Directors and Academy Councils

An Academy Trust is a particular type of company, officially called a ‘charitable company limited by guarantee’.

The Trust is registed at Companies’ House with the company number 7542114. Unlike other companies an Academy Trust has no share capital and is required to direct all funds received to achieving the objectives of the Trust.

In the case of the Pegasus Academy Trust, the primary objective – as stated in its articles of association – is ‘to advance for the public benefit education in the United Kingdom’.

Directors of the Trust, like Directors of other companies, are registered at Companies House. Their main duties are:

The daily running of the Academy Trust and the management of the Trust’s business affairs;
Ensuring the standard of education at schools within the Trust:
Entering into contracts on the Trust’s behalf;
Ensuring that relevant statutory documents are delivered to Companies House;
Managing the Academy Trust’s finances and property;
Taking part in board meetings of the Directors.

You can see minutes and agendas of the Board of Directors on our ‘Statutory Information’ pages here

Directors of the Trust

Richard Hill
Chair of Directors: Chair WHINF and WHJUN MACs
Ian Patterson
Co-opted Director Chair of PAT Finance Committee
Gary Griffin
Co-opted Director
Lynne Sampson
Board Representative: Executive Headteacher, Ex-Officio
Jolyon Roberts
Board Representative: Executive Principal, Ex-Officio
Jo Ridge
Chief Financial Officer, Business Strategic Lead Company Secretary
Nina Pogossova
Co-opted Director
Shelley Davies
Co-opted Director (LA)
Emma Whapham
Co-opted Director
Fiona Fearon
Academy Council Chair for Beulah Infant School Safeguarding and Children Looked After

Richard Hill

Term of Service ends:

March 2021

Responsibilities:

Chair of Directors: Chair WHINF and WHJUN MACs

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I graduated from Sheffield University in 1969 with a maths degree and gained a masters degree in computer science from London University in 1972.

I spent most of my career working for BT in their computer system development department retiring in 1996. On leaving BT I worked for the London Borough of Croydon in the Governor Services Team before retiring for the final time in July 2010.

I first became a governor at the Whitehorse Manor Schools in 1994 and was elected as chair of the governing body in 1996. I have been chair of the governing bodies of the schools since that time.

In 2011 I was involved in setting up the Pegasus Academy Trust became a director and was elected as the chair of the board of directors.

Since 2011 I have been chair of the academy councils of Whitehorse Manor Infant School and Whitehorse Manor Junior School. Between February 2011 and August 2014 I served on the academy council of Ecclesbourne Primary School and since September 2014 I have been a member of the academy council of Beulah Infant School.

Ian Patterson

Responsibilities:

Co-opted Director Chair of PAT Finance Committee

Gary Griffin

Responsibilities:

Co-opted Director

Lynne Sampson

Responsibilities:

Board Representative: Executive Headteacher, Ex-Officio

Jolyon Roberts

Responsibilities:

Board Representative: Executive Principal, Ex-Officio

Jo Ridge

Responsibilities:

Chief Financial Officer, Business Strategic Lead Company Secretary

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Nina Pogossova

Responsibilities:

Co-opted Director

Shelley Davies

Responsibilities:

Co-opted Director (LA)

Emma Whapham

Term of Service ends:

January 2024

Responsibilities:

Co-opted Director

Fiona Fearon

Responsibilities:

Academy Council Chair for Beulah Infant School Safeguarding and Children Looked After

Directors and MACs Pecuniary Interests and Attendance at meetings

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Academy Councils

Each school in the Trust has its own Academy Council. The Academy Council is responsible for monitoring key aspects of each school’s performance namely:

Outcomes for children and learners;
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment;
Behaviour and welfare (including safeguarding);
Ethos and values (and how they match the Trust’s overall values statements)

Members of the Academy Councils (MACs) are expected to establish for themselves what is happening in their schools and to ensure that they receive evidence on these key aspects from a variety of sources. A budget is set aside by Directors so that, when required, Academy Councils may commission their own consultants to give an independent view on areas of concern.

Academy Councils (sometimes known as ‘Local Governing Bodies’) are vital to Directors in ensuring that local voices are properly heard and the have the right to escalate matters to Directors if they vote to do so. Since the formation of the Trust at least one Director has attended each Academy Council so that a quick response can be given where required.

Directors and Academy Councils

Directors of the Trust

Richard Hill

Term of Service ends:

Responsibilities:

Ian Patterson

Responsibilities:

Gary Griffin

Responsibilities:

Lynne Sampson

Responsibilities:

Jolyon Roberts

Responsibilities:

Jo Ridge

Responsibilities:

Nina Pogossova

Responsibilities:

Shelley Davies

Responsibilities:

Emma Whapham

Term of Service ends:

Responsibilities:

Fiona Fearon

Responsibilities:

Directors and MACs Pecuniary Interests and Attendance at meetings

PAT Pecuniary Interests 2019-20

Board of Directors’ Attendance 2018-19

Board of Directors’ Pecuniary Interests 2018-19

Company information

Academy Councils

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