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Wistaston Academy Trust

Wistaston Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 08882544), incorporated 2014, with 5 current directors including Zoe Tunnicliffe and Samantha Joy. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 33

  1. Kurt Arendse 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Susan Janet Underhill 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Alison Elsmore 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Emma Louise Crowe 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Ian William Biddington 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Pamela Jane Allen 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Rachel Kay Urquhat 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Judy Stafford-Watson 2019-2023 Director View profile
  9. Mieczyslawa (Milka) Podsiedlik 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Sue Brownbill 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Alison Margaret Wells 2016-2021 Director View profile
  12. Mark Willcox 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Penelope Jane Monk 2016-2021 Director View profile
  14. Barbara Francis 2016-2017 Director View profile
  15. Laura Holland 2016-2017 Director View profile
  16. Denise Jones 2016-2021 Director View profile
  17. Janet Griffith 2015-2016 Director View profile
  18. David Osborne 2015-2025 Director View profile
  19. Ian Karl Newton 2015-2017 Director View profile
  20. Gill Jeffries 2015-2017 Director View profile
  21. Carol Ladley-Brown 2014-2016 Director View profile
  22. Milka Podsiedlik 2014-2017 Director View profile
  23. Janette Webster 2014-2019 Director View profile
  24. Kelly Jane Burton 2014-2014 Director View profile
  25. Lyndsey Carrie Colman 2014-2014 Director View profile
  26. Charlene Muller 2014-2021 Director View profile
  27. Stuart Charles Harper 2014-2017 Director View profile
  28. Kerry Ann Kolbuck 2014-2017 Director View profile
  29. Linda Ann Davis 2014-2017 Director View profile
  30. Scott Andrew Harding 2014-2015 Director View profile
  31. Daniel John Brooks 2014-2020 Director View profile
  32. Vanessa Flint 2014-2014 Director View profile
  33. Gary Stuart Douglas 2014-2021 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/02/2014

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.

  • Emma Louise Crowe
    25-50% voting · notified 2024-02-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lynne Mcmulkin
    25-50% voting · notified 2024-02-05
  • David Osborne ceased 2023-03-01
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Barbara Francis ceased 2019-02-28
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Emma Louise Crowe ceased 2023-03-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-12-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Pamela Jane Allen ceased 2023-03-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-01-01

Group

  1. Wistaston Academy Trust is controlled by Emma Louise Crowe
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2024-02-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Emma Louise Crowe.

2 other companies in this group

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.

5 directors on the board

4.6y median 4.6y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08882544
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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