AIM Academies Trust Board

The composition of the Trust Board is: 

  • Riaz Shah – Sponsor
  • Philip O’Hear – Chair  
  • Jeremy Menell
  • Angela Trigg
  • Charles Boyd-Bowman
  • Simon Pollins
  • Paddy McGrath - Executive Principal
  • Michael Van Praagh 

Trust Committees

Name Chair
Finance, Audit and Risk Mr Jeremy Menell
Pay & Remuneration Mr Phillip O Hear

 

Trust Board Attendance

  2023/24 Meetings Attended Of a possible 2024/25 Meetings Attended Of a possible
P Shalson 3 3 3 3
P O’Hear 3 3 1 3
Dr M H Platt 3 3 3 3
Lord Leigh of Hurley 2 2 0 0
J Menell 1 3 1 3
B Shalson 3 3 3 3
S Pollins 2 3 1 3
M H Van Praagh 3 3 3 3
P McGrath 3 3 3 3
S Kahan 2 3 2 2
A Trigg 3 3 2 3
C Boyd-Bowman 3 3 3 3
R Shah 0 0 1 1

 

Local Governing Bodies

Academy Chair Principal  
London Academy Mr Phillip O'Hear Mr Alex Warburton  
AIM Deansbrook Mr Michael Van Praagh Mr Philip Campbell  
AIM North London Mr Phillip O'Hear Ms Clare Darley  

For full details of the LGB, including attendance, click on the name of the Academy above. 

Members

Name Date of Appointment
Mr Peter Shalson 01/10/2012
Mr Jeremy Menell 08/09/2004
Mr Phillip O Hear 14/10/2009
Mr Richard Hatter 08/09/2004
Mr David Meller 01/09/2019
Mr Gary Wyatt 01/09/2019
Mrs Kelly Hathaway 01/09/2019
Mr Neville Portelli 01/09/2022
Mr Riaz Shah 02/07/2025

 

Declarations of Interest

Name

Role

Declaration of Interests

A Jacobs

London Academy Governor

District Trustee - Harrow Scout District and 16th Edgware Scout Group

A Robinson

AIM Deansbrook Governor

None Declared

A Trigg

Trustee

London Academy Governor

AIM North London Governor
AIM Deansbrook Governor

Trustee - Princess Project Maidstone

B Shalson

London Academy Governor

None Declared

C Boyd-Bowman

Trustee

Director - IDG Capital Vietnam Pte. Limited

Director - Triffid Limited

Director - Centaur Investments Limited

Director - Centaur Joint Stock Company

Director - Triffid Vietnam Technology Joint Stock Company

Director - Octopus Securities Limited

Director - Blue Octopus Opportunities Limited

Director - Aidaco Company Limited

C Hutley

AIM North London Governor

Governor - Langenhoe Community Primary School

D Bernardo

London Academy Governor

None Declared

D Meller

Member

None Declared

G Wyatt

Member

Wyatts Chartered Accountants

Grove Park Properties Limited

Wyatts Limited

Colfe's School (Advisor)

J Menell

Member
Trustee
London Academy Governor
Chair - Finance & Audit Committee

Director - Jack Russell Inn Limited

Director - Faccombe Manor Services Limited

Director - Paladone Group Holdings Limited

JPS Limited (Employee)

K Hathaway

Member

Chair of Parents' Association - St John's College School

K Ryan

AIM North London Governor

A&Q Partnership (London) Ltd (Employee)

L Mansbridge

AIM North London Governor

None Declared

M Damyanovska

London Academy Governor

None Declared

M Glass

London Academy Governor

Global Counsel, Group Director

M Van Praagh

Trustee
Chair - AIM Deansbrook
Finance & Audit Committee

None Declared

N Portelli

Member

None Declared

N Zeidan

London Academy Governor

None Declared

P McGrath

Member
Director
Executive Principal / CEO / AO

None Declared

P O'Hear

Member
Chair - Trust Board
Chair - AIM North London
Chair - London Academy

None Declared

P Shalson

Member

Director - Stapleband Ltd

R Hatter

Member

JEM (AMS) Limited

Haifa University

ORT World Trust

R Laing

AIM Deansbrook Governor

None Declared

R Shah

Member

Trustee (Sponsor)

None Declared

S John

AIM Deansbrook Governor

Member of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Honorary Fellow of the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cybersecurity

NCC Group (Employee)

S Pollins

Trustee
London Academy Governor
Finance & Audit Committee

None Declared

Minutes

Funding Agreement

Finance

Latest News

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AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Aug 24
Congratulations to all the students and staff at London Academy who are celebrating their best GCSE results ever.
AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Aug 16
Congratulations to all our students and staff at London Academy who are celebrating their best ever A Level results, with 60% of all A Level students achieving top A*-B grades
AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Jul 2
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who works with, and supports, London Academy. I am delighted to inform you that London Academy has been judged ‘Good’ with several areas judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in our recent Ofsted inspection.
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AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Mar 27
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AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Dec 21
Stop into London Academy Primary's Christmas Fair this afternoon. Lots of fun to be had and prizes to be won...there might even be a special visitor! #ChristmasTime #Festivities
AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Dec 20
IT'S THE CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION TODAY FOR LONDON ACADEMY PRIMARY! We can't wait for our parents to come and watch. The children have been working very hard on their performance #ChristmasTime #Nativity
AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Dec 19
Rehearsals are well under way for the London Academy Primary Christmas Production tomorrow! #ALittleBirdToldMe #ChristmasNativity
AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Dec 15
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend! #ChristmasTime
AIM Academies Trust @AIM_Academies, Dec 15
London Academy will break up for the Christmas break on Friday 22nd December 2017. Students will be dismissed from site at 1pm #ChristmasHolidays #Festive