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Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM)

The Bridge MAT Limited (Company No. 08343491)

 Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Bridge MAT Ltd will be held at 4.00pm on Monday 24th February 2025 on Microsoft Teams. Click here for further details

The Bridge Trust Members

Mr David Tait

Member of The Bridge London Trust
24/03/2017 – Present
Register of Interests: None

Ms Helen Rayfield

Member of The Bridge London Trust
31/12/2012 – Present
Register of Interests:
Loxford School Trust – Member (since July 2022)

Ms Amy Loveng

Member of The Bridge London Trust
17/12/2018 – present
Register of Interests:
Loxford School Trust – Chief Financial Officer (since Dec 2013)

Mr Daniel Rose

Member of The Bridge London Trust
03/03/2020 – Present
Register of Interests:
Member of the Aquinas Advisory Council of St George’s Primary School, Bromley (since Oct 2019)
Carter Backer Winter LLP – Partner (since March 2017)
CBW Audit Ltd – Director (since July 2013)

Mr Thomas Adcock

Member of The Bridge London Trust
16/12/2019 – Present
Register of Interests:
Carter Backer Winter LLP – Partner (since July 2013)
E8 Merchants Limited – Director (Jan 2017 – Jan 2019)

The Bridge Trust Directors

Mr David Tait

Chair of Directors
Member Appointed
Term of office: 24/03/2021 – 23/03/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
FAR Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 3/3
Register of Interests: None

Mr Kurt Ma

Director

Member Appointed
Term of office: 24/03/2021 – 23/03/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 6
FAR Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 3/3
Register of Interests:
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP – Partner (since Nov 2019)
UnLtd – Business Mentor

Satellite LGB Link

Ms Ghino Parker

Director

Co-Opted
Term of office: 28/09/2023 – 28/11/2024 (Resigned)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 2 of 6
Register of Interests: 

Mr Thomas Adcock

Vice Chair of Directors and Chair of Finance, Audit & Risk Committee
Member Appointed
Term of office: 24/03/2021 – 23/03/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 6
FAR Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 3/3
Register of Interests:
Carter Backer Winter LLP – Partner (since July 2013)
E8 Merchants Limited – Director (Jan 2017 – Jan 2019)
 
Satellite LGB Link

Mr Andrew Murfin

Director

Co-Opted
Term of office: 18/01/2024 – 17/01/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 4
C&O Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 2 of 2
Register of Interests:  None

Ms Jane Budge

Director

Co-Opted
Term of office: 18/07/2024 – 17/07/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: n/a
Register of Interests:
The Heart Education Trust – CFO (15 May 2024 – 31 Dec 2024)

Ms Maggie Elliott

Director, Chair of Safeguarding & Attendance Committee

Co-Opted
Term of office: 28/11/2024 – 27/11/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: n/a
Register of Interests:  

Dr Penny Barratt (also CEO)

Director and Accounting Officer

Co-Opted
Term of office: 24/09/2021 – 23/09/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
C&O Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 2 of 2
Register of Interests:
College of Teaching – Trustee (since Oct 2015)
The Bridge Charity – Trustee (since Jan 2011)

Ms Gill Jones

Director, Chair of Curriculum & Outcomes Committee

Co-Opted
Term of office: 23/09/19 – 22/09/2023
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
C&O Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 2 of 2
Register of Interests:
Hatfield Community Free School Trust – Governor/Member (since Sept 2011)
Clayton Jones Consultancy – Director (since Jan 2011)
Blunham Parish Council, Central Bedfordshire – Parish Councillor (since Nov 2014)

ILS LGB Link

Mr Michael Davies

Director

Co-Opted
Term of office: 28/09/2023 – 27/09/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 6
C&O Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 1 of 2
Register of Interests:

The Bridge School LGB

Howard Taylor

Chair

Board Appointed
Term of office:
31/01/2023 – 30/01/2027
31/01/2019 – 30/01/2023 (Term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Stephen Chatterjee

Headteacher: The Bridge School
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: n/a
Term of office: 12/07/2024 – to date
Register of Interests: 

Dr Penny Barratt

CEO, The Bridge Trust
Term of office: 20/12/2023 – 31/08/2024
Meeting Attendance 2023/24:  4 of 4
Register of Interests: 

Pete Bembridge

Staff Elected
Term of office: 20/02/2023 – 10/05/2024 (left role)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 1 of 4
Register of Interests: 

John Roberts

Board Appointed
Term of office:
16/01/2025 – 15/01/2029
01/04/2023 – 15/01/2025 (Parent Governor role ended)
01/04/2019 – 31/03/2023 (Term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 6
Register of Interests:
Autism Education Trust – Board Member (since Sept 2021)
Show Me CIC – Director (since July 2020)

Natasha Jackson

Board Appointed
Term of Office:
18/07/ 2023 – 17/07/2027
18/07/2019 – 17/07/2023 (Term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Claudia Sciumbata

Board appointed
Term of Office: 18/07/2024 – 17/07/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: n/a
Register of Interests: 

Patricia Sharnthini Aiyappan

Parent Elected
Term of Office: 24/11/2022 – 21/03/2024 (disqualified due to non-attendance)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 0 of 4
Register of Interests: 

Jessica Hawley

Board Appointed
Term of office: 09/06/2022 – 08/06/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Kwame Darko-Obiri

Parent Elected
Term of Office: 18/07/2024 – 17/07/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: n/a
Register of Interests: 

Sam Cannicott

Board Appointed
Term of office: 09/06/2022 – 08/10/2024 (resigned)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 3 of 6
Register of Interests: None

George Bowron

Board Appointed
Term of Office: 24/11/2022 – 19/07/2024 (resigned)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 6
Register of Interests:
Staff member at Young Epilepsy working on the Neville Childhood Epilepsy Centre’s Assessment Unit (since 5/09/2022).

Satellite School LGB

Stephanie Smith

Chair

Board Appointed
Term of office: 16/11/2023 – 15/11/2027
14/11/2019-13/11/2023 (term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 5
Register of Interests: None

Rosie Whur

Headteacher: Satellite School
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests: None

Anthony Carmel

Role: Safeguarding
Co-opted
Term of office: 27/03/2022 – 26/03/2026
27/03/2018 – 26/03/2022 (term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 2 of 5
Register of Interests: Ashmount Primary School – Headteacher and Governor (since Sept 2014)

Sue Connaughton

Parent Elected
Term of office: 1/06/2023 – 31/05/2027
01/06/2019 – 31/05/2023 (term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 5
Register of Interests: None

Jo Muriel

Board Appointed
Term of office: 24/02/2022 – 23/02/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 5
Register of Interests: SEND teacher and Multi-Sensory Co-ordinator at Mulberry School for Girls since 2015

Thomas Griffith

Board Appointed
Term of office: 24/02/2022 – 23/02/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests:
Highgate Wood School – MFL Teacher (since Sept 2022)

Aceil Haddad

Board Appointed
Term of office: 24/02/2022 – 23/02/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 5
Register of Interests: None

Gillian Goodfellow

Staff Elected
Term of office: 2/02/2022 – 1/02/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 3 of 5 
Register of Interests:

Clare Haviland

Parent Elected
Term of office: 24/11/23 – 21/06/2024 (resigned)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 4
Register of Interests: None

Integrated Learning Space LGB

Tiba Seear

Chair

Board Appointed
Term of office: 30/10/2021 – 29/10/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Ed Ashcroft

Headteacher, The Integrated Learning Space
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Etienne Makosso

Board Appointed
Term of office: 15/07/2021 – 14/07/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Alex Richardson

Staff Elected
Term of office: 2/09/2024 – 1/09/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: n/a
Register of Interests: 

Amanda Gill

Vice Chair

Roles: Vice Chair, Safeguarding
Board Appointed
Term of office: 29/03/2023 – 28/03/2027
29/03/2019 – 28/03/2023 (term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: None

George Pierson

Board Appointed
Term of office: 09/12/2021 – 08/12/2025
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Hayley O'Connell-Meyer

Parent Elected
Term of office: 8/03/2023 – 10/12/2024 (Resigned)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 2 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Hilde Syversen

Board Appointed
Term of office: 24/02/2022 – 23/02/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 6
Register of Interests: Invigilator at The City of London School

Samuel Jones

Board Appointed
Term of office: 24/02/2022 – 23/02/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Oli John

Parent Elected
Term of office: 17/11/2023 – 16/11/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests: None

Hungerford School and Pooles Park LGB

Stuart Lester

Chair

Roles: Chair, Safeguarding
Board Appointed
Term of office: 01/05/2022 – 30/04/2026
01/05/2018 – 30/04/2022 (term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests:
The Hyde School – Chair of Governors (since March 2013)
Summerside Primary Academy – Chair of Local Governing Body (since Feb 2014)

Najma Adbullahi

Parent Elected
Term of office: 18/01/2023 – 17/01/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 0 of 5
Register of Interests: 

Jo Stephens

Headteacher, Hungerford School
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests: None

Hannah Brown

Board Appointed
Term of office: 18/01/2024 –  17/01/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 3 of 4
Register of Interests: 
 

Francis Louis

Board Appointed
Term of office: 16/11/2023 –  15/11/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 1 of 5
Register of Interests: None
 

Carol Katz

Board Appointed
Term of office: 23/03/2023 – 22/03/2027
28/02/2019 – 27/02/2023 (term ended)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 1 of 5
Register of Interests: None

Elena Chambi

Staff Elected
Term of office: 29/11/2022 – 28/11/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests: None

Travis Tran

Board Appointed
Term of office: 16/11/2023 –  15/11/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 5
Register of Interests: None
 

The Bridge Easton School LGB

Alex Tuya

Chair

Director Appointed
Term of office: 13/01/2022 – 12/01/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: None

Natalie Dores

Headteacher, The Bridge Easton School
Director Appointed
Term of office: 3/06/2024 – to date
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 1 of 1
Register of Interests: None

Louise Steele

Parent Elected
Term of office: 26/04/2024 – 25/04/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 2 of 2
Register of Interests: Sister – Strategic Commissioner, Joint Commissioning in Children’s Services holding SaLT, OT and Short Breaks contracts

Emily Jane Passey

Parent Elected
Term of office: 20/02/2023 – 28/03/2024 (resigned)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 1 of 4
Register of Interests: None

David Hawkins-Weeks

Director Appointed
Term of office: 29/09/2022 – 28/09/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 6
Register of Interests:
East Coast College Group – SEND Manager

Klaine Bunn

Parent Elected
Term of office: 20/02/2023 – 19/02/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: family member on school staff

Heidi Philpott

Headteacher, The Bridge Easton School
Director Appointed
Term of office: 1/09/2022 – 26/04/2024 (left role)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 4
Register of Interests: None

Danny Burton

Director Appointed
Term of office: 29/09/2022 – 28/09/2026
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 6
Register of Interests:
SET Beccles School, Suffolk – Lead Practitioner for Physical Education

Claire Greengrass

Staff Elected
Term of office: 20/02/2023 – 19/02/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 6 of 6
Register of Interests: Friend – Joint Owner, Independent Speech and Language Therapy Services Ltd

Jaione Soga

Director Appointed
Term of office: 18/07/2024 – 17/07/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: n/a
Register of Interests: None

Tori Zielinski

Director Appointed
Term of office: 29/09/2022 – 25/03/2024 (resigned)
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 1 of 4
Register of Interests: None

Fen Rivers LGB

Mike Cadman

Chair

Board Appointed
Term of office: 01/12/2023 – 30/11/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests:

Paula Gilbert

Board Appointed
Term of office: 01/12/2023 – 30/11/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests:

Amanda Fewkes

Headteacher, Fen Rivers
Board Appointed
Term of office: 01/12/2023
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 5 of 5
Register of Interests:

Rachel Good

Staff Elected
Term of office: 01/12/2023 – 30/11/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 5
Register of Interests:

Teagan Burr

Staff Elected
Term of office: 01/12/2023 – 30/11/2027
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: 4 of 5
Register of Interests:

Victoria McConnell

Board Appointed
Term of office: 18/07/2024 – 17/07/2028
Meeting Attendance 2023/24: n/a
Register of Interests: