River Learning Trust

Active07966500 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
27 February 2012 (14 years)
Previously known as
The Cherwell School Academy Trust (until 5 October 2015)
Industry
Pre-primary education (85100)
Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors
Kate Overton Hope
Martin Thornley
Alice Tawell
Accounts type
Full
Region
South East
Address
River Learning Trust Central Office C/o Rose Hill Primary School
The Oval
Oxford
OX4 4SF

Filing status

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

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Overton Hope, Kate
Director · Appointed 15 February 2026
British
Born April 1971 (55)
Thornley, Martin
Director · Appointed 15 February 2026
British
Born May 1979 (47)
Tawell, Alice, Dr
Director · Appointed 26 July 2025
British
Born April 1992 (34)
Drury, Helen, Dr
Director · Appointed 28 October 2024
British
Born March 1981 (45)
Mcguinness, Christian
Director · Appointed 2 September 2024
British
Born October 1978 (48)
Burleigh, Cathy
Director · Appointed 11 January 2024
British
Born August 1975 (51)
Husband, Donna
Director · Appointed 11 January 2024
British
Born March 1975 (51)
Cook, Mary Curnock
Director · Appointed 1 September 2023
British
Born October 1958 (68)
Director · Appointed 1 September 2023
Also at National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC · more companies
British
Born March 1953 (73)
Director · Appointed 25 May 2022
British
Born November 1950
Director · Appointed 5 December 2019
Also at Oxford Diocesan Board of Education · more companies
British
Born June 1987 (39)
James, Paul Alexander
Director · Appointed 27 February 2012
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Officer history (21 former)
15 February 2026
Appointed Thornley, Martin as Director
15 February 2026
Appointed Overton Hope, Kate as Director
14 October 2025
Resigned Stevens, Margaret Jane as Director
26 July 2025
Appointed Tawell, Alice, Dr as Director
15 December 2024
Resigned Mcculloch, Julie Clare as Director
15 December 2024
Resigned Eyre, Deborah Mary, Prof as Director
28 October 2024
Appointed Drury, Helen, Dr as Director
2 September 2024
Appointed Mcguinness, Christian as Director
16 July 2024
Resigned Bennie, Ruth as Director
11 January 2024
Appointed Stevens, Margaret Jane as Director
11 January 2024
Appointed Burleigh, Cathy as Director
11 January 2024
Appointed Husband, Donna as Director
15 December 2023
Resigned Orr, Giles as Director
20 October 2023
Resigned Robinson, Kirsten as Director
17 October 2023
Resigned Igweh, Lydiah Chizoba as Director
4 October 2023
Resigned Price, Adrian Jeremy as Director
1 September 2023
Appointed Long, Jeremy Paul Warwick as Director
1 September 2023
Appointed Cook, Mary Curnock as Director
18 July 2023
Resigned Stanbury, Deborah as Director
25 May 2022
Appointed Fletcher, Colin William, Bishop as Director
15 December 2020
Appointed Igweh, Lydiah Chizoba as Director
31 July 2020
5 December 2019
Appointed Leach, Felix Charles Penrice, Dr as Director
1 September 2019
Resigned Dorey, Moira Joyce as Director
5 December 2017
Appointed Bennie, Ruth as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Carr, Sally as Director
4 January 2016
Appointed Orr, Giles as Director
4 January 2016
Appointed Mcculloch, Julie Clare as Director
4 January 2016
Appointed Eyre, Deborah Mary, Prof as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Gill, Deborah Rebecca as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Addis, Sally Lynne as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Hunt, Murray Robert as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Parsons, Emma Jane as Director
4 January 2016
Appointed Stanbury, Deborah as Director
17 December 2014
Appointed Carr, Sally as Director
15 July 2014
Resigned Ryan, Keith as Director
10 December 2013
18 July 2013
Resigned Stanbury, Timothy Jason as Director
18 July 2013
Resigned Scott, Gwenllian Mary as Director
25 June 2013
Appointed Price, Adrian Jeremy as Director
25 June 2013
Appointed Dorey, Moira Joyce as Director
25 June 2013
Appointed Addis, Sally Lynne as Director
25 June 2013
Appointed Hunt, Murray Robert as Director
25 June 2013
25 June 2013
Appointed Parsons, Emma Jane as Director
21 February 2013
Resigned Johnson, Kaye Lesley Reay as Director
27 February 2012
Appointed Stanbury, Timothy Jason as Director
27 February 2012
Appointed Scott, Gwenllian Mary as Director
27 February 2012
Appointed Ryan, Keith as Director
27 February 2012
Appointed Johnson, Andrew Martin Vellacott as Director
27 February 2012
Appointed Gill, Deborah Rebecca as Director
27 February 2012
Appointed Johnson, Kaye Lesley Reay as Director
27 February 2012
Appointed Robinson, Kirsten as Director
27 February 2012
Appointed James, Paul Alexander as Director

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.
Former controllers (3)
22 March 2018
Ceased Kirsten Robinson — Holds 25–50% of voting rights
22 March 2018
Ceased Sally Lynne Addis — Holds 25–50% of voting rights
22 March 2018
Ceased Deborah Rebecca Gill — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

What River Learning Trust say about themselves

“The River Learning Trust (RLT) is a multi-academy trust responsible for a number of schools and a school-centred initial teacher training provider (SCITT) in Oxfordshire and Swindon. We are united by ..”

— from riverlearningtrust.org

Filings 136

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
27 February 2026Confirmation statement with no updates27 February 2026
21 February 2026Appointment of a director
20 February 2026Appointment of a director
18 February 2026Full accounts31 August 2025
6 November 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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