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Register of Members’ & Trustees’ Business Interests

SOUTH EAST CORNWALL MULTI ACADEMY REGIONAL TRUST

Trust Board

Private Limited Company Registered in England. Number: 07542166 Registered Address: Luxstowe, Liskeard, PL14 3EA

REGISTER OF MEMBERS’ AND TRUSTEES’ BUSINESS AND PECUNIARY INTERESTS

 

Name STATUS WITHIN
ACADEMY
ORGANISATION NATURE OF BUSINESS AND
INTEREST THEREIN
DATE COMMENCED RETURN
LAST
UPDATED
Relationship with staff members
(i.e. spouse, close family member)
Other

Marcel Aarts

Trustee

None

N/A

 

13/09/2025

None

Appointed by Board 13/05/2022

Sally Berne

Member

Volunteer with Homestart Cornwall

Tutor private and with Home School Tutoring Cornwall

Charity supporting families from birth to 5

Tutoring

May 2022

 

 

Sept 2022

10/01/2026

Interest of spouse –
CEO –Plymouth Argyle Football Club Ltd since Jan 2026
Director – Plymouth Argyle Football Ltd since Jan 2018,
Trustee – Plymouth Argyle Community Trust since Jan 2017 Director - Plymouth Argyle Womens Football Club Ltd since November 2024

Appointed by Members 15/07/2024

Interests of dependant – Audit trainee PKF Francis Clark, Accountants July 2025

Dan Buckley

Trustee, CEO, Accounting Officer and employee of SMART

None

N/A

 

24/06/2025

 

Appointed by virtue of Office 01/01/2017

Verity Campbell-Barr

Trustee

Plymouth Institute of Education, University of Plymouth

Early Childhood Studies Degree Network Executive Member

Chair of the Plymouth Education Board, Plymouth City Council (voluntary role)

Member of the Board for University Commercial Services Plymouth

Overseeing degree programmes within education at the university

Advocating for early childhood studies degrees and associated workforce

Oversight of Plymouth City Council’s education strategy

 

Oversee the Nursery and catering provision at the University of Plymouth

June 2021

 

 

 

 

September 2020

 

 

September 2024

 

 

July 2022

25/02/2025

Former partner works at Liskeard

Appointed by Members 24/02/2025
Interests for dependants – Son attends Liskeard

Peter Castell

Member

Just Be Café Wines Ltd,

PC Wines Ltd

Hospitality


Property

December 2014

December 2014

14/07/2025

None

Appointed by Members
14/04/2020

Brian Chalkley

Member

None

N/A

 

14/07/2025

None

Appointed By Members 26/06/2017

Jody Chan-Penney

Trustee

One Accounting Solution,

Dwellbring Property Accounts

Red Dragon Consulting Ltd

Accountancy practice


Accountancy Practice


Dormant

09/10/2023

 


26/07/2024

 

28/11/2024

22/07/2025

 

Appointed by Board 30/11/2023

Jamie Crisp

Trustee

None

N/A

 

10/07/2025

None

Appointed by Members 06/11/2018 Resigned 13.02.2026

Lee Hallam

Chair of Trust Board, Trustee

None

N/A

 

30/09/2024

None

Appointed by Members as a Trustee 27/05/2021

Appointed as a Member 29/03/2023

Resigned as a Member 15/07/2024

Term of office finished 27/05/2025

Chris Hodges

Trustee

None

N/A

 

15/07/2025

None

Appointed by Board 24/06/2025

Lydia Lawson

Trustee

None

N/A

 

18/07/2025

None

Appointed by Board 25/06/2020

Sara Pike Trustee None N/A  

22/09/2025

None

Appointed By Board 18/09/2025

Kate Reed

Trustee

Real Ideas Trading, CIC Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum, Infrastructure Support

 

Director Trustee

 

05/06/2023 30/01/2025

25/06/2025

None

Appointed by Board 24/02/2025

Gary Simpson

Trustee

None

N/A

 

24/06/2025

 

Appointed by Board 28/03/2025 Interests of dependants – Child attends Saltash

Neill Toms

Trustee

C&D Flooring Services

Devon & Cornwall Furniture Reuse Project

Honest Mobile, Mobile Phone Operator

Commercial Flooring

Charity

 

 

Trustee

06/07/2016

 

03/07/2023

 

02/05/2023

10/07/2025

 

Appointed by Board 12/09/2024

John Traverse

Trustee

None

N/A

 

05/11/2024

Wife is a LSA at Looe Community Academy since September 2022

Appointed by Board 06/12/2023

Resigned 19/11/2024

 

 There are no Persons of Significant Control