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Sherborne Area Schools' Trust

Primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 48

  1. Michael Lesser 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jens Bertelsen 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Lowkis 2024-2025 Director View profile
  4. Roy Beavis 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Judith Rundle 2023-2024 Director View profile
  6. Suzanne Mcdonald 2023-2024 Director View profile
  7. Alan Douglas Morris 2023-2023 Director View profile
  8. Triffitt, Jonathan, Canon 2022-2023 Director View profile
  9. Simon Jones 2021-2023 Director View profile
  10. Graham Colls 2021-2023 Director View profile
  11. Claire Bedding 2021-2023 Director View profile
  12. Steven James Lusher 2021-2023 Director View profile
  13. Ruth Mary Sullivan 2021-2023 Director View profile
  14. Ian David Macfarlane 2021-2023 Director View profile
  15. John Maurice Maynard Ponsonby 2019-2022 Director View profile
  16. Peter Stuart Tait 2017-2021 Director View profile
  17. Caryl Robin Plewes 2017-2023 Director View profile
  18. Christopher Roy Davey 2017-2023 Director View profile
  19. Jennifer Claire Dwyer 2017-2018 Director View profile
  20. John Ernest Tregale 2017-2021 Director View profile
  21. Jill Hogben 2017-2019 Director View profile
  22. Janis Margaret Maitland Hill 2017-2021 Director View profile
  23. Timothy Maurice Cobden Higham Bartley 2017-2023 Director View profile
  24. Juliana Helen Atyeo 2014-2017 Director View profile
  25. Antony James Cooke 2013-2021 Director View profile
  26. Harry Straughan 2013-2016 Director View profile
  27. Stephen Mark Hillier 2012-2021 Director View profile
  28. Tracey Ann Marie Ayres 2012-2015 Director View profile
  29. Donald Albert Mildenhall 2012-2015 Director View profile
  30. Anne Marie Sinnot MBE 2012-2016 Director View profile
  31. Claire Louise Todd Moses 2012-2016 Director View profile
  32. Thomas Owen Crassweller 2012-2017 Director View profile
  33. William Allen Mcfall Burn 2012-2013 Director View profile
  34. Adrian Nigel Harding 2012-2015 Director View profile
  35. Bernard Samuel Brown 2012-2017 Director View profile
  36. Melanie Marie Brown 2012-2013 Director View profile
  37. Michael John Sandy 2012-2017 Director View profile
  38. Stephen Murcer 2012-2017 Director View profile
  39. Mark Raymond Boxall 2012-2015 Director View profile
  40. Margaret Ann George 2012-2017 Director View profile
  41. Jacqueline Ann Brighouse 2012-2017 Director View profile
  42. David Sydney Smart 2012-2017 Director View profile
  43. Philip James Tebbatt 2012-2021 Director View profile
  44. Nigel Ieuan Rees 2012-2023 Director View profile
  45. Lee Miller 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  46. Peter Knell 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  47. Christopher Adam Vigar 2015-2022 Secretary View profile
  48. Gordon Stuart Smith 2012-2015 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
04/07/2012
Registered office
Sherborne
Previous names
The Gryphon School (until 25/04/2017)

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. Sherborne Area Schools' Trust is controlled by Nigel Ieuan Rees
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nigel Ieuan Rees.

2 other companies in this group

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 · £4,000 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 · £4,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,0002017-02-08
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.

6 directors on the board

2.3y median 2.2y
average tenure
3.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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 2Professional services 1Retail and trade 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
08130468
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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