Company
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
- Mark Robert Anthony MulcahyDirector · since 2025
- Simon John O'KeefeDirector · since 2025
- Bronwen Mary Halfpenny-RayDirector · since 2025
- Lauren WilsonDirector · since 2024
- Sharn HillDirector · since 2024
- Joe AnthonyDirector · since 2023
- Victoria Louise RichmondDirector · since 2023
- Natalie Louise RalphDirector · since 2022
- Victoria Ellen StandingDirector · since 2018
- Rachael Louise HowellDirector · since 2017
Previous officers 37
- Siobhan Claire Risley 2024-2025 View profile
- Rakel Morenike Eseku 2023-2024 View profile
- Jovy Sarjeant 2023-2024 View profile
- Nicola Jane Paterson 2021-2022 View profile
- Olatunde Adeniyi Aje 2019-2023 View profile
- Sarah Louise Wraight 2019-2023 View profile
- Tejinder Pal Singh 2018-2025 View profile
- Dr Daniel Jeffery Moore 2018-2024 View profile
- Robyn Alexandra Ford 2018-2020 View profile
- Nicola King 2017-2018 View profile
- Fiona Louise Trigwell 2017-2025 View profile
- Kelvin Robert Gilby 2017-2018 View profile
- Laurence Ainsworth 2016-2018 View profile
- Timothy Julian Ridge 2016-2018 View profile
- Juli Oliver-Smith 2016-2018 View profile
- Benjamin Peter Martin 2016-2017 View profile
- Wayne Barry 2016-2017 View profile
- Dr Ashok Kumar Rehal 2015-2015 View profile
- Claire March 2015-2019 View profile
- Steve Evans 2015-2016 View profile
- Richard Collins 2014-2015 View profile
- Andrew John Purkiss 2013-2014 View profile
- Eileen Davies 2013-2014 View profile
- Neil Russell Fisher 2013-2016 View profile
- James Peter Archer 2013-2014 View profile
- Margaret Anne Willmott 2012-2015 View profile
- David Michael Cowley 2012-2012 View profile
- Julie Ireland 2012-2016 View profile
- Joan Margaret Foster 2012-2013 View profile
- Rachael Howell 2012-2016 View profile
- Victoria Charlotte Robinson 2012-2014 View profile
- Jane Mary Freeman 2012-2014 View profile
- Jean Margaret Kennett 2012-2014 View profile
- Gillian Lois Rogers 2012-2014 View profile
- Georgina Ann Glover 2012-2015 View profile
- PHP LAW LLP 2022-2025 View profile
- Julie Ireland 2016-2017 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.
- Laurence Ainsworth ceased 2017-12-07
25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-17 - Georgina Ann Glover ceased 2017-12-07
25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company - The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Company Limited ceased 2017-12-07
25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-17
Group
- 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 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Contracts awarded
1 contractFrom 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
- Lauren Wilson Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Robert Anthony Mulcahy Director · appointed 2025
- Victoria Louise Richmond Director · appointed 2023
- Joe Anthony Director · appointed 2023
- Rachael Louise Howell Director · appointed 2017
- Sharn Hill Director · appointed 2024
- Natalie Louise Ralph Director · appointed 2022
- Bronwen Mary Halfpenny-Ray Director · appointed 2025
- Victoria Ellen Standing Director · appointed 2018
- Simon John O'Keefe Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Rachael Louise Howell Director · appointed 2017
- Victoria Ellen Standing Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (10)
- Lauren Wilson Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Robert Anthony Mulcahy Director · appointed 2025
- Victoria Louise Richmond Director · appointed 2023
- Joe Anthony Director · appointed 2023
- Rachael Louise Howell Director · appointed 2017
- Sharn Hill Director · appointed 2024
- Natalie Louise Ralph Director · appointed 2022
- Bronwen Mary Halfpenny-Ray Director · appointed 2025
- Victoria Ellen Standing Director · appointed 2018
- Simon John O'Keefe Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Fiona Louise Trigwell Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
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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