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Company · Houghton-le-Spring

AIM High Academy Trust

Primary education

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Paul Hickman 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Clare Alice Seccombe 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Andrew David Wake 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Janet Foster 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Dawn Shearsmith 2017-2017 Director View profile
  6. Julie Milner 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Jane Morrison 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. John Walvin 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Susan Morgan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. John Calaghan Thompson 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Jacqueline Moran 2014-2018 Director View profile
  12. Richard James Craig Gill 2014-2025 Director View profile
  13. James Crawford Westwater 2014-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education
Incorporated
13/01/2014
Registered office
Houghton-le-Spring

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.

  • Neil Macknight
    appoints directors · notified 2025-11-04
  • Richard James Craig Gill ceased 2018-02-02
    appoints directors · notified 2016-10-01
  • Patricia Dutton ceased 2025-11-04
    appoints directors · notified 2016-10-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Neil Macknight ceased 2019-07-16
    appoints directors · notified 2018-05-22
  • Rachel Janet Orr ceased 2023-12-06
    appoints directors (firm) · notified 2019-09-17
  • Alison Lazenby ceased 2025-09-15
    significant influence · notified 2025-04-07
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 33 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 33 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. AIM High Academy Trust is controlled by Neil Macknight
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2025-11-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Neil Macknight.

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.

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £131,942 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

  • Oakes Energy Solutions · £131,942

Most recent

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

6.5y median 5.9y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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 2Arts and leisure 1Professional services 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
  • 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
08842629
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 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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