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Bradford Academy Trust

Pre-primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 43

  1. Helen Marie Khan 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Mohammed Zafran Liaqat 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Shagufta Bibi 2023-2023 Director View profile
  4. Asa Gordon 2023-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dr Joe Wilson 2022-2026 Director View profile
  6. Noor Jahan Ali 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Shazad Ali 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Kabir Hameed 2019-2024 Director View profile
  9. Jennifer Jakes 2019-2022 Director View profile
  10. Bruce Berry 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Alan John Jarvis 2017-2025 Director View profile
  12. Reverend Peter Mayo-Smith 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Arnold, Richard Keith, Nr 2017-2022 Director View profile
  14. Helen Theresa Griffin 2017-2019 Director View profile
  15. Nadine Good 2017-2025 Director View profile
  16. Ruth Ann Thompson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  17. Darren Metcalfe 2017-2021 Director View profile
  18. Ruth Leetham 2016-2025 Director View profile
  19. Jagdeep Paul Singh Kainth 2016-2019 Director View profile
  20. Steve Walker 2016-2020 Director View profile
  21. Allison Justice 2016-2017 Director View profile
  22. Robert Ian Taylor 2013-2019 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Herndlhofer 2011-2017 Director View profile
  24. Stuart Herrington 2011-2016 Director View profile
  25. Jan Albert De Villiers 2011-2017 Director View profile
  26. Sandra Reynolds 2011-2014 Director View profile
  27. Malcolm Charles Sykes 2011-2016 Director View profile
  28. Barbara Moores 2011-2015 Director View profile
  29. Bridget Pearson 2011-2017 Director View profile
  30. Michelle Neale 2011-2017 Director View profile
  31. Reverend Howard Keith Astin 2011-2017 Director View profile
  32. Andrew Blake 2007-2015 Director View profile
  33. Gareth Dawkins 2007-2016 Director View profile
  34. Paul Bartle 2005-2009 Director View profile
  35. Howard Keith Astin 2005-2009 Director View profile
  36. John Edward Anderson 2005-2013 Director View profile
  37. Albert Edward Price 2005-2013 Director View profile
  38. Revd Geoffrey Smith 2005-2006 Director View profile
  39. Kenneth Cook 2005-2011 Director View profile
  40. Tony Hesslewood 2005-2011 Director View profile
  41. Anthony Peter Hesselwood 2005-2006 Director View profile
  42. Andrew Blake 2013-2024 Secretary View profile
  43. Reverend Clive Malcolm Sedgewick 2005-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Pre-primary education; Primary education; General secondary education; Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Incorporated
14/07/2005
Registered office
Bradford

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Gareth Dawkins ceased 2016-10-23
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Tehmina Hashmi ceased 2022-02-28
    significant influence · notified 2017-01-20

Group

  1. Bradford Academy Trust is controlled by Gareth Dawkins
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-10-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gareth Dawkins.

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

3 grants · £25,895 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £25,895 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8152017-01-18
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,0802013-02-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002011-06-16
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.

10 directors on the board

5.9y median 3.9y
average tenure
20.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Business services 2Health and social care 2Professional services 2Education 1Finance 1Retail and trade 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
05508735
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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