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Mercia Primary Academy Trust

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

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Michael Grimley 2024-2025 Director View profile
Dr Zoe Alix Schnepp 2023-2024 Director View profile
Emma Bryan 2016-2018 Director View profile
Michelle Haywood 2016-2021 Director View profile
Victor Michael Cornelius Van Den Bergh 2013-2021 Director View profile
Rachel Mcconnell 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
Susan Marie Adams 2013-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 25/10/2013

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.

7 directors on the board

Allison Hollis Director · appointed 2019
Sue Boden Director · appointed 2014
Richard John Lane Director · appointed 2013
Alison Dolphin Director · appointed 2019
Lisa Marie Colclough Director · appointed 2024
Abigail Rebecca Winn Director · appointed 2026
Garry Hirons Director · appointed 2021

6.7y median 7y

average tenure

12.7y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Allison Hollis Director · appointed 2019
Sue Boden Director · appointed 2014
Richard John Lane Director · appointed 2013
Alison Dolphin Director · appointed 2019

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Allison Hollis Director · appointed 2019
Sue Boden Director · appointed 2014
Richard John Lane Director · appointed 2013
Alison Dolphin Director · appointed 2019
Lisa Marie Colclough Director · appointed 2024
Abigail Rebecca Winn Director · appointed 2026
Garry Hirons Director · appointed 2021

Also govern a charity

Sue Boden Thorne Family Support Group

left in the last 12 months

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: 08748904
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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