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Life Academies Trust

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Natalie Maureen King 2025-2026 Director View profile
James Andrew Stirratt 2023-2024 Director View profile
Sally Chessum 2023-2024 Director View profile
Amanda Jeram 2023-2025 Director View profile
Jamie Ross Slender 2022-2024 Director View profile
Ronald Bernard Patrick Monti 2021-2022 Director View profile
Ian Hanahoe 2021-2025 Director View profile
Esme Wyatt 2020-2023 Director View profile
Julie Christine Bull 2019-2020 Director View profile
Caroline Mcguckian 2019-2025 Director View profile
Shelley Flynn 2019-2022 Director View profile
Bethan Dudas 2019-2021 Director View profile
Andrew Anthony Dean 2016-2018 Director View profile
Matthew Frazer Berman 2016-2018 Director View profile
Claire Woodhams 2016-2020 Director View profile
Daniel Cooke 2015-2018 Director View profile
Agie Anna Galea 2014-2018 Director View profile
Dr Deirdre Gabrielle Byrne 2013-2016 Director View profile
Ruth Ann Ellison 2013-2016 Director View profile
Stephen Charles Phillips 2012-2018 Director View profile
Magali Topley 2012-2016 Director View profile
June Woolhouse 2012-2013 Director View profile
Gary Peter Waghorn 2012-2019 Director View profile
Andrew Thomas Masson 2012-2016 Director View profile
John Edward Dilley 2012-2019 Director View profile
Karin Catura Doyle 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
Sharon Anne Wheeler 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
Justine Berkeley 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
Brenda Hooper 2012-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 30/01/2012

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.

Bethan Dudas
significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-09-29
Ian Hanahoe
appoints directors · notified 2025-03-16
Caroline Mcguckian
appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-12-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
James Andrew Stirratt
appoints directors (trust) · notified 2025-12-01
Helen Charlotte Redding ceased 2026-03-20
significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-09-14
Julie Christine Bull ceased 2026-03-20
significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-09-01

Group

Life Academies Trust is controlled by Bethan Dudas
Evidence
active significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-09-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bethan Dudas.

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

Ashley Clifford Director · appointed 2025
Ana-Maria Woodrow Director · appointed 2026
Mark Andrew Steer Director · appointed 2022
Paula Hayward Director · appointed 2025
Christopher Iain Butcher Director · appointed 2026
Duncan Nicol Director · appointed 2019
Ryan Anthony Sheridan Director · appointed 2026
Amy Louise Smyth Director · appointed 2026
Christopher Barend Jones Director · appointed 2019
Carilyn Anne Burman Director · appointed 2026
Janani Figueiredo Director · appointed 2026

2y median 0.1y

average tenure

7.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Duncan Nicol Director · appointed 2019
Christopher Barend Jones Director · appointed 2019

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Ashley Clifford Director · appointed 2025
Ana-Maria Woodrow Director · appointed 2026
Mark Andrew Steer Director · appointed 2022
Duncan Nicol Director · appointed 2019
Amy Louise Smyth Director · appointed 2026
Christopher Barend Jones Director · appointed 2019
Carilyn Anne Burman Director · appointed 2026
Janani Figueiredo Director · appointed 2026

Portfolio (3)

Paula Hayward Director · appointed 2025
Christopher Iain Butcher Director · appointed 2026
Ryan Anthony Sheridan Director · appointed 2026

Also govern a charity

Paula Hayward The Friends of the Music of ST. Peters Collegiate Church

Left in the last 12 months

Caroline Mcguckian Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
Natalie Maureen King Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026

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.

Business services 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

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: 07928028
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition: Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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