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Evolution Academy 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 39

  1. Simon Wakeman 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sandi Batley 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Ceri Sumner 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Kate Alice Blakemore 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Angela Mary Jordan 2021-2021 Director View profile
  6. Dr Mary Geraldine Hutchinson 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Vaughan Rhys Jarvis 2019-2023 Director View profile
  8. Adrian Matthews 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Alison Jane Randall 2019-2021 Director View profile
  10. Mark Raymond Adamson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Mark Jeffries 2018-2021 Director View profile
  12. David Michael Rich 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. John Andrew Jobbins 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Victoria Jane Newrick 2016-2019 Director View profile
  15. Naomi Ruth Palmer 2016-2016 Director View profile
  16. Timothy Nigel Gilbert Bishop 2016-2017 Director View profile
  17. Toby Scott Wise 2016-2017 Director View profile
  18. Sheila Anne Greenacre 2016-2019 Director View profile
  19. Suzanne May Mitchell 2015-2016 Director View profile
  20. John Geoffrey Lawson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  21. Stephen South 2015-2016 Director View profile
  22. Steve Bramble 2015-2019 Director View profile
  23. Neil Richard Watson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Paul 2015-2018 Director View profile
  25. Teresa Jane Smith 2012-2015 Director View profile
  26. Nicola Jayne Saunders 2012-2015 Director View profile
  27. Robert John Brewster 2012-2015 Director View profile
  28. Rev Nicholas John Sinclair Parry 2012-2015 Director View profile
  29. Anthony Paul Hull 2012-2018 Director View profile
  30. Katherine Anne Lawson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  31. Stephen Roy South 2012-2015 Director View profile
  32. Faye Marie White 2012-2013 Director View profile
  33. Dianne Susan Woodley 2012-2015 Director View profile
  34. Andrew Leslie Long 2012-2015 Director View profile
  35. Michael Joseph Mccormack 2012-2016 Director View profile
  36. Dr Gary Patrick Creissen 2012-2015 Director View profile
  37. Elaine Margaret Colk 2012-2015 Director View profile
  38. Roger Marston 2012-2014 Director View profile
  39. David Michael Laird 2026-2026 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education
Incorporated
26/07/2012
Registered office
Norwich
Previous names
Costessey Academy Trust (until 11/06/2014)
Costessey Junior School (until 09/09/2013)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Mark Jeffries ceased 2024-03-18
    25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-01-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Evolution Academy Trust is controlled by Mark Jeffries
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-01-09, ceased 2024-03-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Jeffries.

1 other company 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.

Contracts awarded

8 contracts · £540,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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.

7 directors on the board

4.8y median 4.1y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

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.

Property 2

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
08158619
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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