Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Allan Shephard 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Karen Bastick-Styles 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Timothy John Coulson 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Natasha Krystyna Ostaszewska-Thiebaut 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Robert James Anderson 2018-2025 Director View profile
  6. Gillian Elaine Kinnear 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Drew Ford 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Elaine Hedgecock 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Charles Harper 2017-2025 Director View profile
  10. Keith Wainwright 2016-2019 Director View profile
  11. Jemma Elizabeth Shuttleworth 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Susan Nath 2014-2021 Director View profile
  13. Damon John Parker 2014-2022 Director View profile
  14. Stuart Lester 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Kathryn Enid James 2014-2016 Director View profile
  16. Henry Ward Bedford 2014-2018 Director View profile
  17. Dr Caroline Elizabeth Whalley 2014-2023 Director View profile
  18. Patricia Anne Martin 2012-2014 Director View profile
  19. Rachel Ann Jones 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. Robert David Barr 2012-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
22/06/2012

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.

Group

  1. The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust is controlled by Henry Ward Bedford
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Henry Ward Bedford.

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.

12 directors on the board

4.4y median 3.1y
average tenure
13.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (6)

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 4Professional services 2Manufacturing 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
08116706
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data