North Hampshire Education Alliance

The NHEA is structured in line with the requirements for a Multi Academy Trust with Members (acting as shareholders) and a Board of Trustees (Directors) overseeing Queen Mary’s College and QM Leisure Ltd.. There are currently five Members all of whom have strong links to the Trust and College and up to ten Trustees appointed by the Members some of whom also act as Local Governors or Directors of QM Leisure. The Trust sometimes co-opts additional Trustees. QM Leisure Ltd. has an additional Director who is independent to the NHEA Board of Trustees. Appointment details can be found here.

Members
Ali Foss (former Principal of QMC and former CEO of NHEA)
Andrew Harding (Chair of Governors of QMC – before academy conversion)
Stephen Sheedy (former Principal of QMC – before academy conversion)
John Soar (former Chair of Trustees for NHEA)
Jo Carver (former Governor of QMC – before academy conversion)

Trustees
Julie McLatch: Chair of the Board of Trustees
Mark Henderson: also CEO of NHEA and Principal of QMC
David Ayre
Roger Chung: Trustee, also member of Local Governing Body
Gordon Holdcroft: also Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees
David O’Donnell: Co-opted Trustee also Chair of Local Governing Body
Mike O’Dwyer: also Director QM Leisure Ltd.
Pete Stagg
Neil Taylor
Jean Thorpe – Safeguarding lead and Local Authority associated person

The NHEA Members meet twice a year (October and January) and are also invited to attend the last Board of Trustees meeting of each academic year (July).

The Annual General Meeting takes place in January each year – next meeting scheduled for 30th January 2025.

The NHEA Board of Trustees meets six times a year with one of the meetings usually linked to the Board’s annual strategy day. There is a Local Governing Body for Queen Mary’s College details of which can be found here. The NHEA Board of Trustees has four committees, Finance, Audit and Risk, Search and Governance, and Senior Post Holders Employment (acts as remuneration committee) as well as the QM Leisure Ltd. Board of Directors. Details of the governance arrangements for NHEA are set out in its Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts and it its Scheme of Delegation

The Trust has a duty to publish certain information online either due to statute, as set out in its funding agreement or as required by Department of Education (DfE) guidance. The majority of information about the Trust can be found in its Annual Reports (reports for the last two years are below). If you can’t find the information or policy that you might expect please contact us.

NHEA Policies and procedures (Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Data Protection, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) can be found through this link along with other Policies specific to Queen Mary’s College.

NHEA Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts to 31st August 2024
NHEA Financial Statements – Audit Report to 31st August 2024

NHEA Annual Report and Financial Statements to 31st August 2023
NHEA Financial Statements – Audit Report to 31st August 2023

NHEA Scheme of Delegation(v3) – 2023
NHEA Memorandum and Articles of Association
NHEA Funding Agreement

Members, Trustees and Directors of QM Leisure Ltd. 2024/25

Members and Trustees Register of Interests 2024/25

Trustees Attendance Records 2023/24

Executive Pay over £100k (2023/24) 

Gross annual Salary __________                                 Members of Staff

£110k – £120k                                                                         1

details of other higher paid staff can be found in the most recent Annual Report and Financial Statements

The Trade Union Facility Time report

Relevant period April 2023 to March 2024
Number of employees who were relevant union officials during the period: 3
Percentage of working hours these 3 employees spent on facility time: all spent between 1% and 50% of their working hours
Percentage of total NHEA pay bill spent on facility time : 0.05%
Percentage of total paid facility time hours spent on paid trade union activities : 0%

Any person wishing to contact the Chair of the Board of Trustees should do so through the Company Secretary (details below).

The NHEA is always interested in potential new Trustees. The Board meets each half term (six times each year) and has several Committees which usually meet once a term. Trustees are required to attend an initial training course and there is also usually at least one other training session each year as well as statutory online courses. The position of Trustee is unpaid, but reasonable expenses may be claimed.

The NHEA is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and seeks to recruit Trustees with the skills that are required for the effective operation of the Board and who reflect the diversity of staff and students at QMC, the community in Basingstoke and the wider area served by the College. If you would be interested to learn more about what is involved in being a Trustee, please contact the Company Secretary at: Toni.Baldwin@qmc.ac.uk or

Dr Toni Baldwin,
Company Secretary
North Hampshire Education Alliance

Queen Mary’s College
Cliddesden Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 3HF