Company
Sharples School A Multi Academy Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Idris MakaDirector · since 2025
- Andrew Harbot TaylorDirector · since 2025
- Martyn SlaterDirector · since 2025
- Anne MortonDirector · since 2024
- Afzal BabariyaDirector · since 2024
- Farhana VepariDirector · since 2024
- Sazid GijaDirector · since 2024
- Rayaz Ali ChelDirector · since 2024
- Caroline MolyneuxDirector · since 2024
- Dr Leigh VallanceDirector · since 2018
- John Kirk ShepleyDirector · since 2015
- Lesley Ann HartDirector · since 2015
- Catherine IngramSecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 11
- Lynne Higgingbottom 2020-2022 View profile
- Julia Head 2020-2025 View profile
- James Heyes 2018-2024 View profile
- Charles Robert Atkinson 2018-2018 View profile
- Michael Charles Cull 2018-2018 View profile
- Ann Webster 2017-2024 View profile
- Lynne Susanne Smith 2015-2018 View profile
- Rachel Marie Quesnel 2015-2017 View profile
- Lesley Ann Hart 2015-2019 View profile
- Christine Wild 2015-2020 View profile
- Joanne Christine Bentley 2016-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/07/2015
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.
- James Heyes
25-50% voting, appoints directors (trust) · notified 2024-10-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Alison Jane Brennan
25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2024-12-16 - Kelly Jane James
25-50% voting · notified 2025-09-18 - Michael Charles Cull ceased 2020-12-12
significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-09-01 - Julian Paul Gilbert ceased 2021-12-12
25-50% shares · notified 2019-08-13
Group
- Sharples School A Multi Academy Trust
is controlled by James Heyes
Evidence
active 25-50% voting, appoints directors (trust) · notified 2024-10-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Heyes.
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.
12 directors on the board
- John Kirk Shepley Director · appointed 2015
- Martyn Slater Director · appointed 2025
- Caroline Molyneux Director · appointed 2024
- Idris Maka Director · appointed 2025
- Sazid Gija Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Leigh Vallance Director · appointed 2018
- Andrew Harbot Taylor Director · appointed 2025
- Anne Morton Director · appointed 2024
- Rayaz Ali Chel Director · appointed 2024
- Lesley Ann Hart Director · appointed 2015
- Farhana Vepari Director · appointed 2024
- Afzal Babariya Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- John Kirk Shepley Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Leigh Vallance Director · appointed 2018
- Lesley Ann Hart Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Martyn Slater Director · appointed 2025
- Idris Maka Director · appointed 2025
- Sazid Gija Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Harbot Taylor Director · appointed 2025
- Anne Morton Director · appointed 2024
- Lesley Ann Hart Director · appointed 2015
- Farhana Vepari Director · appointed 2024
- Afzal Babariya Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (4)
- John Kirk Shepley Director · appointed 2015
- Caroline Molyneux Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Leigh Vallance Director · appointed 2018
- Rayaz Ali Chel Director · appointed 2024
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
- 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
- 09677469
- 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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