| Name | Category | Date of Appointment | End of Term of Office | Area of responsibility | Voting Rights | Business Interests | Other establishments they govern | Any relations within the trust | 2023/24 Attendance | 2024/25 Attendance | 2025/26 Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Banahene | Trustee | Ex-Officio | N/A | Yes | University of Leeds sponsors IntoUniversity University of Leeds is partnering with TGAT to establish Leeds Mathematics Scholl |
Trustee at Tutor Trust Governor at Urmston Primary School |
None | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/4 | |
| Neil Donkin | Member | N/A | N/A | No | None | None | None | – | – | – | |
| Steve Hall | Trustee | 07/02/2019 | 01/02/2027 | Finance Committee Audit & Risk Committee Remuneration Committee Whistle Blowing |
Yes | Network Integration Technologies LTD (t/a iTogether) – I have known the owner, Simon Richardson, for over 20 years and worked closely with him over those years and since retirement continued to provide advice/guidance on specific areas of IT. | Chair of Governros at Boston Spa Academy since 1 September 1996, The Ruth Gorse Academy 1 September 2020 and Richmond Hill Academy since 8 April 2024 | None | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
| Richard Jarvis (Vice Chair) | Trustee | 19/09/2020 | 16/07/2028 | Finance Committee Chair Audit & Risk Committee |
Yes | None | The GORSE Academies Trust / Leeds Mathematics School – I am a Director on the Trust Board and a governor at the Leeds Mathematics School. | None | 2/5 | 4/5 | 4/4 |
| Anne McAvan (Chair) | Trustee | 15/09/2016 | 16/07/2028 | Remuneration Committee Executive Performance Management |
Yes | None | None | None | 5/5 | 5/5 | 3/4 |
| David Morgan | Member | N/A | N/A | Yes | Director of Burneys Ltd. General Counsel and Company Secretary, Warburtons | Member of Impact Multi-Academy Trust Governor of Leeds Beckett University | None | – | – | – | |
| Ailsa Hoyland | Secretary | N/A | N/A | Finance Committee Audit & Risk Committee Remuneration Committee Company Secretary |
No | None | None | None | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
| Jennifer Sewel | Member | N/A | N/A | Yes | GORSE and the University of Leeds are partners in the operation of the Leeds Mathematics School; Jennifer is the University Secretary of the University of Leeds and serves as the University of Leeds’ corporate representative as a Member of GORSE. | Hermitage RTM Company Ltd Executive position held in a personal capacity (not paid) January 2023 – Ongoing Durham Christian Partnership Non-Executive position held in a personal capacity (not paid) January 2023 – Ongoing |
None | – | – | – | |
| Sue Slee | Trustee | 15/09/2016 | 16/07/2028 | Finance Committee Audit & Risk Committee Remuneration Committee Executive Performance Managment | Yes | None | None | None | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/4 |
| Ryan Stephenson | Trustee | 19/09/2020 | 16/07/2028 | Finance Committee Audit & Risk Committee Chair |
Yes | Member Leeds City Council Shares with BT Group plc | Chair of John Smeaton Academy Member, West Yorkshire Pension Fund Investment Panel (July 2023) Director, Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House Ltd (July 2023). |
None | 4/5 | 4/5 | 3/4 |
| Tracey Thomas-Marshall | Trustee | 19/09/2020 | 16/07/2028 | SEND | Yes | LA employee – Leeds City Council – Lead Consultant – April 2011 | Chair of Bruntcliffe Academy | None | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
| Sir John Townsley | Chief Executive Officer | Ex-Officio | N/A | Yes | Nephew leads ‘Noise Academy’ which has a contract with the trust to deliver music programmes. | Member of the governing body of St Peter’s School, York | Helen Townsley, Principal at Ryecroft Academy. Wife. | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/4 | |
| Richard West | Member | N/A | N/A | Yes | None | None | None | – | – | – | |
| Andy Fox | Trustee | 01/05/2025 | 30/04/2029 | Yes | I am HR Director at Arla Foods 01/03/2006 | None | None | – | 1/2 | 3/4 | |
| Adam Cockroft | Trustee | 01/05/2025 | 01/05/2025 | Yes | I am employed by C&W (Cushman & wakefield) who have given advice and Guidance to GORSE Academy in relation to strategy/property matters. this advice is delivered by other colleagues and myself and is ongoing. 08/10/2024 to 12/12/2030 | None | None | – | 2/2 | 3/4 | |
| Jon Fyffe | Trustee | 14/04/2026 | 13/04/2030 | Yes | None | MNA Vice Chair of Governors | Lisa Fyffe (Spouse) – Teacher, Morley Newlands Academy. | – | – | 2/2 |
The following Trustees have left the Trust Board in the last twelve months
| Name | Date Left | Governed At |
|---|---|---|
| David Bradshaw | October 2025 | GORSE |
| Jon Fyffe | January 2026 | GORSE |
| Andy Brian | June 2026 | GORSE |