The Green School Trust

Members and Directors

The Green School Trust Members

The Trust has five Members, as listed below:

The Green School Trust Members
Member Appointed
The London Diocesan Board for Schools (corporate member)Representive: Ms Penny Roberts  01/09/2022
The London Diocesan Board for SchoolsAppointee: Mr Simon Surtees  22/02/2023
The Chair of the Trust BoardEx officio: Ms Karen Doe  31/01/2025 
The Bishop of KensingtonEx officio:  The Right Reverend Dr Emma Ineson   15/12/2022
Ms M Clare Arnold 04/09/2023

The Green School Trust Board of Directors

The Trust has thirteen Directors, who are either appointed by the Members for a four year term or co-opted by the Directors for a shorter period. Their terms of office, attendance records and business and pecuniary interests are declared below. 

The Green School Trust Board of Directors 2025-26
Director Term of Office* Reappointed Appointing Body Board Meetings
Attended  2024-25
Ms Karen Doe (Chair) 31/01/25* - 30/01/29 Appointed by Members 8/8
Ms Elizabeth Wolverson, OBE 27/07/25* - 26/07/29 Appointed by Members 8/8
Ms Heidi Swidenbank (CEO & Executive Headteacher as of Jan 5th 2026)      01/01/26 Ex Officio N/A
Mr Amit Gupta-Chaudhary 30/04/25 - 29/04/26 Co-opted by the Directors 6/8
Mrs Pujar Kumar 04/02/26 - 03/02/30 Appointed by Members N/A
Dr Tom Goodman 04/02/26 - 03/02/30 Co-opted by the Directors N/A
Ms Kate Rosser-Frost 04/02/26 - 03/02/30 Appointed by Members N/A
Mrs Ambika Paranthaman 10/12/25 - 11/12/29 Appointed by Members N/A
Mr Gavin Bennett (Vice Chair) 01/09/25 - 31/08/29  Appointed by Members N/A
Mr Alexander Forbes (Chair of the The Green School for Girls LGB) 01/09/24 - 31/08/28 Appointed by Members 7/7
Rev Elis Matthews 15/10/25 - 14/10/29 Appointed by Members 0/1
Ms Elizabeth Wright 15/10/25 - 14/10/29 Appointed by Members N/A
Mrs Helen Wildgust 12/11/24 - 11/11/2028 Appointed by Members 6/6
       
Mrs Hannah-Christiana Gyamerah 17/04/23-31/12/25 Appointed by Members 7/8
Mrs Puja Kumar  08/07/24 - 16/12/24 Co-opted by Directors 2/2
Mr Manpreet Singh 23/02/24 - 22/02/25 Co-opted by Directors 1/2
Mr Charles Tapson  19/03/2022* - 27/06/25 Appointed by Members  7/7
Mrs Sally Yarrow 01/01/15 - 19/12/2025 Ex Officio 8/8

Company Secretary and Head of Governance: Mrs Heather Large can be be contacted by emailing h.large@tgstrust.com

The Directors can be contacted via the Head of Governance Services, by emailing h.large@tgstrust.com

 

 Business and Pecuniary Interests of the Trust's Members 

Ms Penny Roberts (LDBS corporate member)

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Member Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
ROBERTS,Ms Penny(Member) Education Support Services London Diocesan Board for Schools Employee (Diocesan Director of Education) 2022  None
Education Support Services GROW Director 2021  
Education Grieg Trust CIO Member 2022  
Education Grieg City Academy  Member 2022  
Education St Mary's CoE School, Norwood Green Member 2022  
Education Chelsea Academy Member  2022  
Education Veritas Educational Trust Member 2022  
Education Instanter Learning Trust (formerly Bishop Wand School) Member  2022  
Education Frays Academy Trust Member 2022  
Education Wren Academies Trust Member 2022  
Education Marylebone Boys' School Ltd Trust Member 2022  
Education Lady Margaret School Member 2022  
Education St Luke's CoE School Member 2022  
Education St Marylebone CoE School Member 2022  
Education Hive Education Trust Member 2022  
Education LDBS Academies Trust Member 2022  
Education LDBS Academies Trust 2 Member 2022  
Education Twyford CoE Academy Trust Member 2022  
Education Saint Jerome's CE Bilingual Primary School Member 2022  
Education Hampton St Mary's Academy Trust Member 2022  
Education Teaching London Director 2023  

 Mr Simon Surtees (LDBS appointed member)

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Member Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
SURTEES,Mr Simon(Member) N/A   Chair of Laity for Hounslow Deanery Synod 2023 None

 Dr Emma Ineson (Bishop of Kensington)

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Member Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
INESON, Dr Emma(Member) Church of England Bishop of Kensington  Office holder   2022  None
    London Diocesan Fund Trustee 2023  
    London Diocesan Board of Finance Trustee 2023  
  Charity Upper Room Patron 2024  
  Education Lady Margarets School Member 2023  
    Chelsea Academy Member 2023  
    Instanter Learning Trust (formerly Bishop Wand School) Member 2023  
    LDBS Academies Trust (LAT 2) Member 2023  

 Ms Clare Arnold  

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Member Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
ARNOLD,Ms M Clare(Member) N/A N/A    None

 

 

Business and Pecuniary Interests of the Trust's Directors

 

 Ms Karen Doe (Chair)

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Member/Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
DOE, Ms Karen (Director and Chair) Financial Services JP Morgan Employee   June 2011 None

 Mrs Heidi Swidenbank (Accounting Officer)

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
SWIDENBANK Heidi Mrs (Director)ACCOUNTINGOFFICER Education The Green School Trust Employment 2026 Staff member

 Ms Elizabeth Wolverson OBE

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
WOLVERSON, Ms Elizabeth OBE (Director) Education St Mary's School, Norwood Green  Member   2024 None

Ms Elizabeth Wright

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
Ms Wright Elizabeth  Education Teacher, Ashcroft Technology Academy Employment 2024 None

Rev. Elis Matthews

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement Date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
Rev. Matthews Elis Employment St Mary's Spring Grove Church of England Vicar and employee 2023

Close family relative who is a Governor at the Blue School. Close family relative who is an employee of Isleworth and Syon School

 

 Mr Amit Gupta-Chaudhary

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
GUPTA-CHAUDHARY, Mr Amit (Director) Financial Services KPMG Employee  2018 None
  Company MeMeMe Beauty Ltd Director & CFM is CO-Director 2018  
  Company  AGGC Property Ltd Director & CFM is CO-Director 2016  

 Mrs Ambika Paranthaman

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
PARANTHAMAN Ambika Mrs (Director) Nil Nil  Nil Nil None

Mr Alex Forbes

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
FORBES, Mr Alex (Director) Civil Service The National Archives, Kew Employee 2020 None
Education TGSG Close family members are students 

 Mrs Helen Wildgust

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
WILDGUST, Mrs Helen (Director) Education  Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ruislip Employee 2025 None
Professional Association Member of CIMA, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 2010 None

Dr Tom Goodman

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
GOODMAN, Dr Tom (Director) TBC

Ms Kate Rosser-Frost

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
ROSSER-FROST, Ms Kate (Director)  TBC

 Mr Gavin Bennett (Vice Chair)

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
BENNETT, Mr Gavin (Director) Nil Nil Nil Nil None

Mrs Pujar Kumar

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
KUMAR, Mrs Puja (Director) Media Company Sky UK Employee 2024 None

Directors during the previous year 

Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name of Director Type of Organisation Name of Organisation Nature of Involvement Commencement date Relationship with school staff including partners and relatives
Mrs Sally Yarrow (Director until 31 12 25) Education The Green School Trust Employment 2015 Staff Member
  Professional Assoc. Assoc. of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Subscription Member 2011  
  Company Hounslow Educational Partnership Director 2021  
  Website Score Exchange Composer 2011  
Mrs Hannah-Christiana Gyamerah (Director until 31 12 25) Property Company Taylor Wimpey Graduate Trainee 2022 None
  Diocese LDBS Close family member is a Trustee    
TAPSON, Mr Charles (Director until  27 06 25) None None None N/A None
KUMAR, Mrs Puja (director until 16 12 24) Media Company Sky UK Employee March 2018 None
SINGH, Mr Manpreet (Director until 22 02 25) Company Salesforce Employee 2024 None
  

 

 Business and Pecuniary Interests of the Trust's Local Governors can be found on the school websites, following the links below:

 The Green School for Girls

The Green School for Boys

 

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