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Orchard Academy Trust

Orchard Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 08249884), incorporated 2012, with 8 current directors including Lucy Shimmin and Ashley Sarah Crittenden. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Gavin Collins 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gerard Christopher Mcgrath 2021-2021 Director View profile
  3. Olagbade Janet Julius 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Mary Winder 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Neil Grant 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Russell Smith 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Reverend William Walter North 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Christopher Collings 2018-2018 Director View profile
  9. Kelvin Robert Gilby 2018-2018 Director View profile
  10. Marie Roberts 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Paul Ian Robertson 2016-2018 Director View profile
  12. Helen Patricia Crampton 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Graham Gordon Razey 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Michelle Cesarina Smith 2016-2018 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Francis Moffatt 2016-2017 Director View profile
  16. Carolyn Howson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  17. Michael Edward Higgs 2015-2016 Director View profile
  18. Julia May Hayes 2015-2016 Director View profile
  19. Jennifer Jane Young 2015-2023 Director View profile
  20. Hazel Crittall 2012-2021 Director View profile
  21. Amanda Jane Gazet 2012-2014 Director View profile
  22. Jonathan David Allen 2012-2016 Director View profile
  23. Julia Sargeant 2012-2016 Director View profile
  24. Jonathan Blake Couchman 2012-2016 Director View profile
  25. Mark David Geadah 2012-2014 Director View profile
  26. Matthew David Connell 2012-2015 Director View profile
  27. Josephine Dolton 2012-2016 Director View profile
  28. Stella Maureen Bristow 2012-2015 Director View profile
  29. Mark John Price 2012-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/10/2012

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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. Orchard Academy Trust is controlled by Julia May Hayes
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-12-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Julia May Hayes.

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.

8 directors on the board

6.4y median 4.7y
average tenure
13.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

1
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.

Education 1Professional services 1Property 1Retail and trade 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08249884
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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