Company · Sheffield
Astrea Academy Trust
Other education n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Duncan Paul CooperDirector · since 2025
- Penelope Jane AlfordDirector · since 2025
- Claudia Louise Bickford-SmithDirector · since 2025
- Meesha Alecia WarmingtonDirector · since 2023
- Faye CrasterDirector · since 2021
- Benjamin Simon BrownDirector · since 2021
- Peter James BurrowsDirector · since 2021
- Dr Tesca BennettDirector · since 2019
- Christopher John RossiterDirector · since 2018
- Tomas Thurogood-HydeSecretary · since 2020
Previous officers 21
- Marina Elizabeth Muirhead 2024-2026 View profile
- Kim Duff 2023-2025 View profile
- William Mchugh 2023-2025 View profile
- Julie Sarah Bloor 2021-2023 View profile
- Louise Mary Cooper 2021-2025 View profile
- Dr Christopher Edmund Sheasby 2020-2021 View profile
- Dr Muna Abdi 2018-2018 View profile
- Nicholas Peter Cragg 2017-2025 View profile
- Carole Samantha Twiselton 2017-2022 View profile
- Glendon Earl Fendley 2017-2021 View profile
- Naleena Gururani 2016-2017 View profile
- Elisabeth Anne Blanche Nicholas 2016-2017 View profile
- James Morys Muir 2016-2020 View profile
- Professor Simon David Gregory 2016-2021 View profile
- Matthew Stupart Robb 2015-2023 View profile
- Valerie Ann Dunsford 2015-2023 View profile
- Jonathan Simons 2015-2019 View profile
- John Haydn West-Burnham 2015-2017 View profile
- Peter Christopher Little 2015-2017 View profile
- Sir Steve Lyndon Lancashire 2015-2017 View profile
- Ross Leighton Hall 2015-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other education n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 23/09/2015
- Registered office
- Sheffield
- Previous names
- Reach4 Academy Trust (until 31/03/2017)
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.
- Ross Leighton Hall ceased 2017-03-31
25-50% shares (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - Roger Michael Pryce ceased 2017-03-31
25-50% shares (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - Stephen Martyn Chamberlain ceased 2019-03-01
25-50% voting · notified 2017-03-28 - Jonathan Simons ceased 2019-03-01
25-50% voting · notified 2017-03-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Astrea Academy Trust
is controlled by Ross Leighton Hall
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ross Leighton Hall.
3 other companies 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.
Grants received
14 grants · £10,216,575 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
- Department for Education · £10,190,518 (12 grants)
- Sport England · £16,088
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,969
Most recent
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Education
Contracts awarded
2 contractsFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.
Top suppliers
Most recent
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
- Duncan Paul Cooper Director · appointed 2025
- Faye Craster Director · appointed 2021
- Christopher John Rossiter Director · appointed 2018
- Penelope Jane Alford Director · appointed 2025
- Claudia Louise Bickford-Smith Director · appointed 2025
- Benjamin Simon Brown Director · appointed 2021
- Meesha Alecia Warmington Director · appointed 2023
- Peter James Burrows Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Tesca Bennett Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher John Rossiter Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Tesca Bennett Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Duncan Paul Cooper Director · appointed 2025
- Faye Craster Director · appointed 2021
- Claudia Louise Bickford-Smith Director · appointed 2025
- Benjamin Simon Brown Director · appointed 2021
- Peter James Burrows Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (4)
- Christopher John Rossiter Director · appointed 2018
- Penelope Jane Alford Director · appointed 2025
- Meesha Alecia Warmington Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Tesca Bennett Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Marina Elizabeth Muirhead Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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
- 09791051
- 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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