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Great Western Academy Limited

Company 08873553 Active

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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.

9
directors on the board
3.6y median 2.6y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
7 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
2
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 1Hospitality 1Property 1Retail and trade 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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Schools in this trust (1)

Compiled from DfE governance records - an inferred connection, not an official Charity Commission or Companies House link.

Company details

Number08873553
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated03/02/2014
AddressGREAT WESTERN ACADEMY WILLIAM MORRIS WAY, TADPOLE GARDEN VILLAGE, SWINDON, SN25 2PP
Accounts next due31/05/2027
Accounts last made up31/08/2025

Industry (SIC)

85310 - General secondary education

Ownership - persons with significant control (10)

  • Mrs Dywnwen Mary Martin British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Miss Sarah Louise Balchin British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Daniel Christopher Adams British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Graham John Taylor ceased 2018 British
    ownership of shares 25-50%
  • Mrs Anna Louise Fitch ceased 2017 British
    ownership of shares 25-50%
  • Mr Michael James Dickinson ceased 2018 British
    ownership of shares 25-50%
  • Mr Richard John Harris ceased 2019 British
    significant influence or control
  • Ms Carole Jane Kitching ceased 2020 British
    significant influence or control as trust
  • Ms Carole Jane Kitching ceased 2020 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust significant influence or control as firm
  • Mr Leslie Michael Durrant ceased 2021 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust significant influence or control as firm

Officers (25)

Show 16 former officers

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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