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Company · Hartlepool

AD Astra Academy Trust

Primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Peter Noteyoung 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Joanne Louise Dobson 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Emma Louise Robins 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Craig James Malarkey 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. John Gerarde Maddison 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Alison Wilson 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Charlotte Louise Haylock 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Albert Pattison 2016-2020 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Hall 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. Buttery, Graeme, Revd Canon 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Julie Heather Thomas 2016-2017 Director View profile
  12. Adrian Charles Anthony Morris 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Steel 2014-2019 Director View profile
  14. Christopher James Simmons 2014-2024 Director View profile
  15. Raymond Priestman 2014-2023 Director View profile
  16. Amanda Joan Hall 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Garry Brown 2014-2023 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education
Incorporated
12/11/2014
Registered office
Hartlepool

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Andrew Steel ceased 2017-02-14
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alison Wilson ceased 2017-02-14
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. AD Astra Academy Trust is controlled by Andrew Steel
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-02-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Steel.

1 other company 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.

8 directors on the board

3.8y median 2.2y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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 2Business services 1Professional services 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
09308398
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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