Company
Godinton Academy Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- James William FinnDirector · since 2025
- Mark Idris John BibeyDirector · since 2025
- Dora Alexandra GrantDirector · since 2023
- Karen Rosemary WardDirector · since 2022
- Rachael Louise DrayDirector · since 2022
- Robert Gordon WellardDirector · since 2019
- Kelly Anne Holden-SmithDirector · since 2017
- Jillian TalbotDirector · since 2017
- Stephen KingDirector · since 2015
Previous officers 21
- Kerry Lisa Baines 2023-2024 View profile
- Alexandra Prickett 2023-2025 View profile
- Amanda Stevenson 2023-2025 View profile
- Heather Victoria Vernon 2022-2025 View profile
- Natalie Jayne Smith 2022-2022 View profile
- Samuel Messenger 2022-2024 View profile
- Phillip Horne 2019-2020 View profile
- Anthony John Bonner 2018-2021 View profile
- Charlotte Beatrice Wright 2017-2022 View profile
- Stuart David Lund 2017-2022 View profile
- Lucy Siobhan Medhurst 2016-2018 View profile
- Ebenezer Olalekan Adeosun 2016-2017 View profile
- Michael Green 2016-2017 View profile
- Doreene Deveene Cross Gilbert-Addo 2015-2017 View profile
- Elaine Ann Paggett 2015-2017 View profile
- James Barry Holditch 2015-2017 View profile
- Simone Louise Williams-King 2015-2018 View profile
- Daniel Alan Martin O'Brien 2015-2015 View profile
- Anne Elizabeth Mcgoldrick 2015-2018 View profile
- Mark John William Terry 2015-2015 View profile
- Ivor James Duffy 2015-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/01/2015
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.
- Robert Gordon Wellard
significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-05-13 - Stephen King ceased 2026-05-13
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Elaine Ann Paggett ceased 2023-04-13
25-50% voting · notified 2019-04-04 - Ivor James Duffy ceased 2023-04-13
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2023-01-19 - Possible match - 9 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 9 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Godinton Academy Trust
is controlled by Robert Gordon Wellard
Evidence
active significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-05-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robert Gordon Wellard.
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.
Grants received
1 grant · £9,780 total360Giving 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 · £9,780
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
9 directors on the board
- Rachael Louise Dray Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Rosemary Ward Director · appointed 2022
- Robert Gordon Wellard Director · appointed 2019
- James William Finn Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen King Director · appointed 2015
- Mark Idris John Bibey Director · appointed 2025
- Dora Alexandra Grant Director · appointed 2023
- Jillian Talbot Director · appointed 2017
- Kelly Anne Holden-Smith Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Robert Gordon Wellard Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen King Director · appointed 2015
- Jillian Talbot Director · appointed 2017
- Kelly Anne Holden-Smith Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Karen Rosemary Ward Director · appointed 2022
- Robert Gordon Wellard Director · appointed 2019
- James William Finn Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen King Director · appointed 2015
- Mark Idris John Bibey Director · appointed 2025
- Dora Alexandra Grant Director · appointed 2023
- Jillian Talbot Director · appointed 2017
- Kelly Anne Holden-Smith Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Rachael Louise Dray Director · appointed 2022
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
- 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
- 09404783
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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