RAY Academy Trust

Company 10345317 Active

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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.

directors on the board

8.2y median 9.7y

average tenure

9.9y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

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.

Schools in this trust (2)

Roger Ascham Primary School Waltham Forest
Yardley Primary School Waltham Forest

Compiled from DfE governance records - an inferred connection, not an official Charity Commission or Companies House link.

Company details

Number	10345317
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated	25/08/2016
Address	ROGER ASCHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL, WIGTON ROAD, LONDON, E17 5HU
Accounts next due	31/05/2027
Accounts last made up	31/08/2025

Industry (SIC)

85200 - Primary education

Ownership - persons with significant control (5)

Mr Marcus Joseph Keane ceased 2018 British
voting rights 25-50%
Mr Christopher Alexander Henderson ceased 2018 British
voting rights 25-50%
Ms Rachel Johnson ceased 2018 British
voting rights 25-50%
Mr Martin John Callaghan ceased 2018 British
voting rights 25-50%
Ms Leigh Stanford ceased 2018 British
right to appoint and remove directors

Officers (11)

Messiah Odinma Director · appointed 2025
Sarah Louise Smith Secretary · appointed 2018
Gregory Talbot Director · appointed 2017
Matthew Hanks Director · appointed 2017
Christopher Alexander Henderson Director · appointed 2016
Marcus Joseph Keane Director · appointed 2016
Caroline Susan Edwards Director · appointed 2016

Show 4 former officers

Denise Pickering Secretary · appointed 2017 · resigned 2018
Rachel Johnson Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2020
Leigh Frances Stanford Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2017
Robert Alfred Carey Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2022

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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