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Hornchurch Academy Trust

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

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Sophie Alice Adams 2024-2026 Director View profile
Christopher Birbeck 2019-2023 Director View profile
Amanda Ireland 2017-2018 Director View profile
David John Pike 2017-2018 Director View profile
Rev Keith Turner 2017-2019 Director View profile
Ivan Peter Koble 2017-2017 Director View profile
Kathleen Keeper 2017-2018 Director View profile
Gillian Elizabeth Thumpston 2017-2026 Director View profile
Robert Train 2017-2024 Director View profile
Debra Bodle 2017-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 09/05/2017

Contracts awarded

3 contracts · £15,000,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Unknown supplier · £15,000,000
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED · £0
TSG Building Sevices Plc · £0

Most recent

PP-10183a Hornchurch Academy Trust Facilities Management Open Framework Supplier: COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITEDValue not publishedDate not published
PP-10183b Hornchurch Academy Trust Construction, Infrastructure, Building Works, Installations and Renewables Open Framework Supplier: TSG Building Sevices PlcValue not publishedDate not published
PP-10200 Hornchurch Academy Trust Cleaning Framework Supplier: Unknown£15,000,000Date not published

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.

7 directors on the board

Avril Dawn Weatherley Director · appointed 2017
Matthew James Pepper Director · appointed 2018
Christopher William Hobson Director · appointed 2017
Eve Lacy Director · appointed 2017
Thomas Richard Sampson Director · appointed 2022
Catherine Louise Ridley-Pepper Director · appointed 2018
Keri Denise Pitt Director · appointed 2018

7.7y median 7.8y

average tenure

9.2y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Avril Dawn Weatherley Director · appointed 2017
Matthew James Pepper Director · appointed 2018
Christopher William Hobson Director · appointed 2017
Eve Lacy Director · appointed 2017
Catherine Louise Ridley-Pepper Director · appointed 2018
Keri Denise Pitt Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Avril Dawn Weatherley Director · appointed 2017
Matthew James Pepper Director · appointed 2018
Eve Lacy Director · appointed 2017
Catherine Louise Ridley-Pepper Director · appointed 2018

Portfolio (3)

Christopher William Hobson Director · appointed 2017
Thomas Richard Sampson Director · appointed 2022
Keri Denise Pitt Director · appointed 2018

Also govern a charity

Christopher William Hobson Sycamore Trust U.K.

Left in the last 12 months

Sophie Alice Adams Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
Gillian Elizabeth Thumpston Director · appointed 2017 · 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.

Professional services 3Other services 1

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
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 10760863
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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