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The David Ross Education Trust

Primary education

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Reverend Peter Robert French 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. William Henry Bickford Smith 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rt Hon Nicolas John Gibb 2022-2022 Director View profile
  4. Peter Eric Donaldson Cantley 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Martyn Ellis Oliver 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Christine Estelle Counsell 2019-2026 Director View profile
  7. David Hall 2017-2026 Director View profile
  8. Edward Mark Neild 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Joanne Clair Hoareau 2017-2025 Director View profile
  10. Ben Simon Brown 2016-2020 Director View profile
  11. David Stone 2016-2017 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Woodcock 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Mike Lovett 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Kirsty Whitehead 2016-2017 Director View profile
  15. Alan Geoffrey Hancock 2016-2016 Director View profile
  16. Rt Hon Professor David Blunkett 2015-2017 Director View profile
  17. James David Patrick Dunseath 2015-2019 Director View profile
  18. Rt Revd John Edward Holbrook 2014-2020 Director View profile
  19. Sir Andrew William Foster 2014-2020 Director View profile
  20. Andrea Medlicott-Revel 2014-2018 Director View profile
  21. Professor Katharine Lucy Reid 2013-2017 Director View profile
  22. Robert William Stannard 2013-2016 Director View profile
  23. Nicolas John Gibb 2013-2014 Director View profile
  24. Professor Adrian Kendal Dixon 2013-2017 Director View profile
  25. Mark Thomas Hindmarch 2013-2018 Director View profile
  26. Michael Wilde 2013-2014 Director View profile
  27. Jamie Gordon 2012-2016 Director View profile
  28. Mark William Bolland 2012-2016 Director View profile
  29. Marie Louise Wilson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  30. Right Reverend Donald Spargo Allister 2011-2014 Director View profile
  31. Susan Elizabeth Deane 2011-2016 Director View profile
  32. Reverend Timothy Maybury Hastie-Smith 2009-2013 Director View profile
  33. Richard Simon Geoffrey Grigson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  34. David Vernon Overton 2007-2017 Director View profile
  35. SK Secretary Limited 2011-2018 Corporate-secretary View profile
  36. Mark Ibbertson 2010-2011 Secretary View profile
  37. Frederick William Wood 2007-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
26/03/2007
Registered office
Loughborough
Previous names
Havelock Academy (until 23/06/2011)

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.

Group

  1. The David Ross Education Trust is controlled by David Peter John Ross
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Peter John Ross.

23 other companies in this group

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

16 grants · £2,289,598 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 · £1,933,218 (8 grants)
  • Sport England · £286,844 (4 grants)
  • Youth Music · £29,611
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £25,000
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000

Most recent

Contracts awarded

6 contracts · £4,466,897 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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.

8 directors on the board

6.2y median 5.1y
average tenure
19.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (7)

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 7Tech and media 4Finance 3Professional services 3Arts and leisure 2Construction 2Property 2Agriculture 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

  • 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
06182612
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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