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The Smallwood Academy Trust

The Smallwood Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 09118770), incorporated 2014, with 8 current directors including Rev Heather Ruth Carter and Oliver Lofthouse. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 26

  1. Emma Katherine Elizabeth Gilsenan 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Alexandra Thompson 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Timothy John Alexander Manson 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Rayner 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Rayner 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. David Strudley CBE 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Helen Parkinson-Sykes 2021-2022 Director View profile
  8. Rev Anne-Marie Naylor 2020-2024 Director View profile
  9. Julia Priest 2019-2021 Director View profile
  10. Richard Joseph Stockell 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Mike Caird 2018-2023 Director View profile
  12. Caroline Mander 2016-2021 Director View profile
  13. Iestyn Lewis 2014-2019 Director View profile
  14. Julie Mary-Ann Bracegirdle 2014-2018 Director View profile
  15. Rachel Clare Maylin Bark-Jones 2014-2021 Director View profile
  16. John Edward Ball 2014-2021 Director View profile
  17. Dr Jeffrey Charles Cuttell 2014-2019 Director View profile
  18. Jenny Wagstaffe 2014-2022 Director View profile
  19. Iain Borthwick 2014-2021 Director View profile
  20. Lisa Barber 2014-2021 Director View profile
  21. Sarah Jayne Dickinson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  22. Alison Edleston 2014-2016 Director View profile
  23. Margaret Elizabeth Bracegirdle 2014-2014 Director View profile
  24. Ellen Doreen Cieka 2014-2014 Director View profile
  25. Mary Louise Blythe 2014-2014 Director View profile
  26. Laura Turner 2023-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/07/2014

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Lisa Barber ceased 2021-01-01
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Edward Ball ceased 2021-05-04
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rachel Clare Maylin Bark-Jones ceased 2017-03-27
    25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Iain Borthwick ceased 2021-01-01
    25-50% voting (trust), significant influence · notified 2017-03-27 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Smallwood Academy Trust is controlled by Lisa Barber
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lisa Barber.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£4,575,000
Total assets
£4,477,000
Employees
0.26
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £9,300 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,300

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,3002015-07-29
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.

8 directors on the board

4.3y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (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 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.

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
09118770
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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