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The Stour Academy Trust

The Stour Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 08179242), incorporated 2012, with 10 current directors including Mark Robert Anthony Mulcahy and Simon John O'Keefe. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 37

  1. Siobhan Claire Risley 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rakel Morenike Eseku 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Jovy Sarjeant 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Nicola Jane Paterson 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Olatunde Adeniyi Aje 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Sarah Louise Wraight 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Tejinder Pal Singh 2018-2025 Director View profile
  8. Dr Daniel Jeffery Moore 2018-2024 Director View profile
  9. Robyn Alexandra Ford 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. Nicola King 2017-2018 Director View profile
  11. Fiona Louise Trigwell 2017-2025 Director View profile
  12. Kelvin Robert Gilby 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Laurence Ainsworth 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Timothy Julian Ridge 2016-2018 Director View profile
  15. Juli Oliver-Smith 2016-2018 Director View profile
  16. Benjamin Peter Martin 2016-2017 Director View profile
  17. Wayne Barry 2016-2017 Director View profile
  18. Dr Ashok Kumar Rehal 2015-2015 Director View profile
  19. Claire March 2015-2019 Director View profile
  20. Steve Evans 2015-2016 Director View profile
  21. Richard Collins 2014-2015 Director View profile
  22. Andrew John Purkiss 2013-2014 Director View profile
  23. Eileen Davies 2013-2014 Director View profile
  24. Neil Russell Fisher 2013-2016 Director View profile
  25. James Peter Archer 2013-2014 Director View profile
  26. Margaret Anne Willmott 2012-2015 Director View profile
  27. David Michael Cowley 2012-2012 Director View profile
  28. Julie Ireland 2012-2016 Director View profile
  29. Joan Margaret Foster 2012-2013 Director View profile
  30. Rachael Howell 2012-2016 Director View profile
  31. Victoria Charlotte Robinson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  32. Jane Mary Freeman 2012-2014 Director View profile
  33. Jean Margaret Kennett 2012-2014 Director View profile
  34. Gillian Lois Rogers 2012-2014 Director View profile
  35. Georgina Ann Glover 2012-2015 Director View profile
  36. PHP LAW LLP 2022-2025 Corporate-secretary View profile
  37. Julie Ireland 2016-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/08/2012

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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 Stour Academy Trust is controlled by Laurence Ainsworth
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-17, ceased 2017-12-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Laurence Ainsworth.

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

2 grants · £704,875 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 · £704,875 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,1252012-11-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £696,7502004-09-06

Contracts awarded

1 contract

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.

10 directors on the board

3.6y median 2.8y
average tenure
9.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Left in the last 12 months

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
08179242
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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