Company
Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Julie AllanDirector · since 2024
- Adam Thomas McmahonDirector · since 2020
- Elaine MiddletonDirector · since 2020
- Joan Marilyn GammonDirector · since 2020
- Rev Mervyn Patrick ThompsonDirector · since 2014
- Tina Lorraine MurphyDirector · since 2014
- Andrea GedlingDirector · since 2014
- Emma Louisa DoveySecretary · since 2023
Previous officers 12
- Patricia Ann Wilson 2024–2024 View profile
- Joanne Marshall 2022–2024 View profile
- Alexandra Lock 2020–2022 View profile
- Richard Swann 2016–2020 View profile
- Deborah Tough 2014–2016 View profile
- Elizabeth Clayton 2014–2020 View profile
- Marie-Therese Hamilton-Mayne 2014–2015 View profile
- Karen Allan 2014–2019 View profile
- Rebecca Jean Hall 2014–2016 View profile
- Jean Mulley 2014–2016 View profile
- David John Pickersgill 2014–2022 View profile
- Christine Henderson 2014–2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/06/2014
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Andrea Gedling
25-50% voting · notified 2025-12-01 - Stephen Lyndon Pickering
25-50% voting · notified 2025-12-01 - Nigel Ralph Wyrley Birch
25-50% voting · notified 2025-12-01
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.
7 directors on the board
- Rev Mervyn Patrick Thompson Director · appointed 2014
- Tina Lorraine Murphy Director · appointed 2014
- Elaine Middleton Director · appointed 2020
- Julie Allan Director · appointed 2024
- Andrea Gedling Director · appointed 2014
- Joan Marilyn Gammon Director · appointed 2020
- Adam Thomas Mcmahon Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Rev Mervyn Patrick Thompson Director · appointed 2014
- Tina Lorraine Murphy Director · appointed 2014
- Elaine Middleton Director · appointed 2020
- Andrea Gedling Director · appointed 2014
- Joan Marilyn Gammon Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Tina Lorraine Murphy Director · appointed 2014
- Elaine Middleton Director · appointed 2020
- Julie Allan Director · appointed 2024
- Andrea Gedling Director · appointed 2014
- Joan Marilyn Gammon Director · appointed 2020
- Adam Thomas Mcmahon Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Rev Mervyn Patrick Thompson Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09098446
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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