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ST Edward's Church of England Academy Trust, Leek
ST Edward's Church of England Academy Trust, Leek is an active UK company (number 08316327), incorporated 2012, with 8 current directors including Dr Richard Mark Christian Burnham and Susan Frances Machin. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.
General secondary education
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Who leads it
- Dr Richard Mark Christian BurnhamDirector · since 2024
- Susan Frances MachinDirector · since 2024
- Linda SimmondsDirector · since 2024
- Katie SmithDirector · since 2023
- Dr Annette Jane PassDirector · since 2018
- Edwina Ann HollingsDirector · since 2018
- Alexander Percy PetersDirector · since 2016
- Cynthia Jane SimmondsDirector · since 2012
Previous officers 38
- Kate Proffitt 2024-2026 View profile
- Martin Richard Poyntz-Roberts 2023-2026 View profile
- Christopher Philip Goodwin 2022-2024 View profile
- Krista Grace Sibley 2022-2023 View profile
- Alison Jane Ward-Banner 2022-2023 View profile
- Dr Darren Anthony Price 2022-2024 View profile
- Victoria May Bowers 2021-2023 View profile
- Jonathan Goulding 2018-2023 View profile
- Vanessa Kathleen Higgins 2018-2022 View profile
- Thomas Neil Hutchinson 2017-2023 View profile
- Dr Rory Leighton Fox 2017-2017 View profile
- Donald Andrew Forbes 2016-2017 View profile
- Revd Nigel Richard Irons 2014-2021 View profile
- Price, Lawrence Robert, the Reverend Prebendary 2013-2016 View profile
- Beryl Tunnicliffe 2013-2017 View profile
- Catherine Louise Hall 2013-2017 View profile
- Keith Hollins 2013-2015 View profile
- Emma Priestman 2013-2017 View profile
- Dr Gareth Raymond Lewis 2013-2017 View profile
- Joan Elizabeth Clarke 2013-2016 View profile
- Amanda Louise Bennett 2012-2013 View profile
- Frank Joseph Murray 2012-2017 View profile
- Rev John Andrew George Kime 2012-2012 View profile
- Rebecca Helen Mountfort Bell 2012-2017 View profile
- Jackie Griffiths 2012-2013 View profile
- Julia Rosemary Turner 2012-2013 View profile
- Margaret Patricia Collier 2012-2020 View profile
- Christopher Charles Hesketh 2012-2015 View profile
- Deborah Elizabeth Potts 2012-2017 View profile
- Alfred Wilson 2012-2013 View profile
- Colin Abell 2012-2015 View profile
- Primrose Elizabeth Handforth 2012-2016 View profile
- George Lewis Torr 2012-2018 View profile
- Christopher Richard Worrall 2012-2013 View profile
- Henrietta Luciana De Gale 2012-2015 View profile
- John Stuart Morton 2012-2025 View profile
- Rev Matthew John Parker 2012-2014 View profile
- Susan Anne Casey 2012-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- General secondary education
- Incorporated
- 03/12/2012
- Registered office
- Leek
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
- Susan Frances Machin Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Richard Mark Christian Burnham Director · appointed 2024
- Cynthia Jane Simmonds Director · appointed 2012
- Dr Annette Jane Pass Director · appointed 2018
- Linda Simmonds Director · appointed 2024
- Edwina Ann Hollings Director · appointed 2018
- Katie Smith Director · appointed 2023
- Alexander Percy Peters Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Cynthia Jane Simmonds Director · appointed 2012
- Dr Annette Jane Pass Director · appointed 2018
- Edwina Ann Hollings Director · appointed 2018
- Alexander Percy Peters Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Susan Frances Machin Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Annette Jane Pass Director · appointed 2018
- Linda Simmonds Director · appointed 2024
- Edwina Ann Hollings Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Richard Mark Christian Burnham Director · appointed 2024
- Cynthia Jane Simmonds Director · appointed 2012
- Katie Smith Director · appointed 2023
- Alexander Percy Peters Director · appointed 2016
Left in the last 12 months
- Martin Richard Poyntz-Roberts Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Kate Proffitt Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08316327
- 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 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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