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Members role
The Members of an Academy Trust are the subscribers to the Trust’s Memorandum of Association, and any other individuals permitted to become Members under the Trust's Articles of Association. Members have an overview of the governance arrangements of the Trust and have the power to appoint Trustees and remove these Trustees.
The DFE guidance contained in the "Governance Handbook - January 2017" says the following about Members of a Trust. "As charitable companies limited by guarantee every trust has Members who have a similar role to the shareholders in a company limited by shares. Most notably they:
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The list below shows the names of the current Members of the Highams Park Academy Trust.
Members of the Academy Trust |
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Name of Member | Date appointed | Appointed by |
Mr Alan Benton | 31/07/2011 | Original (signatory) member |
Mr Richard Hutchinson | 01/01/2015 | Academy members |
Mr Steve Riches | 12/12/2016 | Academy members |
Mr Mike Bunyan | 01/02/2019 | Academy members |
Chair of the Board of Trustees | Ex-Officio | As per Articles of Association |