
- Paula Lyndsey Robbins 2011-2012 View profile
- Sarah Anne Clarke Moisley 2011-2013 View profile
- Alan Edward Weinberg 2011-2022 View profile
- William John Thompson 2011-2013 View profile
- Dr William Anthony Gent 2014-2018 View profile
- James Kumar Juggapah 2012-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/11/2011
Ownership
Owned by (7) 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.
- Sonia Kathleen Emma Gable
appoints directors · notified 2018-03-13 - Ajitha Sadanandan
appoints directors · notified 2018-05-01 - Paul Kevin Leach
appoints directors · notified 2024-11-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Melvyn Woodcock ceased 2023-06-20
appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Alan Edward Weinberg ceased 2025-06-19
appoints directors · notified 2022-07-06 - Balbinder Ranbir Singh Panesar ceased 2024-01-31
appoints directors · notified 2023-09-18 - Louise Mary Van Der Heiden ceased 2024-12-12
appoints directors · notified 2023-11-08
Group
- Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited
is controlled by Sonia Kathleen Emma Gable
Evidence
active appoints directors · notified 2018-03-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Sonia Kathleen Emma Gable.
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.
Grants received
1 grant · £32,160 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
- Sport England · £32,160
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
- Paul Kevin Leach Director · appointed 2019
- Suda Ratnam Director · appointed 2016
- Jatinder Saini Director · appointed 2018
- Tim Volkheimer Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Elizabeth Sidwell Director · appointed 2024
- Julie Amanda Donnelly Director · appointed 2023
- Balbinder Ranbir Singh Panesar Director · appointed 2024
- Shona Ramsay Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Kevin Leach Director · appointed 2019
- Suda Ratnam Director · appointed 2016
- Jatinder Saini Director · appointed 2018
- Shona Ramsay Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Jatinder Saini Director · appointed 2018
- Tim Volkheimer Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Elizabeth Sidwell Director · appointed 2024
- Shona Ramsay Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Paul Kevin Leach Director · appointed 2019
- Suda Ratnam Director · appointed 2016
- Julie Amanda Donnelly Director · appointed 2023
- Balbinder Ranbir Singh Panesar Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Misbah Mann Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Michael Edward Buckworth Director · appointed 2024 · 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07835788
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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