Heart Academies Trust

Active06969741 Private company limited by guarantee

What Heart Academies Trust say about themselves

“HEART Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust in Bedfordshire, bringing primary and secondary schools together to help every child thrive.”

— from heartacademiestrust.co.uk
Incorporated
22 July 2009 (17 years)
Previously known as
The Bedford Academy (until 8 April 2017)
Industry
Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors
Jennie Bayliss
David Graham Atter
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
East of England
Address
Bedford Academy
Mile Road
Bedford
MK42 9TR

Filing status

Accounts due
31 May 2027
Last accounts
31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due
27 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
13 July 2026

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Bayliss, Jennie
Director · Appointed 5 January 2026
British
Born July 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 4 September 2024
Also at Goldsmith House (Irving Mews) Limited · more companies
British
Born July 1962 (64)
Atter, David Graham
Director · Appointed 20 May 2024
British
Born November 1978
Graham-Law, Eleanor Mary Abbey
Director · Appointed 11 September 2023
British
Born July 1987 (39)
Director · Appointed 9 January 2019
British
Born January 1950 (76)
Director · Appointed 14 December 2017
British
Born January 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 1 June 2017
Also at Linbert Spencer Consultancy Limited, The Harpur Trust · more companies
British
Born March 1948 (78)
Director · Appointed 15 December 2009
British
Born September 1961 (65)
Officer history (43 former)
5 January 2026
Appointed Bayliss, Jennie as Director
1 December 2025
Resigned Nuttall, Harkanwal as Director
4 September 2024
Appointed Fordham, John as Director
8 July 2024
Resigned Davis, Sarah Louise as Director
4 June 2024
Resigned Lee, Alan, Dr as Director
20 May 2024
Appointed Atter, David Graham as Director
11 September 2023
Appointed Graham-Law, Eleanor Mary Abbey as Director
6 January 2023
Resigned Macdonald, Lorraine as Director
27 June 2022
Resigned Lousada, Susan as Director
10 January 2022
Appointed Nuttall, Harkanwal as Director
2 December 2021
Resigned Binley, Kevin Neil as Director
2 December 2021
Appointed Macdonald, Lorraine as Director
30 June 2021
Resigned Rooke, Christopher as Director
27 May 2021
Appointed Lousada, Susan as Director
27 May 2021
Resigned Jarrett, Rebecca as Director
9 April 2021
Appointed Lee, Alan, Dr as Director
24 March 2021
Appointed Davis, Sarah Louise as Director
23 July 2020
Resigned Rostron, Denise Yvonne as Director
17 October 2019
Appointed Rooke, Christopher as Director
17 May 2019
Resigned Mather, Harriett Jane as Director
4 April 2019
Resigned Mclellan, Steven Leslie as Director
4 April 2019
Resigned Weeden, Mervyn as Director
4 April 2019
Resigned Wilson, David as Director
6 February 2019
Appointed Jarrett, Rebecca as Director
6 February 2019
Appointed Binley, Kevin Neil as Director
9 January 2019
Appointed Hoare, David Alexander as Director
2 January 2019
Resigned Patel, Hanif Mohamed Said as Director
28 September 2018
Resigned Green, Victoria Jane as Director
13 September 2018
Resigned Parton, Diana as Director
13 September 2018
Resigned Hudson-Glynn, Kate Joanne, Dr as Director
28 June 2018
Appointed Rostron, Denise Yvonne as Director
14 December 2017
Appointed Webster, Joanne as Director
1 November 2017
Appointed Green, Victoria Jane as Director
1 June 2017
Appointed Wilson, David as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Baily, Charles as Director
1 June 2017
Appointed Parton, Diana as Director
1 June 2017
Appointed Spencer, Linbert Soloman as Director
1 June 2017
Appointed Hudson-Glynn, Kate Joanne, Dr as Director
1 June 2017
Appointed Mather, Harriett Jane as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Mclellan, Steven Leslie as Director
1 June 2017
Appointed Mclellan, Steven Leslie as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Forbes, Simon as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Wildman, Anthony Frederick as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Melvill, Alistair as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Highams, Christine as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Orr, Emma as Director
1 June 2017
Appointed Mclellan, Steven Leslie as Director
1 April 2017
Resigned Smith, Claire Isobel as Director
4 November 2016
Resigned Lowe, Emma as Director
7 July 2016
Appointed Forbes, Simon as Director
25 April 2016
Resigned Boys, James Ernest as Director
7 March 2016
Resigned Palmer, Mary as Director
30 November 2015
Resigned Keeler, Natalie Louise as Director
30 November 2015
Appointed Melvill, Alistair as Director
13 November 2014
Resigned Jones, Patricia as Director
13 November 2014
Resigned Pryce, Ian Michael as Director
1 July 2014
Appointed Orr, Emma as Director
26 June 2014
Appointed Pryce, Ian Michael as Director
26 June 2014
Appointed Jones, Patricia as Director
13 February 2014
Resigned Sparkes, Regena as Director
17 December 2013
Resigned Brownridge, David Kenneth as Director
10 December 2013
Appointed Patel, Hanif Mohamed Said as Director
8 October 2013
Appointed Sparkes, Regena as Director
8 October 2013
Appointed Boys, James Ernest as Director
30 September 2013
Resigned Cocozza, Gail Lesley as Director
11 July 2013
Resigned Guynn, Rebecca as Director
13 June 2013
Resigned Kundi, Harvinda as Director
28 October 2012
Appointed Lowe, Emma as Director
12 July 2012
Resigned Nasir, Saima Ambreen as Director
12 July 2012
Resigned Hockey, Linda Christine as Director
12 July 2012
Appointed Palmer, Mary as Director
13 December 2011
Appointed Baily, Charles as Director
13 November 2011
Resigned Hodgson, David Stuart as Director
25 May 2011
Appointed Kundi, Harvinda as Director
26 January 2011
Appointed Guynn, Rebecca as Director
31 August 2010
Resigned Mayson, Stephen Wallace, Dr as Director
20 July 2010
Resigned Milburn, Peter Charles Richard as Secretary
24 June 2010
Appointed Wildman, Anthony Frederick as Director
24 June 2010
Appointed Nasir, Saima Ambreen as Director
6 April 2010
Resigned Highams, Christine Ellen as Director
6 April 2010
Appointed Highams, Christine Ellen as Director
15 December 2009
Appointed Cocozza, Gail Lesley as Director
15 December 2009
Appointed Smith, Claire Isobel as Director
15 December 2009
Appointed Highams, Christine as Director
15 December 2009
Appointed Hockey, Linda Christine as Director
15 December 2009
Appointed Clark, Susan as Director
15 December 2009
Appointed Keeler, Natalie Louise as Director
15 December 2009
Appointed Hodgson, David Stuart as Director
22 July 2009
Appointed Milburn, Peter Charles Richard as Secretary
22 July 2009
Appointed Mayson, Stephen Wallace, Dr as Director
22 July 2009
Appointed Brownridge, David Kenneth as Director
22 July 2009
Resigned Milburn, Peter Charles Richard as Director
22 July 2009
Appointed Weeden, Mervyn as Director
22 July 2009
Appointed Milburn, Peter Charles Richard as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 31 December 2018
Owns 75–100% of shares
Company Limited By Guarentee
Reg. no. 03475202
Former controllers (2)
4 December 2025
Ceased David Alexander Hoare — Holds 25–50% of voting rights
4 December 2025
Ceased Richard Cockroft Wilkinson — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Filings 145

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
13 July 2026Director's details changed
13 July 2026Director's details changed
13 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates13 July 2026
9 April 2026Change of details for a person with significant control
23 March 2026Cessation of a person with significant control
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