Company
Lichfield Diocesan Education Services Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 30
- Tracey Louise Cansdale 2019-2025 View profile
- Dr John Richard Fawn 2019-2022 View profile
- Rt Revd Mark James Ryland 2017-2018 View profile
- David John Morgan 2016-2022 View profile
- Rev Robert John Heath 2016-2022 View profile
- Margaret Anne Everett 2016-2022 View profile
- Allan, John William, Rev Preb 2016-2022 View profile
- Moore, Anthony Michael, Revd Canon Dr 2016-2018 View profile
- Douglas, Simon Alexander, Rev'D 2016-2022 View profile
- Helen Frances Sinclair Robertson 2016-2023 View profile
- David Swift 2016-2022 View profile
- Parker, Matthew John, Venerable 2013-2022 View profile
- Michael Revell 2013-2022 View profile
- Cyril George Randles 2013-2023 View profile
- John Anthony Hares 2013-2016 View profile
- Primrose, Alison Frances, Doctor 2013-2017 View profile
- Rev Alison Mary Morris 2013-2022 View profile
- Nicholas Peter Rutter 2007-2013 View profile
- Revd David Christopher Nicol 2007-2008 View profile
- Stone, Godfrey Owen, the Venerable 2007-2013 View profile
- Colin Roy Hopkins 2006-2018 View profile
- Liley, Christopher Frank, the Venerable 2006-2008 View profile
- John Guthrie Clark 2004-2016 View profile
- Elaine Townsend 2004-2013 View profile
- David Huw Williams 2004-2005 View profile
- Geoffrey Raymond Brooks 2004-2006 View profile
- Geoffrey Lewis Edward Locke 2004-2006 View profile
- Newman, Michael John, Reverend Prebendary 2004-2016 View profile
- Rev John Robert Andrews 2004-2009 View profile
- Reverend Peter Lister 2004-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/08/2004
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education
75-100% shares · notified 2016-05-10
Group
- Lichfield Diocesan Education Services Limited
is controlled by The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-05-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education.
9 other companies in this group
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust
- Lichfield Diocesan Academies Services Limited
- Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust LTD
- The KEY Educational Trust
- The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust
- ST Chad's Academies Trust
- S. Peter's Collegiate Church of England Academy Trust
- Three Spires Trust
- The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £1
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
2 directors on the board
- Jonathan Richard Leigh Hill Director · appointed 2018
- Reverend Michael Ralph Metcalf Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Jonathan Richard Leigh Hill Director · appointed 2018
- Reverend Michael Ralph Metcalf Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Jonathan Richard Leigh Hill Director · appointed 2018
- Reverend Michael Ralph Metcalf Director · appointed 2016
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05205291
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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