Company
Better Futures Multi-Academy Trust
Better Futures Multi-Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 10817914), incorporated 2017, with 13 current directors including Anna Clare Richards and William Herndon Rupp. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Anna Clare RichardsDirector · since 2026
- William Herndon RuppDirector · since 2026
- Savannah Marlena HansonDirector · since 2026
- Nicola Elaine HarroldDirector · since 2025
- Sarah Ann BaxterDirector · since 2025
- Elizabeth BunnDirector · since 2023
- David Shaun HidesDirector · since 2023
- Paul Malcolm KendrickDirector · since 2023
- Stuart William StanleyDirector · since 2022
- Daniel Joseph GutteridgeDirector · since 2022
- Norman James MacdonaldDirector · since 2021
- Ulysses LyonsDirector · since 2019
- Joseph Kevin GrindleyDirector · since 2019
- Jacqueline Susan TwiggerSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 15
- Dr Rebecca Emily Khanna 2024-2025 View profile
- Harminder Bains 2023-2026 View profile
- Obinna Nonso Okwuadigbo 2022-2022 View profile
- John Malcolm Roger Kirk 2020-2021 View profile
- Gregory Neil Langston 2020-2022 View profile
- Eileen Mary Hartley 2019-2025 View profile
- Simon Wright 2018-2021 View profile
- Graham John Parker 2018-2020 View profile
- Lorraine Gearing 2018-2025 View profile
- Kate Quantrell 2017-2023 View profile
- Prof Guy Bernard Joseph Daly 2017-2022 View profile
- John Martin Dishman 2017-2019 View profile
- Professor John Latham 2017-2017 View profile
- Nigel John Alcock 2017-2019 View profile
- Gemma Louise Towns 2018-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/06/2017
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.
- David Stuart Frost ceased 2019-07-17
25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2018-08-24 - Possible match - 8 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 8 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Better Futures Multi-Academy Trust
is controlled by David Stuart Frost
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2018-08-24, ceased 2019-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Stuart Frost.
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.
13 directors on the board
- Elizabeth Bunn Director · appointed 2023
- David Shaun Hides Director · appointed 2023
- Ulysses Lyons Director · appointed 2019
- Norman James Macdonald Director · appointed 2021
- Joseph Kevin Grindley Director · appointed 2019
- Stuart William Stanley Director · appointed 2022
- William Herndon Rupp Director · appointed 2026
- Daniel Joseph Gutteridge Director · appointed 2022
- Savannah Marlena Hanson Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Malcolm Kendrick Director · appointed 2023
- Nicola Elaine Harrold Director · appointed 2025
- Sarah Ann Baxter Director · appointed 2025
- Anna Clare Richards Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Ulysses Lyons Director · appointed 2019
- Joseph Kevin Grindley Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (11)
- Elizabeth Bunn Director · appointed 2023
- David Shaun Hides Director · appointed 2023
- Ulysses Lyons Director · appointed 2019
- Joseph Kevin Grindley Director · appointed 2019
- William Herndon Rupp Director · appointed 2026
- Daniel Joseph Gutteridge Director · appointed 2022
- Savannah Marlena Hanson Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Malcolm Kendrick Director · appointed 2023
- Nicola Elaine Harrold Director · appointed 2025
- Sarah Ann Baxter Director · appointed 2025
- Anna Clare Richards Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Norman James Macdonald Director · appointed 2021
- Stuart William Stanley Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Harminder Bains Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 10817914
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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