Ged Byrne - Trustee (appointed by academy members)
Term of office:
01/09/22 - 31/08/26
Currently I have no financial business related involvement with the organization Director of NHS England
Chair Uganda UK Health Alliance
Chair Myanmar UK Health Alliance
Trustee Tropical Health and Education Trust
Alison Chapman - Trustee (appointed by academy members)
Term of office:
14/01/21 - 24/07/24
I lead the Star Appropriate Body for ECT induction. Vantage ECTs are registered with Star. To protect the interest, any work related to Vantage is covered by a different member of staff or quality assured by the Teaching School Partnership Director.
Nationality: United Kingdom
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White British
Andrew Gibbons - Trustee (appointed by academy members)
Term of office:
28/09/20 - 13/12/22
Chairman of Merseyside Youth Association Ltd March 2009 to Present.
Warden and Treasurer of St Catherine’s Church 1995 to present.
Former Chairman of the Methodist for World Mission
Northern Regional Confe Mason Owen Financial Services Ltd - 21/10/1999 (Date Interest Began Box does not go beyond 1/1/2000 - Insurance Broking, Mason Owen (Specialist Risks) Ltd - 19/12/2013 - MD - Insurance Broker - Mason Owen Financial Services (Wirral) Ltd - 6/6/2019 - MD - Insurance Broker, MOFS (Holdings) Ltd - 18/8/2021 - Director - Holdco for Insurance Broker, MOIG Ltd - 21/10/2021 - Director - Holdco, AILIST (Holdings) Limited, Director - 16/10/2019, Instant Title Solutions Ltd - Director 18/10/2019, Refuge Nominees Limit None Andrew is currently the Managing Director of Mason Owen Financial Services Ltd, a predominantly commercial insurance broker based in Liverpool. He is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Chartered Insurance Broker.
Having joined Provincial Insurance in July 1987, he progressed to become a Senior Account Manager following the acquisition by AXA Insurance, before moving to Mason Owen.
He was Chair of the Smaller Brokers Advisory Board of the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) between January 2015 and March 2020 and served as a member of the main BIBA board between April 2014 and March 2020. He is currently the Chair of the Industry Claims Working Group.
Andrew is currently the Chair of Merseyside Youth Association, a youth charity in Liverpool and an ac
Nationality: United Kingdom
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White British
Natalie Harling - Trustee (appointed by academy members)
Term of office:
01/09/22 - 31/08/26
I am also Chair of Governors at Hunter Hall Preparatory School in Penrith The Outward Bound Trust - Director where many of the schools use for residentials
Chair of Governors, Hunter Hall Prep School
Nationality: British
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White British
Rector of St Hilda’s Church
Two of my children attended St Hild’s School from nursery – year 6 – now in school years 11 and 12.
Formerly director of Manchester Diocesan Board of Education and Manchester Diocesan Association of Church Schools until January 2016.
Husband of Andrea Malkin, Teacher of Mathematics at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, SLE, and member of NW1 Maths Hub, who has provided some numeracy support to St Hilda’s School in that capacity in the past and whose department/hub would be open to possible future support work.
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White British
The Academy Trust is an existing client of Browne Jacobson
Date Interest began
05/02/2018
Ned Solanki MBE - Member
Term of office:
01/11/12 -
Currently I have no financial business related involvement with the Trust. I am also Chair of a school outside the Trust
BWFC and BWFC Community Trust link with Phil Mason (Chair of Trustees). My Wife is currently working with them on FanZone on match days.
My wife works for Bolton Council and also BWFC
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian or Asian British - Indian
Martin Whittle - Trustee (appointed by academy members)
Term of office:
12/10/21 - 11/10/25
Currently I have no financial business related involvement with the Trust. My wife is employed as a Learning Mentor by the MAT and is based at Knowsley Lane Primary School.
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White British