Register of Business Interests for Trustees and Members (November 2025)

Name of Member/Trustee	Role and appointment date (Trustees’ term of office is 4 years)	Appointed by	Positions of responsibility/ Committee Membership	Relevant business interests that could present a conflict of interest (including whether a governor at another school) Date interest began/ceased	Personal relationship (if any) with members of school staff e.g. spouse, partner, relative
Chelmsford Diocese Educational Trust (CDET)	Corporate Member Appointed: 07/03/2018	Founding Schools	n/a	Diocesan Corporate Member of 16 Church MATs or SATs across the Diocese: All Saints Academy Trust, Berlesduna Academy Trust, Burnt Mill Academy Trust, Canonium Learning Trust, Davenant Single Academy Trust, Diocese of Chelmsford Vine Schools Trust, Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust, Genesis Education Trust, Great Oak Academy Trust, Hearts Academy Trust, Hutton All Saints CE Primary Trust, Life Education Trust, London Design & Engineering UTC, Mid Essex Anglican Academy Trust, Osborne Cooperative Trust, Unity Schools Partnership Trust. The Diocesan Corporate Member, CDET, reports to the Diocesan Board of Education in the Diocese of Chelmsford. Two members of the Diocesan Board of Education serve as Trustees of CDET.	None
Mr David Kennedy	Member Appointed: 07/03/2018	Founding schools	n/a	Worshipful Company of Founders, Chair of Charity Committee & member of the Court (January 2019); LFBF, Vice Chair of Board, Chair of Audit Committee (2022); Bedford Giving , member of Board (2022); Brunel University, Independent member of council, Chair of Audit & Risk (2022)	None
Mr Peter Tidmarsh	Member Appointed: 01/09/2024	Members	n/a	None	None
Mr Christopher White	Member Appointed (by virtue of post of Chair of Trustees): 14/07/2023 Trustee Appointed: 27/04/2022	Members	Chair of Trustees Education and Standards Committee Finance Committee	None	None
Mrs Brenda Jarvis	Member Appointed: 07/03/2022	Members	n/a	None	None
Mrs Lesley Duffin	Trustee (First) Appointed: 07/03/2018 Reappointed: 07/03/2022	Members	HR Committee (Chair) Education and Standards Committee Safeguarding Trustee	Trust Governor at Lambourne Primary School, Abridge (Governor since September 2016; (Chair 2018-2025) Trustee at Abridge Village Hall Trustees	None
Mrs Susan Sunderland	Trustee (First) Appointed: 07/03/2018 Reappointed: 07/03/2022	Chelmsford Diocese Educational Trust	Vice-Chair of Trustees HR Committee Audit and Risk Committee	Foundation Governor at St John’s Primary School, Buckhurst Hill from December 2017-21 November 2025.	None
Mr James Wood	Trustee (First) Appointed: 07/03/2018 Reappointed: 07/03/2022	Members	Finance Committee (Chair) Audit and Risk Committee	Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP	None
Mr George Yerosimou	Trustee (First) Appointed: 02/02/2021 Reappointed: 02/02/2025	Trustees	Education and Standards Committee (Chair) HR Committee	Governor (Co-Chair) at Oak View Special School since September 2020 Governor at The Open Box Education Centre Epping (Alternative Education) since September 2017	Granddaughter at White Bridge Primary, Year 1
Mrs Vivienne Hole	Trustee: Appointed 21/04/2022	Trustees	HR Committee Audit and Risk Committee Education and Standards Committee SEND Trustee	Trustee of The Donkey Sanctuary from September 2023	None
Mr Graham Clifford	CEO/Trustee Appointed: 01/09/2024	Members	CEO Accounting Officer All Trust Committees	None	None
Mrs Pervina Saunders	Trustee: Appointed 16/7/25	Members	TBC	Director of PNS Associates Ltd since 2016	None
Mrs Samantha Davies	Trustee Appointed 15/10/2025	Chelmsford Diocese Educational Trust	TBC	Husband, Chris Davies is a governor at Davenant School and Chigwell School Employed as a Home Office Presenting Officer	None
Members and Trustees who have resigned in the past 12 months
Mr Danny Cohen	Trustee: Appointed 27/04/2022 Resigned: 31/08/25	Members	Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Chair) Finance Committee	None	None