Company
The Edge Academy Trust
The Edge Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 08829472), incorporated 2014, with 6 current directors including Carol Jasmine Mccullough and Fiona Mcgarry. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- Marcia Greenwood 2025-2026 View profile
- Jean Marie Davis 2020-2024 View profile
- Robert Ian Cornwell 2020-2024 View profile
- Amanda Thomas 2019-2020 View profile
- Andrew Wakefield 2018-2023 View profile
- Lucy Monk 2016-2019 View profile
- Rebecca Elcocks 2016-2018 View profile
- Simon Gwynne Franks 2016-2019 View profile
- Caroline Lane 2016-2022 View profile
- Dawn Alicia Silverton 2015-2017 View profile
- Samantha Lucy Ryder 2015-2016 View profile
- Georgina Porter 2015-2016 View profile
- Professor Stan Alfred Tucker 2015-2019 View profile
- Richard Andrew Crookes 2014-2017 View profile
- Jane GÖTschel 2014-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/01/2014
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Caroline Lane ceased 2022-12-14
25-50% voting · notified 2020-01-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Ruth Elizabeth Harker ceased 2022-12-14
25-50% voting · notified 2020-01-14 - Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- The Edge Academy Trust
is controlled by Caroline Lane
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2020-01-14, ceased 2022-12-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Caroline Lane.
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.
6 directors on the board
- Fiona Mcgarry Director · appointed 2022
- Adam Smith Director · appointed 2020
- Carol Jasmine Mccullough Director · appointed 2026
- Eileen Frances Schofield Director · appointed 2015
- Gerard Bernard Michael John Dufficy Director · appointed 2017
- Ruth Elizabeth Harker Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Adam Smith Director · appointed 2020
- Eileen Frances Schofield Director · appointed 2015
- Gerard Bernard Michael John Dufficy Director · appointed 2017
- Ruth Elizabeth Harker Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Adam Smith Director · appointed 2020
- Carol Jasmine Mccullough Director · appointed 2026
- Eileen Frances Schofield Director · appointed 2015
- Gerard Bernard Michael John Dufficy Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (2)
- Fiona Mcgarry Director · appointed 2022
- Ruth Elizabeth Harker Director · appointed 2014
Left in the last 12 months
- Marcia Greenwood Director · appointed 2025 · 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
- 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
- 08829472
- 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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