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The Ascent Academies' Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 39

  1. Andrew John Stephenson 2023–2024 Director View profile
  2. Gillian Bowman 2023–2025 Director View profile
  3. Kelly Ann Lawton 2021–2022 Director View profile
  4. Ian Redford 2020–2021 Director View profile
  5. Gregory Kirkbride 2020–2026 Director View profile
  6. Dame Dela Smith 2019–2020 Director View profile
  7. Graeme Andrew Jobes 2019–2024 Director View profile
  8. Scott Michael Steele 2018–2020 Director View profile
  9. David Edward Barker 2018–2020 Director View profile
  10. Rachael Anne Whorlton 2017–2021 Director View profile
  11. Carolyn Morgan 2017–2024 Director View profile
  12. Jennifer Anne Duncan 2016–2017 Director View profile
  13. Maureen Colquhoun Morris 2016–2018 Director View profile
  14. Kathryn Armstrong 2016–2018 Director View profile
  15. Susan Blair 2015–2018 Director View profile
  16. Paul Anthony Makin 2015–2017 Director View profile
  17. Nicholas Simon Hurn OBE 2015–2019 Director View profile
  18. Paul Richard Wright 2015–2019 Director View profile
  19. Kate Barkley 2015–2016 Director View profile
  20. Rohit Patel 2015–2019 Director View profile
  21. Lesley Clelland 2015–2017 Director View profile
  22. Michelle Quinn 2015–2015 Director View profile
  23. Helen Anne Graham 2014–2015 Director View profile
  24. Nicola Ramsay 2014–2014 Director View profile
  25. Michael Little 2013–2015 Director View profile
  26. Amanda Stores 2013–2015 Director View profile
  27. June Haldane Torgersen 2013–2016 Director View profile
  28. Colin Short 2013–2016 Director View profile
  29. Paula Mulhern 2012–2013 Director View profile
  30. Ian Reed 2012–2014 Director View profile
  31. Graeme Alexander Shillinglaw 2012–2015 Director View profile
  32. Carolyn Margaret Barker 2012–2015 Director View profile
  33. Melanie Jayne Carson 2012–2015 Director View profile
  34. Dorothy Elliott 2012–2013 Director View profile
  35. Valerie Milnes 2012–2023 Director View profile
  36. Kathryn Jayne Duffield 2021–2022 Secretary View profile
  37. Karen Raine 2021–2021 Secretary View profile
  38. Debbie Todd 2020–2020 Secretary View profile
  39. Ward Hadaway Company Secretarial Services Limited 2012–2014 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/06/2012

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.

  • Valerie Milnes ceased 2017-12-11
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-14
  • Colin Short ceased 2017-12-11
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Board analysis for researchers

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

4.8y median 3.4y
average tenure
9.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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 4Health and social care 3Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Other services 1Professional services 1Public administration 1Tech and media 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
08098007
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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