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Odyssey Academy Trust

Odyssey Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 08133703), incorporated 2012, with 11 current directors including Catherine Lindsay Jones and Michael William Ham. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Gillian Hayhurst 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Rev David Kevin Jones 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. David William Barnes 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Damien Kevin Savage 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Mark Russel 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Alex Saint-Agnan 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Paul Grafton 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Rachel Ann Lancaster 2018-2026 Director View profile
  9. Christopher David Martin 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Atiquah Vohra 2017-2022 Director View profile
  11. Georgina Eugenee Clowence Herd 2017-2022 Director View profile
  12. Michaela Catherine Turner 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Cheryl Kathleen Barker 2016-2022 Director View profile
  14. Kathryn Elizabeth Thornton 2016-2020 Director View profile
  15. David John Hewitt 2014-2016 Director View profile
  16. Chris Wood 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Professor Gordon Becket 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Keith Bolton 2012-2016 Director View profile
  19. Adrian Jones 2012-2016 Director View profile
  20. Kenneth Langston Jones 2012-2016 Director View profile
  21. Shirley Rhodes Dodd 2012-2013 Director View profile
  22. Sheena Mary Ewing 2012-2015 Director View profile
  23. Louise Xanthe Gaffing 2012-2017 Director View profile
  24. Katherine Fiona Thomson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  25. Kailash Parekh 2012-2018 Director View profile
  26. Alexis Taylor 2012-2018 Director View profile
  27. Terence Arthur Carter 2012-2014 Director View profile
  28. Andrew Phillip Henry Watters 2012-2016 Director View profile
  29. Terri Hover 2012-2012 Director View profile
  30. Michelle Yvette Beare 2012-2017 Director View profile
  31. James Robert Hourigan 2012-2014 Director View profile
  32. Darren Robert Taylor 2012-2018 Director View profile
  33. Kevin Stephen Burke 2012-2021 Director View profile
  34. Beverley Ann Pownall 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  35. Margaret Elizabeth Collins 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  36. Helen Saint 2012-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/07/2012

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • Katherine Fiona Thomson ceased 2016-12-16
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kevin Stephen Burke ceased 2022-03-20
    25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Matthew Eastham ceased 2016-12-16
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Michelle Yvette Beare ceased 2017-06-05
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Adrian Jones ceased 2016-10-06
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David John Hewitt ceased 2016-12-16
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Stephen Paul Grafton ceased 2022-03-20
    25-50% voting, appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-11-23
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Odyssey Academy Trust is controlled by Katherine Fiona Thomson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-12-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Katherine Fiona Thomson.

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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

4.6y median 2.6y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Arts and leisure 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
08133703
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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