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Apex Collaborative Trust

Primary education

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Jessica Mary Sheldrick 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Darren Michael Minton 2025-2025 Director View profile
  3. Amerjeat Sarai 2025-2025 Director View profile
  4. Katy Whitehead 2023-2025 Director View profile
  5. Steve Wilson 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Saima Bari 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. John Stuart Whiteley 2020-2025 Director View profile
  8. Colin Michael Tiernan 2019-2021 Director View profile
  9. Catherine Jennifer Hitchen 2017-2021 Director View profile
  10. Paul Parkin 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Paul White 2017-2025 Director View profile
  12. Vincent Martin Green 2017-2019 Director View profile
  13. Harry Devonport 2017-2021 Director View profile
  14. Joanne Lesley Pickering 2017-2019 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Ben Walker 2018-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
21/12/2017
Registered office
Nelson
Previous names
The Pennine Trust (until 12/03/2025)

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.

  • Marie Burnham ceased 2023-02-22
    25-50% voting · notified 2021-05-25

Group

  1. Apex Collaborative Trust is controlled by Marie Burnham
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2021-05-25, ceased 2023-02-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Marie Burnham.

1 other company in this group

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.

Financials

Net assets
£32,500,000
Total assets
£32,500,000
Cash
£5,959,000
Employees
3.11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

9 directors on the board

3.8y median 1.3y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Education 1Property 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

  • 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
11121514
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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