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Who leads it
- James CarrollDirector · since 2025
- Dr Amanda Jayne PotterDirector · since 2025
- Sukwinder Singh BassiDirector · since 2024
- Charis Elizabeth EvansDirector · since 2024
- Stuart William ReevesDirector · since 2022
- Adam Dominic NicholsDirector · since 2020
- Brett Gavin NorthDirector · since 2019
- Mark Quentin BrunetDirector · since 2018
- Maria SzalayDirector · since 2015
- Ronald Jay PackardDirector · since 2015
- Ruth Regina AliSecretary · since 2023
- Martha Jane Ireland BurnigeSecretary · since 2013
Previous officers 22
- Naomi Celeste Eglington 2024-2024 View profile
- Claire Elizabeth Lund-Conlon 2024-2025 View profile
- Jeremy Meek 2023-2023 View profile
- Joanna Upton 2022-2024 View profile
- Stephen Calladine-Evans 2021-2022 View profile
- Stephen Mark Dawson 2017-2023 View profile
- Russell Nathan 2016-2017 View profile
- Christine Ann Bayliss 2016-2022 View profile
- Bruce Jens Davis 2015-2016 View profile
- Jonathan Hodson 2015-2019 View profile
- Jean Anne Ashby 2014-2015 View profile
- Lesley Susan Moore 2013-2015 View profile
- David Wootton CBE 2012-2023 View profile
- Helen Kavanagh 2012-2014 View profile
- Margaret Mary Pleasants 2012-2016 View profile
- Brian Frederick Hampson 2012-2014 View profile
- Anthony Nathaniel Blaker 2012-2023 View profile
- Karen Louise Gosden 2012-2018 View profile
- Timothy John Mccarthy 2012-2018 View profile
- Gene Eidelman 2012-2015 View profile
- Dawn Diane Eidelman 2012-2015 View profile
- Michael James Connelly 2012-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/06/2012
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Geoffrey Paul Palmer ceased 2023-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2018-12-13 - Ronald Jay Packard ceased 2019-12-11
25-50% voting · notified 2018-12-13 - Julie Jean Kapsalis ceased 2023-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2019-12-11 - Aurora Education Trust ceased 2023-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2018-12-13
Group
- Aurora Academies Trust
is controlled by Geoffrey Paul Palmer
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2018-12-13, ceased 2023-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Geoffrey Paul Palmer.
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
2 grants · £31,500 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
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · £30,000
- Henry Smith Foundation · £1,500
Most recent
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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.
10 directors on the board
- Charis Elizabeth Evans Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Quentin Brunet Director · appointed 2018
- Adam Dominic Nichols Director · appointed 2020
- Brett Gavin North Director · appointed 2019
- Sukwinder Singh Bassi Director · appointed 2024
- Stuart William Reeves Director · appointed 2022
- Maria Szalay Director · appointed 2015
- James Carroll Director · appointed 2025
- Ronald Jay Packard Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Amanda Jayne Potter Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Quentin Brunet Director · appointed 2018
- Adam Dominic Nichols Director · appointed 2020
- Brett Gavin North Director · appointed 2019
- Maria Szalay Director · appointed 2015
- Ronald Jay Packard Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Sukwinder Singh Bassi Director · appointed 2024
- Stuart William Reeves Director · appointed 2022
- James Carroll Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Amanda Jayne Potter Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (6)
- Charis Elizabeth Evans Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Quentin Brunet Director · appointed 2018
- Adam Dominic Nichols Director · appointed 2020
- Brett Gavin North Director · appointed 2019
- Maria Szalay Director · appointed 2015
- Ronald Jay Packard Director · appointed 2015
Also govern a charity
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08107711
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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