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The Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 94

  1. Revd Craig Andrew Abbott 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Heather Henderson 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Dr Julie Woolford 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Revd Stephen Ian Haskett 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Natasha Corrigan 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Anne Charlotte Abernethy 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Carolyn Ann Johnson 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Natalie Esther Cox 2016-2021 Director View profile
  9. Rev Timothy John Horobin 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. Ireland, Mark Campbell, Venerable 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Gerald David Burrows 2016-2021 Director View profile
  12. Everitt, Michael John, the Venerable 2013-2019 Director View profile
  13. Timothy Daniel Cox 2013-2021 Director View profile
  14. Susan Dawn Forshaw 2010-2012 Director View profile
  15. Shepherd, Peter William, Rev'D Canon Dr 2010-2016 Director View profile
  16. Chivers, Christopher Mark, the Reverend Canon 2010-2010 Director View profile
  17. Margaret Linda Richardson 2008-2010 Director View profile
  18. Rev Terence Neville Dyer 2008-2009 Director View profile
  19. Reverend Rachel Dawn Watts 2007-2011 Director View profile
  20. Revd Graham Anthony Pollitt 2007-2015 Director View profile
  21. Heather Starkie 2007-2010 Director View profile
  22. Kai Bland 2007-2009 Director View profile
  23. Rev Fleur Estelle Green 2005-2006 Director View profile
  24. Reverend Richard William Bunday 2005-2012 Director View profile
  25. Rt Revd Nicholas Reade 2004-2012 Director View profile
  26. Veronica Priest 2004-2009 Director View profile
  27. Reverend Jeffrey Walter Finch 2004-2012 Director View profile
  28. Rev Michael Andrew Gisbourne 2004-2015 Director View profile
  29. John Andrew Hawley 2002-2015 Director View profile
  30. Alan Whittaker 2002-2007 Director View profile
  31. Right Reverend Alan David Chesters 2001-2003 Director View profile
  32. Vanessa Jane Frost 2001-2004 Director View profile
  33. Linda Anne Robinson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  34. Reverend Andrew Barrington Williams 2001-2002 Director View profile
  35. Reverend Dale Barton 2001-2003 Director View profile
  36. Reverend Ian Hugh Robertson 2001-2009 Director View profile
  37. Joanne Snape 2001-2024 Director View profile
  38. Reverend Andrew Wilfrid Wilkinson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  39. Hannah Katie Derbyshire 2001-2003 Director View profile
  40. Williams, Colin Henry, the Venerable 1999-2005 Director View profile
  41. Reverend Christopher John Wren 1999-2015 Director View profile
  42. Reverend John Thandule Richardson 1999-2005 Director View profile
  43. Revd Gary Simon Ingram 1998-2000 Director View profile
  44. Sarah Riley-Evans 1998-2000 Director View profile
  45. Robert Henry Hardwick 1998-2000 Director View profile
  46. Ratcliffe, Michael David, Canon 1998-2003 Director View profile
  47. Reverend John Corbyn 1998-2000 Director View profile
  48. Hazel Harding 1998-2002 Director View profile
  49. Keith John Mcdonald 1998-2003 Director View profile
  50. Paul Joseph Ingram 1998-2009 Director View profile
  51. Ruth Elizabeth Radford 1998-2021 Director View profile
  52. Professor Christopher John Carr 1997-2014 Director View profile
  53. Reverend David Harold Jenkins 1996-2004 Director View profile
  54. Freda Mary Armstrong 1996-2000 Director View profile
  55. Marsh, Francis John, the Venerable 1996-2001 Director View profile
  56. Marie Christine Storey 1995-1996 Director View profile
  57. Right Reverend Martyn William Jarrett 1995-1997 Director View profile
  58. Margaret Joan Dugdale 1995-2000 Director View profile
  59. Andrew John Collier 1995-1999 Director View profile
  60. Thelma Maureen Jones 1995-2009 Director View profile
  61. Noreen Margaret Marshall 1994-1997 Director View profile
  62. George James Garbett 1993-2012 Director View profile
  63. Dr David Francis Dennison 1993-1994 Director View profile
  64. Jonathan Mark Phair Hewitt 1993-2024 Director View profile
  65. Joyce Beaumont 1993-1996 Director View profile
  66. John Holland 1993-1997 Director View profile
  67. Reverend Edward Angus 1993-1994 Director View profile
  68. Reverend Robert Graham Rainford 1993-1999 Director View profile
  69. Thomas Pilkington 1993-1993 Director View profile
  70. Oddy, Frederick Brian, Reverend Canon 1993-1997 Director View profile
  71. Margaret Ruth Fallows 1993-1994 Director View profile
  72. Ladds, Robert Sidney, Venerable 1993-1999 Director View profile
  73. William John Keith Arnold 1993-1997 Director View profile
  74. Revd Michael Alan Manley 1993-1996 Director View profile
  75. Ann Lynn Foulds 1993-2000 Director View profile
  76. Very Reverend David Frayne 1993-2001 Director View profile
  77. John Tarbuck 1993-1997 Director View profile
  78. Nicholls, John, Right Reverand 1993 Director View profile
  79. Reverend Rodney Nicholson 1997 Director View profile
  80. Berryman, Carl, Reverend Canon 1993 Director View profile
  81. Gavin Armstrong 1997 Director View profile
  82. Rt Rev Ronald James Milner 1993 Director View profile
  83. Edynbry, Dorian, Doctor 1997 Director View profile
  84. James Chadwick Scott 2006 Director View profile
  85. Margaret Baxter 1993 Director View profile
  86. Reverend Owen George Vigeon 1993 Director View profile
  87. Robinson, William David, Venerable 1996 Director View profile
  88. Gibbons, Kenneth Harry, Venerable 1994 Director View profile
  89. Graeme David Pollard 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  90. Reverend Paul Alan Lock 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  91. Fredrick Kershaw 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  92. Reverend Peter James Ballard 1998-2010 Secretary View profile
  93. Hall, John Robert, the Reverend Canon 1992-1997 Secretary View profile
  94. Beaumont, Brian Maxwell, the Reverend Canon 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/11/1955
Also a registered charity
Blackburn Diocesan Board of Education

Grants received

12 grants · £24,942,454 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £24,712,829 (10 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £229,625 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £5,812,3082024-04-01
  • Department for Education £926,8722024-04-01
  • Department for Education £29,0312024-04-01
  • Department for Education £948,7102023-04-01
  • Department for Education £5,893,9782023-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

15 directors on the board

5.4y median 4.5y
average tenure
10.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (11)

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Education 3Other services 2Business services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00557954
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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