Trustees and Members

Structure and Remit

Academies receive funding from the government, but operate without the oversight of their local authority. They are run by Academy Trusts, which are not-for-profit companies.

Ribston Hall High School is a single Academy Trust

The Academy Trust has Members and Trustees.

Members

Members sit above the board of Trustees, similar to a company's shareholders in relation to its board of directors.

Members' main responsibilities are:

Furthering the Trust's charitable objects
Appointing some trustees
Holding trustees to account for the successful governance of the trust

Members don't get involved in the day-to-day running of the trust.

Trustees

The Trustees are accountable to the Department of Education (DfE) and focus on the three core functions of governance:

Strategic Leadership:

Setting the Trust’s vision for high quality & inclusive education (in line with charitable objects)
Establishing and fostering the culture of the trust
Setting and championing the Trusts strategy
Deciding delegation of governance functions

Accountability and Assurance:

Having robust effective oversight of operations and performance, including the provision of education & pupil welfare.
Overseeing and ensuring appropriate use of funding and effective financial performance
Keeping the estate safe and well-maintained

Strategic engagement:

Having oversight of relationships with stakeholders and ensuring that parent’s/ carers and wider communities are involved when appropriate in decision-making to create a sense of trust and shared ownership

You can read further details about the role of Trustee's and Members and how tasks are delegated can be found here.

Trustees Effective from 1^st September 2024

Name	Role	Category	Term of Office
Mr Ian Henderson	Trustee	Appointed by Members	26.4.22 to 25.4.26
Ms Louise Morgan	Trustee	Appointed by Members	09.12.22 to 08.12.26
Mr Anindya Sen	Trustee	Appointed by Members	26.4.22 to 25.4.26
Ms Fay White (Chair)	Trustee	Appointed by Members	26.4.22 to 25.4.26
Mr Alec Waters	Trustee	Headteacher (Acting Head)	Ex officio
Ms Claire Jones (Safeguarding)	Trustee	Elected by Parents	13.5.22 to 12.5.26
Mr Richard Wallace	Trustee	Elected by Parents	13.5.22 to 02.5.26

Governance Professional / Clerk to Trustees
Ms Sue Hunt

The Chair may be contacted via the Clerk at the School using the email address: clerk@ribstonhall.gloucs.sch.uk

All Trustees are appointed for a four-year term with the exception of the Headteacher who is an Ex Officio Trustee.

Trustee Leavers

Trustee Leavers 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2024

Name	Role	Category	Termination of Office
Dr William Fergus O’Sullivan	Trustee (Chair)	Appointed by Members	16.12.22
Ms Letticia Erro	Trustee	Appointed by Trust Board	31.08.23
Mrs Sarah Colombini	Trustee	Headteacher	31.08.23

Name

Role

Finance Committee

Finance Committee
Mr Ian Henderson
Mr Anindya Sen
Mr Alec Waters
Ms Louise Morgan
Mr Richard Wallace (Chair)

Audit Committee

Audit Committee
Mr Ian Henderson
Mr Anindya Sen (Chair)
Ms Louise Morgan
Mr Richard Wallace

Members

Members Effective from 1^st September 2024

Name	Role	Category	Appointed
Ms Lynda Remmer	Member	Appointed by Members	Appointed 24.9.20
Mr Ian Henderson	Member	Appointed by Members	Appointed 21.10.13
Ms Lynda Frall	Member	Appointed by Members	Appointed 03.7.14

Member Leavers Effective from 1^st September 2023 to 31st August 2024

Name	Role	Category	Appointed
Dr Georgie Benford	Member	Appointed by Members	Appointed 01.9.22
Mr Aninyda Sen	Member	Appointed by Members	Appointed 12.12.13

Register of People with Significant Control

The Trust maintains a Register of People with Significant Control. Details are also held at Companies House.

The Trust currently has three Members who have equal voting rights. Lynda Frall, Ian Henderson & Lynda Remmer. This means they each hold more than 25% of the Member voting rights and as such fall under the definition of people with significant control.