Governance Documents

Crofty Education Trust Register of Interests and Statutory Governance Information March 2025

KEY / GLOSSARY

FAR – Finance, Audit & Risk Committee

SIG – School Improvement and Governance Committee

Interests:

E – Employer B – Business Interests

G – Governance roles C -Connected persons / other interests

Parent – a child in education in Cornwall

TRUSTEES

Name

Appointment by

Office

Date of Appointment

End of

Term

Attendance 2024.25

Trust Board

FAR

SIG

Matthew Brierley	Members		11.6.24	10.6.28	6/8	0/0	6/6
Interests	C Budock Water Parish Councillor. G Interim Chair of Governors at Garras School. Parent.
Karen Brokenshire	Members		24.3.21	23.3.29	6/8	0/0	6/6
Interests	C Daughter in law Trustee employee. G Interim Chair of Governors at Pennoweth School.
Amy Claridge	Trustees		21.10.24	20.10.28	6/7	0/0	4/5
Interests	Parent. E NHS England. C Friends of Porthleven Surgery, RNLI.
Robert Gasson	Members		5.2.24	4.2.28	5/8	0/0	3/6
Interests	E CEO Wave Trust. G Member Roseland Trust. Parent.
Karen Harris	Members		25.10.22	24.10.26	6/8	4/5	0/0
Interests	G Non-exec Director Coastline Housing. C Partner Deputy Leader Cornwall Council.
Michael Hosking	Members	Chair	11.7.17	10.7.29	8/8	4/5	5/6
Interests	C Trustee is my osteopath. Southwest Regional Library Service.
Nicholas Lake	Members	Vice Chair. FAR Chair.	1.9.16	31.8.28	8/8	5/5	0/0
Interests	B Lake Inns and Leisure Ltd. JP Tresidder Building Services Ltd. C Carn Brea Leisure Centre Trust. Gooseberry Bush Daycare Nursery. Redruth Community Association.
Ross Schreiber	Trustees		21.10.24	20.10.28	0/0	3/3	1/1
Interests	Parent. E Ministry of Defence. C Partner works for the Trust.
Peter Sheppard	Members		19.7.22	18.7.26	3/6	0/0	6/6
Interests	G Governor Redruth School. Trustee Camborne School of Mines. Interim Chair of Governors at Parc Eglos School. B Drillserve Ltd (1979>). C King Edward Mine Museum Trustee.
Finished in last 12 months
Tom Briant-Evans	Members		27.3.2018	18.11.24	1/1	0/0	0/0
Interests	E Browne Jacobson (4/21>). G Trustee Devon Schools Leadership Services. C Partner employee of Devon CC governance services. Trustee at Westcountry Schools Trust.
Robin Cowen	Trustees	SIG Chair.	13.10.22	31.12.24	3/3	0/0	2/2
Deborah Richards	Members		27.3.2018	31.07.25	7/8	4/5	0/0
Interests	Parent

MEMBERS

Name	Appointed by	Date of Appointment	End of Term
Tom Briant-Evans	Members	18.11.24	n/a
Interests	E HCR Law (Sep 2025). G Trustee Devon Schools Leadership Services. C Partner employee of Devon CC governance services. Trustee at Westcountry Schools Trust.
Robin Cowen	Members	1.1.25	n/a
Interests
Timothy Davis	Original signatory	1.9.16	n/a
Interests
Deborah Pargeter	Members	24.6.22	n/a
	B School Improvement advisor.
Finished in last 12 months
Jonathan Peck	Members	16.10.23	1.10.25
Carol Green	Original signatory	1.9.16	4.6.25