GDST Academy Trust

Active06000347 Private company limited by guarantee

What Gdst Academy Trust say about themselves

“The Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) is the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, with over 3700 staff, and 19000 students.”

— from gdst.net

Incorporated: 16 November 2006 (19 years)
Industry: Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors: Julia Anne Townsend
Mark Alastair Humphreys
Kathryn Ann Greaves
all 11 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: The Asticus Building
21 Palmer Street
London
SW1H 0AD

Website & contact details

Website: gdst.net

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 May 2027
Last accounts: 31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due: 26 November 2026
Last conf. stmt: 12 November 2025

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Townsend, Julia Anne

Director · Appointed 1 July 2026

Also at Fulham Reach Boat Club, JA Townsend Limited

British

Born March 1963 (63)

Humphreys, Mark Alastair

Director · Appointed 1 July 2026

British

Born November 1974

Greaves, Kathryn Ann

Director · Appointed 1 January 2026

British

Born January 1964 (62)

King, Jeremy Bennett Biddle

Director · Appointed 19 June 2024

Also at The Girls' Day School Trust, Ocean Orchestra Limited, Attest Technologies Limited · more companies

British

Born September 1981 (45)

Paton, Georgina Alice

Director · Appointed 11 March 2024

British

Born June 1965 (61)

Walshaw, Victoria Jane

Director · Appointed 8 January 2024

British

Born October 1993 (33)

Wiesemann, Sharon Okine

Director · Appointed 8 January 2024

British

Born August 1981 (45)

Nardone, Sarah

Director · Appointed 8 January 2024

British

Born May 1979 (47)

Galvin, Jill Mamie

Director · Appointed 1 December 2023

British

Born June 1966 (60)

Ewing, Hilary Ann

Director · Appointed 14 November 2019

Also at Aqa Education, The Girls' Day School Trust, The Association of Accounting Technicians · more companies

British

Born May 1955 (71)

Giovannoni, Cheryl Yvette

Director · Appointed 1 September 2016

Also at GDST (Enterprises) Limited

South African

Born January 1964 (62)

Officer history (32 former)

1 July 2026

Appointed Humphreys, Mark Alastair as Director

1 July 2026

Appointed Townsend, Julia Anne as Director

18 June 2026

Resigned Stewart, Gary Ian as Director

1 January 2026

Appointed Greaves, Kathryn Ann as Director

31 December 2025

Resigned Anstey, Kathy Mary as Director

30 November 2025

Resigned Ghattas, Farid Alexander as Director

6 November 2024

Appointed Ghattas, Farid Alexander as Director

31 October 2024

Resigned Radway, Rachael as Director

31 July 2024

Resigned Davis, Jonathan Mark as Director

19 June 2024

Resigned Simons, Judith Ann, Professor as Director

19 June 2024

Appointed King, Jeremy Bennett Biddle as Director

11 March 2024

Appointed Paton, Georgina Alice as Director

8 January 2024

Appointed Walshaw, Victoria Jane as Director

8 January 2024

Appointed Wiesemann, Sharon Okine as Director

8 January 2024

Appointed Nardone, Sarah as Director

1 December 2023

Appointed Galvin, Jill Mamie as Director

27 September 2023

Resigned O'Sullivan, Kieran Bryan as Director

19 September 2022

Resigned Hockaday, Anne Mary as Director

31 May 2022

Appointed Radway, Rachael as Director

15 February 2022

Resigned Carlick, Sarah Louise, Dr as Director

15 December 2021

Resigned Taylor, Alison Jane as Director

25 January 2021

Appointed Carlick, Sarah Louise, Dr as Director

14 October 2020

Appointed Hockaday, Anne Mary as Director

23 January 2020

Appointed O'Sullivan, Kieran Bryan as Director

14 November 2019

Appointed Ewing, Hilary Ann as Director

31 August 2019

Resigned Williams, Helen Mary as Director

31 August 2019

Resigned Kinman Carroll, Alison as Director

13 June 2019

Appointed Stewart, Gary Ian as Director

1 September 2018

Appointed Taylor, Alison Jane as Director

31 August 2018

Resigned Greenslade, Joanna Avril as Director

31 August 2018

Resigned Martin, Simon Christian as Director

27 July 2018

Resigned Harris, Richard John as Director

23 March 2018

Resigned Beardmore-Gray, Tom as Director

22 March 2018

Appointed Davis, Jonathan Mark as Director

17 January 2018

Appointed Simons, Judith Ann, Professor as Director

1 January 2018

Appointed Anstey, Kathy Mary as Director

31 December 2017

Resigned Lawrence, Nigel Stuart as Director

31 March 2017

Resigned Hoare, Caroline Lucy as Secretary

1 September 2016

Appointed Giovannoni, Cheryl Yvette as Director

1 September 2016

Appointed Harris, Richard John as Director

31 August 2016

Resigned Fraser, Helen Jean Sutherland as Director

31 August 2016

Resigned Humphries, Juliet Claire as Director

1 September 2015

Appointed Greenslade, Joanna Avril as Director

31 August 2015

Resigned Richardson, Jane Miranda as Director

5 March 2015

Appointed Kinman Carroll, Alison as Director

27 November 2014

Resigned Gillies, Robert Malcolm as Director

18 March 2014

Appointed Williams, Helen Mary as Director

22 January 2014

Resigned Iversen, Susan Diana, Professor as Director

31 May 2013

Resigned Stuart, Nicholas Willoughby as Director

8 December 2011

Appointed Gillies, Robert Malcolm as Director

8 December 2010

Appointed Beardmore-Gray, Tom as Director

30 November 2010

Resigned Gibson, Brian as Director

30 November 2010

Appointed Lawrence, Nigel Stuart as Director

31 August 2010

Resigned Houston, Margaret Anne as Director

23 February 2010

Appointed Humphries, Juliet Claire as Director

25 January 2010

Appointed Fraser, Helen Jean Sutherland as Director

22 January 2010

Appointed Hoare, Caroline Lucy as Secretary

22 January 2010

Resigned Gerald, Diana Judith as Secretary

22 January 2010

Resigned Gerald, Diana Judith as Director

15 October 2009

Resigned Beleschenko, Alix Ruth as Director

1 September 2009

Appointed Gibson, Brian as Director

6 May 2009

Resigned Harrison, Barbara Andrea as Director

6 May 2009

Appointed Gerald, Diana Judith as Secretary

6 May 2009

Resigned Harrison, Barbara Andrea as Secretary

6 May 2009

Appointed Gerald, Diana Judith as Director

1 November 2008

Appointed Martin, Simon Christian as Director

31 May 2008

Resigned Richardson, Mary, Dame as Director

5 July 2007

Appointed Beleschenko, Alix Ruth as Director

17 November 2006

Appointed Richardson, Mary, Dame as Director

16 November 2006

Appointed Harrison, Barbara Andrea as Director

16 November 2006

Appointed Stuart, Nicholas Willoughby as Director

16 November 2006

Appointed Iversen, Susan Diana, Professor as Director

16 November 2006

Appointed Houston, Margaret Anne as Director

16 November 2006

Appointed Richardson, Jane Miranda as Director

16 November 2006

Appointed Harrison, Barbara Andrea as Secretary

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings 137

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
14 August 2026	Registered office address changed
11 July 2026	Registered office address changed
6 July 2026	Appointment of a director
6 July 2026	Appointment of a director
1 July 2026	Termination of appointment of a director