Company
Iris Academies Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Nerys Samuel CooperDirector · since 2026
- Oliver James RigbyDirector · since 2025
- Alexandra Elizabeth EwenDirector · since 2025
- Matthew James ReesDirector · since 2024
- Shaun Peter MacdonaldDirector · since 2023
- Christopher John HamiltonDirector · since 2021
- Karen Vanessa CummingsDirector · since 2021
- Edward Barnaby Roberts VenablesDirector · since 2019
- Debra BrattDirector · since 2014
Previous officers 21
- Caroline Anne Ireland 2022–2025 View profile
- Mark Windle 2021–2022 View profile
- Dr Nicolas Edwin Gold 2021–2023 View profile
- Matthew Charles Sutton 2019–2024 View profile
- Timothy Simon Stokes 2017–2025 View profile
- Karen Packham 2017–2021 View profile
- Sarah Jane Pugh-Williams 2017–2022 View profile
- Lynda Price 2017–2018 View profile
- Brynmor Richards Edwards 2015–2021 View profile
- Jonathan Canty 2015–2019 View profile
- Sharon Jennifer Pascoe 2015–2016 View profile
- Carole June Blunden-Lee 2015–2026 View profile
- Juana Maria Garcia 2014–2020 View profile
- Kim Simone Walker 2014–2021 View profile
- Reverend Timothy Wellington George Novis 2014–2017 View profile
- Deborah Proudfoot 2014–2015 View profile
- Ian Jackson 2014–2014 View profile
- Edward Owen 2014–2015 View profile
- Maria Louise Ramsay 2014–2021 View profile
- Antony David Power 2014–2015 View profile
- Jarlath Francis O'Brien 2014–2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/05/2014
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.
- Kim Simone Walker ceased 2020-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2017-08-31 - Debra Bratt ceased 2020-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2017-08-31 - Brynmor Richards Edwards ceased 2020-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2017-08-31 - Debra Bratt ceased 2022-07-31
25-50% voting · notified 2021-04-02 - Kim Simone Walker ceased 2022-07-31
25-50% voting · notified 2021-04-02
Group
- Iris Academies Trust
is controlled by Kim Simone Walker
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2017-08-31, ceased 2020-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Kim Simone Walker.
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 for researchers
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
- Oliver James Rigby Director · appointed 2025
- Christopher John Hamilton Director · appointed 2021
- Nerys Samuel Cooper Director · appointed 2026
- Debra Bratt Director · appointed 2014
- Edward Barnaby Roberts Venables Director · appointed 2019
- Shaun Peter Macdonald Director · appointed 2023
- Karen Vanessa Cummings Director · appointed 2021
- Matthew James Rees Director · appointed 2024
- Alexandra Elizabeth Ewen Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Debra Bratt Director · appointed 2014
- Edward Barnaby Roberts Venables Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Christopher John Hamilton Director · appointed 2021
- Nerys Samuel Cooper Director · appointed 2026
- Debra Bratt Director · appointed 2014
- Edward Barnaby Roberts Venables Director · appointed 2019
- Karen Vanessa Cummings Director · appointed 2021
- Alexandra Elizabeth Ewen Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Oliver James Rigby Director · appointed 2025
- Shaun Peter Macdonald Director · appointed 2023
- Matthew James Rees Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Carole June Blunden-Lee Director · appointed 2015 · 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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09050751
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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