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Company · Swindon

Great Western Academy Limited

General secondary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. James Trudgian 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Sophie Harris 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Matthew Thomas Wiltshire Hunt 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Carter Elliott 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Ravi Kant Tiwari 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Andrew John Hamer 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Graham Reeve Davis 2018-2025 Director View profile
  8. Valarie Christina Houldey 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Leslie Michael Durrant 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Paul Edward James 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Ian Hole 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Priscilla Mary Paget 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Dwynwen Mary Martin 2017-2019 Director View profile
  14. Michael James Dickinson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  15. Anna Louise Fitch 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Graham John Taylor 2014-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
03/02/2014
Registered office
Swindon

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Graham John Taylor ceased 2018-08-21
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-03 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Anna Louise Fitch ceased 2017-10-05
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-03
  • Carole Jane Kitching ceased 2020-11-18
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-08-21
  • Carole Jane Kitching ceased 2020-09-22
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-08-21
  • Leslie Michael Durrant ceased 2021-12-01
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-08-21
  • 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 - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Great Western Academy Limited is controlled by Graham John Taylor
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-03, ceased 2018-08-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Graham John Taylor.

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.

Grants received

10 grants · £3,134,417 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 · £3,134,417 (10 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £2,610,5222020-04-01
  • Department for Education £8,3852020-04-01
  • Department for Education £62,4112020-04-01
  • Department for Education £126,4972020-04-01
  • Department for Education £36,1852020-04-01

Contracts awarded

1 contract

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

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.

9 directors on the board

3.6y median 2.6y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08873553
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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