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Academy @ Worden

Academy @ Worden is an active UK company (number 08360915), incorporated 2013, with 12 current directors including Jane Bishop and Stephen Bennett. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

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Sarah Barrett 2022-2024 Director View profile
Bernadette Simm 2022-2023 Director View profile
Paul Smillie 2021-2025 Director View profile
Stephen Thomas Porter 2019-2022 Director View profile
Sarah Powell 2019-2022 Director View profile
Jade Ciara Bibby 2017-2018 Director View profile
David Mark Lovelady 2016-2022 Director View profile
Tracey Jane Tunesi 2015-2016 Director View profile
Samantha Macpherson 2015-2017 Director View profile
Kay Sonia Lovelady 2015-2022 Director View profile
Mark Anthony John Tunesi 2015-2018 Director View profile
Lorraine Janet Finley 2015-2017 Director View profile
Jason Eric Meers 2013-2018 Director View profile
Daniel Blackledge 2013-2015 Director View profile
Adam Blackburn 2013-2015 Director View profile
Christopher Santus Woodall 2013-2013 Director View profile
Edward David Webster 2013-2014 Director View profile
Stephen James Hawkins 2013-2015 Director View profile
Christine Harrison 2013-2014 Director View profile
Donna Maria Swarbrick 2013-2014 Director View profile
Christopher Catherall 2013-2020 Director View profile
Karen Elizabeth Hawkins 2013-2015 Director View profile
Jane Bell 2013-2017 Director View profile
Margaret Abbott 2013-2023 Director View profile
William John Lyon 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
Jacqueline Louise Leach 2013-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 15/01/2013

Grants received

9 grants · £3,930,247 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

Department for Education · £3,930,247 (9 grants)

Most recent

Department for Education £2,985,7802020-04-01
Department for Education £165,3602020-04-01
Department for Education £115,7252020-04-01
Department for Education £38,2742020-04-01
Department for Education £5,4002020-04-01

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.

12 directors on the board

Colin James Ferguson Director · appointed 2013
Anne Christine Howden Director · appointed 2013
Deborah Frances Carr Director · appointed 2013
Alan Mark Hammersley Director · appointed 2013
Joshua Bale Director · appointed 2022
Stephen Bennett Director · appointed 2023
Maureen Teresa Woodall Director · appointed 2013
Jane Bishop Director · appointed 2025
David John Hewitt Director · appointed 2013
Julie Dawn Watkinson Director · appointed 2019
Kathryn Marie Law Director · appointed 2018
Suzanne Elizabeth Gardner Director · appointed 2016

9.5y median 11.6y

average tenure

13.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Colin James Ferguson Director · appointed 2013
Anne Christine Howden Director · appointed 2013
Deborah Frances Carr Director · appointed 2013
Alan Mark Hammersley Director · appointed 2013
Maureen Teresa Woodall Director · appointed 2013
David John Hewitt Director · appointed 2013
Julie Dawn Watkinson Director · appointed 2019
Kathryn Marie Law Director · appointed 2018
Suzanne Elizabeth Gardner Director · appointed 2016

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (11)

Colin James Ferguson Director · appointed 2013
Anne Christine Howden Director · appointed 2013
Deborah Frances Carr Director · appointed 2013
Joshua Bale Director · appointed 2022
Stephen Bennett Director · appointed 2023
Maureen Teresa Woodall Director · appointed 2013
Jane Bishop Director · appointed 2025
David John Hewitt Director · appointed 2013
Julie Dawn Watkinson Director · appointed 2019
Kathryn Marie Law Director · appointed 2018
Suzanne Elizabeth Gardner Director · appointed 2016

Portfolio (1)

Alan Mark Hammersley Director · appointed 2013

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.

Health and social care 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

Several long-serving directors could step down together
No director brings board experience from anywhere else
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 08360915
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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