Company
RAY Academy Trust
RAY Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 10345317), incorporated 2016, with 6 current directors including Messiah Odinma and Gregory Talbot. 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 4
- Rachel Johnson 2016-2020 View profile
- Leigh Frances Stanford 2016-2017 View profile
- Robert Alfred Carey 2016-2022 View profile
- Denise Pickering 2017-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/08/2016
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.
- Marcus Joseph Keane ceased 2018-11-15
25-50% voting · notified 2016-08-25 - Christopher Alexander Henderson ceased 2018-11-15
25-50% voting · notified 2016-08-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Rachel Johnson ceased 2018-11-15
25-50% voting · notified 2016-08-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Martin John Callaghan ceased 2018-11-15
25-50% voting · notified 2016-08-25
Group
- RAY Academy Trust
is controlled by Marcus Joseph Keane
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-08-25, ceased 2018-11-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Marcus Joseph Keane.
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.
6 directors on the board
- Christopher Alexander Henderson Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Hanks Director · appointed 2017
- Marcus Joseph Keane Director · appointed 2016
- Messiah Odinma Director · appointed 2025
- Gregory Talbot Director · appointed 2017
- Caroline Susan Edwards Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Alexander Henderson Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Hanks Director · appointed 2017
- Marcus Joseph Keane Director · appointed 2016
- Gregory Talbot Director · appointed 2017
- Caroline Susan Edwards Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Christopher Alexander Henderson Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Hanks Director · appointed 2017
- Marcus Joseph Keane Director · appointed 2016
- Messiah Odinma Director · appointed 2025
- Gregory Talbot Director · appointed 2017
- Caroline Susan Edwards 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
- 10345317
- 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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