Spark Education Trust

Active10249712 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 24 June 2016 (10 years)
Previously known as: Vision Academy Learning Trust (until 15 January 2025)
Venn Academy Learning Trust (until 9 February 2017)
Industry: Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors: Chris Minnighan
Lucy Fisher
Christopher Beaumont
all 11 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: North East
Address: Whinstone Primary School Lowfields Avenue
Ingleby Barwick
Stockton-On-Tees
TS17 0RJ

Website & contact details

Website: sparkeducation.org.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 May 2027
Last accounts: 31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due: 7 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 23 June 2026

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Minnighan, Chris

Director · Appointed 26 March 2026

British

Born May 1973 (53)

Fisher, Lucy

Director · Appointed 6 March 2026

British

Born November 1987

Riley, Katy

Secretary · Appointed 1 September 2024

Beaumont, Christopher

Director · Appointed 1 September 2024

British

Born December 1968 (57)

Johnson, Frances Anne

Director · Appointed 1 September 2024

British

Born June 1955 (71)

Linton, Chris, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 September 2024

British

Born September 1963 (63)

Hegarty, Paula Ann

Director · Appointed 30 April 2024

British

Born June 1969 (57)

Briston, Gary

Director · Appointed 9 November 2022

British

Born January 1960 (66)

Marshall, Sara Louise

Director · Appointed 7 December 2020

British,Irish

Born June 1972 (54)

Ankers, Alan

Director · Appointed 13 January 2020

British

Born January 1957 (69)

Irving, Charlotte

Director · Appointed 24 June 2016

British

Born April 1973 (53)

Mcguire, Jill Amanda

Director · Appointed 24 June 2016

British

Born July 1967 (59)

Officer history (20 former)

26 March 2026

Appointed Minnighan, Chris as Director

6 March 2026

Appointed Fisher, Lucy as Director

14 November 2025

Resigned Fisher, Lucy as Director

14 November 2025

Resigned Minninghan, Christopher as Director

23 October 2025

Appointed Fisher, Lucy as Director

23 October 2025

Appointed Minninghan, Christopher as Director

31 July 2025

Resigned Martin, Eileen, Professor as Director

30 June 2025

Resigned Reed, Sharon as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Beaumont, Christopher as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Reed, Sharon as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Linton, Chris, Professor as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Johnson, Frances Anne as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Riley, Katy as Secretary

31 August 2024

Resigned Ord, Matthew Philip as Director

31 August 2024

Resigned White, Simon Gerard as Director

31 August 2024

Resigned Prima Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

31 August 2024

Resigned Hegarty, Hugh Martin as Director

31 August 2024

Resigned Marshall, Erika Lee as Director

30 April 2024

Appointed Hegarty, Paula Ann as Director

14 November 2023

Resigned Coates, Jonathan Leslie as Director

31 August 2023

Resigned Crawshaw, Sara as Director

12 May 2023

Resigned Graham, Josephine Louise as Director

2 May 2023

Appointed Hegarty, Hugh Martin as Director

28 April 2023

Appointed Coates, Jonathan Leslie as Director

9 November 2022

Appointed Briston, Gary as Director

9 May 2022

Resigned Graaf, Kathryn Van Der as Director

18 January 2021

Resigned Long, Richard George as Director

7 December 2020

Appointed Crawshaw, Sara as Director

7 December 2020

Appointed Marshall, Sara Louise as Director

2 December 2020

Appointed Martin, Eileen, Professor as Director

22 October 2020

Appointed Ord, Matthew Philip as Director

22 June 2020

Resigned Blake, David Michael as Director

31 May 2020

Resigned Richards, Janet as Director

13 January 2020

Appointed Ankers, Alan as Director

31 July 2019

Resigned Norton, Karen as Director

10 December 2018

Appointed Marshall, Erika Lee as Director

24 September 2018

Resigned Totty, Lana as Director

19 February 2018

Appointed Blake, David Michael as Director

19 September 2017

Resigned Daly, Louise as Director

19 September 2017

Resigned Lewis, Lesley as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Mcguire, Jill Amanda as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Norton, Karen as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Long, Richard George as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Daly, Louise as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Graaf, Kathryn Van Der as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Richards, Janet as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Graham, Josephine Louise as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Totty, Lana as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Prima Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

24 June 2016

Appointed Lewis, Lesley as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed White, Simon Gerard as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Irving, Charlotte 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.

Holdings 1

Companies where Spark Education Trust is registered as a person with significant control

Valt Enterprises Ltd

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Filings 76

Date	Description	Made Up To
9 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	23 June 2026
14 April 2026	Appointment of a director
9 March 2026	Appointment of a director
3 February 2026	Secretary's details changed
20 January 2026	Full accounts	31 August 2025