Our Members and Trustees
Members
Members are the guardians of the trust’s constitution and they have a similar role to a shareholder of a company limited by shares. They;
- Are subscribers to the Memorandum of Association (founding members only)
- Can amend the Articles of Association
- Appoint and remove Members
- Appoint and remove Trustees
- Issue direction to Trustees
- Appoint the trust’s external auditors
- Change the company’s name, wind up the company
(Subject to restrictions and Special Resolutions)
Members of the Trust, including Business and Pecuniary Interests:
September 2025/2026
| Name | Date of Appointment | Appointed by | Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests, including Governance roles in other Education Institutions, Director roles |
| Ben Hutchings | 06/07/2016 | Original (Signatory) Member |
Business owner of Minis Childcare Ltd Director, Old Colfeians Rugby Club Director, Edpeople Limited |
| Anna Thompson | 10/01/2018 | Appointed by Members | Senior Civil Servant |
| Eben Groenewald | 15/12/2020 | Appointed by Members | None declared |
| Martin Myers | 16/12/2021 | Appointed by Members |
Employed by JMW Solicitors LLP East London Brass (Charity Registration Number: 1091235), Trustee and Chair External Committee Member, The Fundraising Regulator (Company Number: 10016446) Memberships - Solicitors Regulatory Authority, Law Society of England and Wales |
Members who have served within the last 12 months
| Name | Date of Appointment | Member Type | Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests, including Governance roles in other Education Institutions, Director roles |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Trustees
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
Trustees Business and Pecuniary Interests: September 2025/2026
Trustees Attendance: September 2024 - 2025
| Name | Role |
Term of Office |
Relevant Business Pecuniary Interests, including Governance roles in other Education Institutions, Director roles |
Trust Board | Finance, Audit and Risk Committee | Standards and Achievements Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Armstrong-Taylor | Chair of Finance, Audit & Risk Committee | 13/12/2022 - 13/12/2026 Appointed by Members |
Owner of Holiday Let property (Purchased 30/08/2024) Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Husband - employee at Legal and General Volunteer at Brooklands Primary School |
4 of 6 | 5 of 5 | |
| Tiffany Beck OBE |
Chair of Trustees
|
05/07/2024 - 05/07/2028 Appointed by Members |
Employed by PLMR Trustee at the National Institute of Teaching Maritime Children's Foundation (Aug 2024) |
5 of 6 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Louise Obi-Drake |
08/04/2024 - 08/04/2028 |
Senior Consultant, Business Psychologist Ets plc. Director - Firefly Futures Ltd |
5 of 6 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | |
| Nick Osborne | CEO and Accounting Officer | 06/07/2016 Ex-officio by virtue of office (CEO) |
Coachbright & Maritime Children's Foundation August 2024 Charity Trustee - Woodlands Academy Trust Sally Osborne - Employed at Brooklands |
6 of 6 | 4 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
| Sunny Lu | 19/01/2023 - 19/01/2027 Appointed by foundation/Trust |
Cambridge ESG Ltd Partner in Accounting Firm |
2 of 6 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | |
| Mark Chattley | Chair of Standards and Achievement Committee | 19/02/2024 - 19/02/2028 Appointed by foundation/Trust |
Trust Leader/CEO/Director Coppice Primary Partnership Charity Trustree - Coppice Primary Partnership |
5 of 6 | 3 of 5 | |
| Shafiq Ahmed | 20/07/2025 - 20/07/2029 Appointed by foundation/Trust |
Founder CEO and Chairman - NRG Gym Ltd Director - NRG Gym, NRG Gym Two, & SA Fitness Holdings Health & Fitness Association - Board of Directors (USA Entity) Shabina Ahmed (Wife) employed at Hook Lane Primary School Parent Councillor, Hook Lane Primary School |
1 of 1 | |||
| Dr Nicola Crossley | 17/12/2025 - 17/12/2029 |
CEO, Liberty Academy Trust |
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| James Zuccollo | 22/12/2025 - 22/12/2029 Appointed by foundation/Trust |
Director for School Workforce at the Education Policy Institute |
Trustees who have served within the last 12 months:
| Name | Role | Term of Office | Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests, including Governance roles in other Education Institutions, Director roles | Trust Board | Finance, Audit and Risk Committee | Standards and Achievements Committee |
| Nidhi Dholakia-Wellens |
19/01/2023 19/01/2027 Trust Resigned 18/12/2025 |
Employed by - part time in the NHS | 0 of 1 | 1 of 2 | ||
| Martin Fitzwilliam | Chair - Education Challenge Board |
19/01/2023 - 19/01/2027 Appointed by foundation/ Trust Resigned 25/03/2025 |
Employed by E-ACT: National Director for Primary Education
|
2 of 3 | 0 of 2 |
