Company
Berlesduna Academy Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Emma SmithDirector · since 2025
- Martin O'RourkeDirector · since 2024
- Rachel Verity WorthDirector · since 2024
- Rosemary Anne Tracey LovattDirector · since 2020
- John HunterDirector · since 2018
- Robin TavernerDirector · since 2016
- Steven Peter WestDirector · since 2016
- Susan Pauline SeggerDirector · since 2016
- Sean Terence TobinDirector · since 2016
- Eileen Margaret PatchingDirector · since 2016
Previous officers 6
- John Edwards 2021-2022 View profile
- Gerry Glover 2019-2022 View profile
- Rebecca Walsh 2019-2021 View profile
- Martin Andrew Noon 2016-2017 View profile
- Martin George Pretlove 2016-2025 View profile
- Colin Holbrooke Moore 2016-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/07/2016
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Martin Pretlove ceased 2022-11-29
25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-01 - Eileen Margaret Patching ceased 2022-11-29
25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-01 - Possible match - 9 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 9 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
- Possible match - 9 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 9 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Berlesduna Academy Trust
is controlled by Martin Pretlove
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-01, ceased 2022-11-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Martin Pretlove.
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.
10 directors on the board
- Martin O'Rourke Director · appointed 2024
- John Hunter Director · appointed 2018
- Rachel Verity Worth Director · appointed 2024
- Steven Peter West Director · appointed 2016
- Susan Pauline Segger Director · appointed 2016
- Emma Smith Director · appointed 2025
- Robin Taverner Director · appointed 2016
- Rosemary Anne Tracey Lovatt Director · appointed 2020
- Sean Terence Tobin Director · appointed 2016
- Eileen Margaret Patching Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- John Hunter Director · appointed 2018
- Steven Peter West Director · appointed 2016
- Susan Pauline Segger Director · appointed 2016
- Robin Taverner Director · appointed 2016
- Rosemary Anne Tracey Lovatt Director · appointed 2020
- Sean Terence Tobin Director · appointed 2016
- Eileen Margaret Patching Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Martin O'Rourke Director · appointed 2024
- John Hunter Director · appointed 2018
- Steven Peter West Director · appointed 2016
- Susan Pauline Segger Director · appointed 2016
- Robin Taverner Director · appointed 2016
- Rosemary Anne Tracey Lovatt Director · appointed 2020
- Sean Terence Tobin Director · appointed 2016
- Eileen Margaret Patching Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (2)
- Rachel Verity Worth Director · appointed 2024
- Emma Smith Director · appointed 2025
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
- 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
- 10267656
- 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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