Company
The South East Stafford Academy Trust
The South East Stafford Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 10178490), incorporated 2016, with 5 current directors including Nicholas Mark Jonathan Riley and Jeff Smith. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Graham Kenneth Ball 2018-2022 View profile
- Evan Richard Chadwick 2017-2020 View profile
- Fergus Rule 2016-2016 View profile
- Steven Horne 2016-2022 View profile
- Gillian Ann Richards 2016-2018 View profile
- David Stocking 2016-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/05/2016
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.
- Ann Patricia Edgeller
appoints directors · notified 2023-01-27 - Timothy John Smale
appoints directors · notified 2024-03-14 - Jeff Smith ceased 2022-03-16
appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Susan Francis ceased 2022-03-16
appoints directors · notified 2017-02-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Nicholas Mark Jonathan Riley ceased 2023-01-26
appoints directors · notified 2022-03-17
Group
- The South East Stafford Academy Trust
is controlled by Ann Patricia Edgeller
Evidence
active appoints directors · notified 2023-01-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ann Patricia Edgeller.
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.
5 directors on the board
- Nicholas Mark Jonathan Riley Director · appointed 2023
- Jeff Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Gemma Bettany Director · appointed 2016
- Susan Francis Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Rowell Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Jeff Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Gemma Bettany Director · appointed 2016
- Susan Francis Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Rowell Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Nicholas Mark Jonathan Riley Director · appointed 2023
- Jeff Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Gemma Bettany Director · appointed 2016
- Susan Francis Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Rowell Director · appointed 2016
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 10178490
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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