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Reach South Academy Trust
Primary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Nicholas Brian Buckland OBEDirector · since 2025
- Hester Alix Elinor RiviereDirector · since 2025
- Heather Jane McstayDirector · since 2025
- Natalie Louise BroadDirector · since 2025
- Jeremiah Michael CollinsDirector · since 2025
- Benjamin Robert StoryDirector · since 2024
- Professor Fary Mahamedi CachelinDirector · since 2024
- Jairaj Vijay ThakkarDirector · since 2022
- Heather Ann TomlinsonDirector · since 2021
- Alan NewtonDirector · since 2017
- Lady Penelope Mary MarlandDirector · since 2017
- Marcus Paul Ambrose AgiusDirector · since 2016
- Dr Chris GentleDirector · since 2016
Previous officers 13
- Alexander James Crossman 2021-2024 View profile
- Gurbinder Beaver 2017-2025 View profile
- Michelle Louise Wilkins 2017-2017 View profile
- Peter David Spencer King 2017-2017 View profile
- Bronwen Lynne Lacey 2016-2021 View profile
- Nick Timothy 2016-2016 View profile
- Anne Marie Stevens 2016-2022 View profile
- Edward Lock 2016-2017 View profile
- Adrian Paul Gunn 2016-2024 View profile
- Mark Harry Papworth 2016-2025 View profile
- Susan Clare Inglish 2016-2024 View profile
- Dean Ashton 2016-2025 View profile
- Sir Steve Lyndon Lancashire 2016-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Primary education; General secondary education; Technical and vocational secondary education
- Incorporated
- 27/04/2016
- Registered office
- Calne
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.
- John David Keith Ellison ceased 2022-01-13
25-50% voting · notified 2017-03-27 - Peter Christopher Little ceased 2019-04-08
25-50% voting · notified 2017-03-27 - Anne Marie Stevens ceased 2024-04-28
25-50% voting · notified 2022-07-01 - John David Keith Ellison ceased 2024-04-28
25-50% voting · notified 2022-07-01
Group
- Reach South Academy Trust
is controlled by John David Keith Ellison
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2017-03-27, ceased 2022-01-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John David Keith Ellison.
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 · £1,770 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
- Henry Smith Foundation · £1,770
Most recent
Contracts awarded
1 contractFrom 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.
13 directors on the board
- Nicholas Brian Buckland OBE Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Fary Mahamedi Cachelin Director · appointed 2024
- Heather Jane Mcstay Director · appointed 2025
- Natalie Louise Broad Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Chris Gentle Director · appointed 2016
- Benjamin Robert Story Director · appointed 2024
- Alan Newton Director · appointed 2017
- Marcus Paul Ambrose Agius Director · appointed 2016
- Heather Ann Tomlinson Director · appointed 2021
- Jeremiah Michael Collins Director · appointed 2025
- Hester Alix Elinor Riviere Director · appointed 2025
- Lady Penelope Mary Marland Director · appointed 2017
- Jairaj Vijay Thakkar Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Chris Gentle Director · appointed 2016
- Alan Newton Director · appointed 2017
- Marcus Paul Ambrose Agius Director · appointed 2016
- Lady Penelope Mary Marland Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Heather Jane Mcstay Director · appointed 2025
- Natalie Louise Broad Director · appointed 2025
- Marcus Paul Ambrose Agius Director · appointed 2016
- Heather Ann Tomlinson Director · appointed 2021
- Jeremiah Michael Collins Director · appointed 2025
- Hester Alix Elinor Riviere Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (7)
- Nicholas Brian Buckland OBE Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Fary Mahamedi Cachelin Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Chris Gentle Director · appointed 2016
- Benjamin Robert Story Director · appointed 2024
- Alan Newton Director · appointed 2017
- Lady Penelope Mary Marland Director · appointed 2017
- Jairaj Vijay Thakkar Director · appointed 2022
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 10151730
- 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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