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Company · Wigan

Makerfield Academy Trust

General secondary education

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

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Previous officers 29

  1. Anna Victoria Dawe 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gary Michael Askew 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Kevin David Liston 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Tracy Wogan 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Stuart Entwistle 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Stuart David Barton 2017-2021 Director View profile
  7. Vikki Semple 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Louise Eileen Tipping 2017-2024 Director View profile
  9. Neil Green 2015-2022 Director View profile
  10. Michelle Evelyn Josephine Mehnert 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Tracy Ann Hughes 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Clare Marie Doherty 2013-2015 Director View profile
  13. Steven Mark Illingworth 2012-2016 Director View profile
  14. Malcolm Hankey 2012-2014 Director View profile
  15. Aileen Teresa Wiswell MBE 2012-2018 Director View profile
  16. Kim Hilton 2012-2017 Director View profile
  17. Philip Andrew Rigby 2012-2019 Director View profile
  18. Sharon Brookes 2012-2018 Director View profile
  19. Donna Lee Lancaster 2012-2013 Director View profile
  20. Kevin Paul Burgan 2012-2017 Director View profile
  21. Peter Edward Hart 2012-2021 Director View profile
  22. Andrew Douglas Stockton 2012-2015 Director View profile
  23. Lois Hutton 2012-2017 Director View profile
  24. Alan Thomas Williams 2012-2016 Director View profile
  25. Jeremy Thomas 2012-2019 Director View profile
  26. Alan Richard Birchall 2012-2025 Director View profile
  27. Philip Christopher Millward 2012-2014 Director View profile
  28. Angela Finch 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  29. Paula Bailey 2012-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
10/08/2012
Registered office
Wigan
Previous names
Byrchall High School Academy Trust (until 17/08/2017)

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.

  • Jeremy Thomas ceased 2018-06-29
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter Edward Hart ceased 2018-06-29
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Makerfield Academy Trust is controlled by Jeremy Thomas
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2018-06-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jeremy Thomas.

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.

7 directors on the board

2.8y median 1.4y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 2Education 1Finance 1Hospitality 1Property 1Transport 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
08175642
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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