# Apex Collaborative Trust

## Details

- **Company number:** [11121514](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11121514)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- **Incorporated:** 21 Dec 2017
- **Registered office:** SUITE 5 BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, SURREY ROAD, NELSON, BB9 7TZ
- **Nature of business:** [85200](/sic/85200) Primary education, [85310](/sic/85310) General secondary education


## Previous names

- The Pennine Trust (until 12 Mar 2025)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Hilary Frances | director | 1 Sep 2025 |  |
| SHAH, Shahbaz Hussain | director | 10 Mar 2025 |  |
| BENN, Emma Louise | director | 10 Mar 2025 |  |
| CLAYTON, Claire Nicola | director | 29 Mar 2023 |  |
| GAUNTLETT, Emma Clare | director | 21 Dec 2017 |  |
| PETTINGER, Andrew Thomas | director | 21 Dec 2017 |  |
| BURNHAM, Marie | director | 21 Dec 2017 |  |
| COWAN, Louise Victoria | director | 10 Mar 2025 | 27 Aug 2026 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Matthew Root | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 25 May 2021 | 22 Feb 2023 |
| Mrs Marie Burnham | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 25 May 2021 | 22 Feb 2023 |
| Mr Peter Catterall | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 25 May 2021 | 22 Feb 2023 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | £32,500,000 | £5,959,000 | 2 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | £16,941,000 | £2,880,000 | 213 |