Company
Smart Multi Academy Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Fiona HardieDirector · since 2026
- Cara CharltonDirector · since 2025
- Claire RenderDirector · since 2024
- Stuart BagnallDirector · since 2023
- Edward Philip McbrideDirector · since 2023
- Margaret Angela Anne AndersonDirector · since 2019
- Alan Robert KeenleysideDirector · since 2018
- John QuinnDirector · since 2018
- Alison RobinsonSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 26
- Victoria Alyson Mcdonald 2023-2025 View profile
- Laura Jane Bell 2023-2024 View profile
- John Alexander Slider 2022-2023 View profile
- David James Carss 2022-2023 View profile
- Janet Elizabeth Brown 2022-2022 View profile
- Mark David Ernest Stephenson 2020-2023 View profile
- Katie Stevens 2020-2023 View profile
- James Lawson 2019-2022 View profile
- Eric Taylor Gray 2019-2019 View profile
- Deborah Piggett 2018-2021 View profile
- Simon Andrew Bewick 2018-2021 View profile
- Eileen Morrison 2018-2019 View profile
- Charles Alexander Christie 2018-2026 View profile
- Gillian Helen Caleary 2018-2018 View profile
- Jennifer Teulon 2017-2018 View profile
- Simon John Taylor 2017-2018 View profile
- Anthony Hodge 2017-2018 View profile
- Marie Danielle Leddy 2016-2018 View profile
- John Antony Scott Walton 2016-2016 View profile
- John Paul Hopkinson 2016-2017 View profile
- Dr Helen Vivienne Roberts 2016-2018 View profile
- Rachael Cleary 2016-2017 View profile
- Sarah Elizabeth Hayes 2016-2017 View profile
- Janette Marguerite Corlett 2016-2018 View profile
- James Charles Clark 2016-2018 View profile
- Kathleen Held 2016-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 29/06/2016
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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 Charles Clark ceased 2017-07-03
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-28
Group
- Smart Multi Academy Trust
is controlled by James Charles Clark
Evidence
ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-28, ceased 2017-07-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Charles Clark.
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
3 grants · £119,908 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
- Community Foundation North East · £89,908 (2 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £30,000
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.
8 directors on the board
- Edward Philip Mcbride Director · appointed 2023
- Alan Robert Keenleyside Director · appointed 2018
- Stuart Bagnall Director · appointed 2023
- Margaret Angela Anne Anderson Director · appointed 2019
- Cara Charlton Director · appointed 2025
- John Quinn Director · appointed 2018
- Fiona Hardie Director · appointed 2026
- Claire Render Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Alan Robert Keenleyside Director · appointed 2018
- Margaret Angela Anne Anderson Director · appointed 2019
- John Quinn Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Margaret Angela Anne Anderson Director · appointed 2019
- Cara Charlton Director · appointed 2025
- Claire Render Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (5)
- Edward Philip Mcbride Director · appointed 2023
- Alan Robert Keenleyside Director · appointed 2018
- Stuart Bagnall Director · appointed 2023
- John Quinn Director · appointed 2018
- Fiona Hardie Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Charles Alexander Christie Director · appointed 2018 · 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
- 10257723
- 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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