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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 61

  1. Sally Anne Kenyon 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kuldip Nijjar 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Elizabeth Young 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. David Hugh Clayton 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Narinder Thapar 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Susan Richardson 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. Bryan Collins 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Lynn Barrett 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Martin Joseph Gaskin 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Tim Birtwistle 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Robert Norvill 2007-2010 Director View profile
  12. Jacqueline Mary Abbott 2007-2013 Director View profile
  13. John Singleton 2006-2012 Director View profile
  14. Atif Zia 2004-2013 Director View profile
  15. Carol Bowes 2004-2013 Director View profile
  16. Bruce Marsh 2003-2007 Director View profile
  17. Nicholas Ambrose Eldred Robinson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  18. Bryan William Collins 2002-2012 Director View profile
  19. David Graham Holmes 2001-2013 Director View profile
  20. Ehjaz Gull 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. Professor Grace Alderson 2001-2019 Director View profile
  22. Jonathan Moorhouse 2000-2005 Director View profile
  23. Sir James Frederick Hill 2000-2018 Director View profile
  24. David Jeremy Darroch 2000-2003 Director View profile
  25. John Christopher Francis 2000-2005 Director View profile
  26. Ian Barry Greenwood 1998-2012 Director View profile
  27. Derek Thomas Bonnard 1998-2001 Director View profile
  28. David John Davies 1998-2014 Director View profile
  29. Geoffrey David Budd 1997-2007 Director View profile
  30. Mohammed Ali 1997-2002 Director View profile
  31. Dr Janice Ruth Mccurrie 1996-2000 Director View profile
  32. Anthony John Bishop 1996-2000 Director View profile
  33. Professor Imad Torsun 1996-2000 Director View profile
  34. Marion Ruth Le Pla 1995-2009 Director View profile
  35. Gita North 1995-2000 Director View profile
  36. David Alan Longbottom 1995-2000 Director View profile
  37. Gwenllian Mari Rhys 1994-1995 Director View profile
  38. Guy Stanley Hawksworth Kitchen 1994-2003 Director View profile
  39. Timothy Harvey Ratcliffe 1994-2006 Director View profile
  40. Joanne Irene Williams 1994-2018 Director View profile
  41. Nina Lowe 1994-1996 Director View profile
  42. Laurence Joseph Clancy 1993-1996 Director View profile
  43. Patricia Alice Drake 1992-2012 Director View profile
  44. John Raymond Hanson 1992-2001 Director View profile
  45. Layton, David, Emeritus Professor 1994 Director View profile
  46. Carol Jean Vorderman 1994 Director View profile
  47. John Gordon Ridings 1998 Director View profile
  48. Lord Harold Stanley Kalms 2003 Director View profile
  49. Edward Hugh Simpson 2000 Director View profile
  50. Peter Flesher 2004 Director View profile
  51. Professor David Weir 1993 Director View profile
  52. Ashraf Mohamed 1996 Director View profile
  53. Barrett, Arthur Michael, Doctor 1994 Director View profile
  54. Richard Edward Andrews 1998 Director View profile
  55. Devi Dayal Sharma 1993 Director View profile
  56. Thomson, Colin Rodney Buchanan, Mr. 1994 Director View profile
  57. Kathryn Berrill 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  58. Amanda Bailey 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  59. Joanne Lynch 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  60. Adnan Bashir 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  61. Terence Archer 2007-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/10/1988

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Joanne Irene Williams ceased 2024-01-24
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-01
  • Bryan Collins ceased 2024-01-24
    25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lynn Barrett ceased 2024-01-24
    25-50% voting · notified 2021-02-15

Group

  1. Dixons Academies Trust is controlled by Joanne Irene Williams
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-01, ceased 2024-01-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joanne Irene Williams.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

8 grants · £1,282,769 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

Most recent

  • Henry Smith Foundation £1,8602023-06-23
  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £13,3342020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,152,5592020-04-01
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.

9 directors on the board

5.2y median 5.4y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

2
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.

Finance 12Education 3Other services 3Business services 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Manufacturing 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02303464
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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