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Company · Halesowen

Stour Vale Academy Trust

Primary education

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

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Previous officers 41

  1. Mark Shrimpton 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jacqueline Valda Carman 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. David Alfred Bartlett 2021-2026 Director View profile
  4. Robert Kew 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Carl James 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Remley Hunt Mann 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. Gary Mills 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Andrew James Mullaney 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Dr Laura Jane Braznell 2017-2022 Director View profile
  10. Rachel Cutting 2017-2018 Director View profile
  11. Julie Amanda Arnull 2017-2017 Director View profile
  12. Stephen John Dunster 2017-2021 Director View profile
  13. Rachael Cope 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Thomas Johnston 2016-2016 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Harwood 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Rachel Joy Jewson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Tracey Michelle Price 2013-2017 Director View profile
  18. Kuldeep Singh Deol 2013-2017 Director View profile
  19. Nigel John Ford 2013-2017 Director View profile
  20. Simon John Mills 2013-2016 Director View profile
  21. Gareth Neil Smith 2013-2016 Director View profile
  22. Simon David Southall 2013-2017 Director View profile
  23. Joseph Vincent Kelleher 2013-2016 Director View profile
  24. William Alan Whiting 2013-2017 Director View profile
  25. Billy Whittaker 2012-2016 Director View profile
  26. Lisa Mcclenaghan 2012-2017 Director View profile
  27. Diane Lynn Baker 2012-2017 Director View profile
  28. Janice Ann Grogan 2012-2012 Director View profile
  29. Fiona Margaret Moulton 2012-2015 Director View profile
  30. Alan William Whiting 2012-2012 Director View profile
  31. Derek Allyn Latham 2012-2013 Director View profile
  32. Christine Chambers 2012-2017 Director View profile
  33. Carl Russell Babb 2012-2013 Director View profile
  34. Jeffrey Peter Hill 2012-2017 Director View profile
  35. Robert Lesley James 2012-2017 Director View profile
  36. Andrew Frederick Shelton 2012-2016 Director View profile
  37. Stephen Richard Bell 2011-2020 Director View profile
  38. Andrew O'Connor 2011-2017 Director View profile
  39. Ian John Preston 2011-2017 Director View profile
  40. Louise Sarah Broxton 2017-2024 Secretary View profile
  41. Vicki Lesley Dodd 2017-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
30/11/2011
Registered office
Halesowen
Previous names
The Earls High School (until 03/02/2017)

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.

  • Stephen Richard Bell ceased 2017-01-31
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew O'Connor ceased 2017-01-31
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ian John Preston ceased 2017-01-31
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Joanne Williams ceased 2021-11-29
    25-50% voting · notified 2021-10-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Diane Lynn Baker ceased 2021-11-29
    25-50% voting · notified 2021-10-15
  • Martin Richard Stevens ceased 2021-11-29
    25-50% voting · notified 2021-10-15

Group

  1. Stour Vale Academy Trust is controlled by Stephen Richard Bell
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Richard Bell.

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 · £8,000 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,0002013-01-17
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

3.5y median 3.7y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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 3Manufacturing 1Other 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.

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
07865663
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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