Members

 The Inspiration Trust is a not-for-profit charity. We are required to have members as a result of the Companies Act 2006.

The members agree the Trust’s Articles of Association, which include the trust’s charitable objects and describes how the Trust will be governed. While members hold the Trust Board to account for the effective governance of the Trust, the members themselves have a minimal role in the actual running of the Trust. It is the Trust Board, not the members, who are the organisation’s key decision makers. One of the members’ key responsibilities is the appointment of Trustees.

Academic Year 2025-2026

Name

Position

Relevant interests

Appointed

Left

 Appointed by

David Tibble OBE

Member

Trustee, Inspiration Trust Board of Trustees, commenced 14/8/12

Trustee, Public Interest Foundation, commenced 2/8/12

Director, Inspiration Services Ltd, commenced 28/10/16

Member, Outwood Grange Academies Trust, commenced 1/1/19

Director, Match the Cash Ltd, commenced 3/3/16

Committee Member, Inspiration Trust Audit & Risk Committee, commenced 18/12/21

Norwich Finance Technology Limited, Director, commenced 9th July 2025

14/08/12

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Founding member 

John Hodgson

Member

Director & Shareholder, Sunskia Company Ltd, commenced 15/10/14

Director, Connected Legal Services Ltd, commenced 22/3/16

Director & Shareholder, WeAreTheCity Ltd, commenced 27/8/14

05/02/19

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Special resolution of existing members 

Julian Hanson-Smith

Member

Director, Apella Advisors Ltd, commenced 7/11/18

19/12/21

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 Special resolution of existing members

Lord Theodore Agnew 

Member

Trustee, Inspiration Trust Board of Trustees, commenced 2/3/21

Committee Member, Inspiration Trust Audit & Risk Committee, commenced 18/12/21

Trustee, The Public Interest Foundation, commenced 1/1/06

LLP Designated Member, Ovington Operations LLP, commenced 22/6/16

Director, Match the Cash Limited, commenced 1/6/22

LLP Designated Member, Carbon Plus Capital LLP, commenced 1/2/22

Director, School Led Development Trust, commenced 1/9/22

Director, Markerstudy Group Holdings Limited, commenced 26/6/23

Director, 16-20 Strutton Ground Management Co. Limited, commenced 24/4/23

Director, All Perspectives, commenced 23/4/24

02/03/22

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 Special resolution of existing members

Michael Gibbins

Member

Trustee, Wymondham Fuel Allotments Charity, commenced 1/4/2000

Trustee, Wymondham Old Grammar School Foundation, commenced 1/5/2000

Director, Zerorange Ltd, commenced 26/3/07, company dissolved 25/2/25

Trustee, Wymondham Dementia Support Group, commenced 4/4/17

02/03/22

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Special resolution of existing members

 

Academic Year 2024-2025

Name

Position

Relevant interests

Appointed

Left

 Appointed by

David Tibble OBE

Member

Trustee, Inspiration Trust Board of Trustees, commenced 14/8/12

Trustee, Public Interest Foundation, commenced 2/8/12

Director, Inspiration Services Ltd, commenced 28/10/16

Member, Outwood Grange Academies Trust, commenced 1/1/19

Director, Match the Cash Ltd, commenced 3/3/16

Committee Member, Inspiration Trust Audit & Risk Committee, commenced 18/12/21

Norwich Finance Technology Limited, Director, commenced 9th July 2025

14/08/12

-

Founding member 

John Hodgson

Member

Director & Shareholder, Sunskia Company Ltd, commenced 15/10/14

Director, Connected Legal Services Ltd, commenced 22/3/16

Director & Shareholder, WeAreTheCity Ltd, commenced 27/8/14

05/02/19

-

Special resolution of existing members 

Julian Hanson-Smith

Member

Director, Apella Advisors Ltd, commenced 7/11/18

19/12/21

-

 Special resolution of existing members

Lord Theodore Agnew 

Member

Trustee, Inspiration Trust Board of Trustees, commenced 2/3/21

Committee Member, Inspiration Trust Audit & Risk Committee, commenced 18/12/21

Trustee, The Public Interest Foundation, commenced 1/1/06

LLP Designated Member, Ovington Operations LLP, commenced 22/6/16

Director, Match the Cash Limited, commenced 1/6/22

LLP Designated Member, Carbon Plus Capital LLP, commenced 1/2/22

Director, School Led Development Trust, commenced 1/9/22

Director, Markerstudy Group Holdings Limited, commenced 26/6/23

Director, 16-20 Strutton Ground Management Co. Limited, commenced 24/4/23

Director, All Perspectives, commenced 23/4/24

02/03/22

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 Special resolution of existing members

Michael Gibbins

Member

Trustee, Wymondham Fuel Allotments Charity, commenced 1/4/2000

Trustee, Wymondham Old Grammar School Foundation, commenced 1/5/2000

Director, Zerorange Ltd, commenced 26/3/07, company dissolved 25/2/25

Trustee, Wymondham Dementia Support Group, commenced 4/4/17

02/03/22

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Special resolution of existing members