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The CO-Operative Academy of Manchester

The CO-Operative Academy of Manchester is an active UK company (number 06735008), incorporated 2008, with 1 current director, Stephen Michael Brice. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Bridget Groarke 2015-2022 Director View profile
  2. Greig Anthony Lees 2014-2020 Director View profile
  3. Edwin Michael Stacey 2014-2015 Director View profile
  4. Gwynneth Smedley 2013-2014 Director View profile
  5. Sharon Jane Kemp 2012-2014 Director View profile
  6. Geoffrey Alan Clarke 2011-2021 Director View profile
  7. Michael Robinson 2010-2014 Director View profile
  8. Shane Thomas Clarke 2010-2014 Director View profile
  9. John Norman Slater 2010-2013 Director View profile
  10. Elizabeth Mcarthur Atkinson 2010-2014 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Macdonald Ablett 2010-2014 Director View profile
  12. Moira Ann Lees 2010-2014 Director View profile
  13. Elizabeth Ann Bruce 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. Laura Patricia Roberts 2009-2010 Director View profile
  15. Kathleen Margaret Leaver 2009-2014 Director View profile
  16. James Patrick Allen 2008-2010 Director View profile
  17. David Patterson 2008-2016 Director View profile
  18. Simon John Butler 2008-2011 Director View profile
  19. Rodney Jensen Bulmer 2008-2014 Director View profile
  20. Mike Reardon 2008-2009 Director View profile
  21. Gary Lagar 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  22. Stephen Mark Cooper 2014-2020 Secretary View profile
  23. Jennifer Mckenna 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  24. Claire Louise Blackwood 2008-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/10/2008

Grants received

9 grants · £9,789,518 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 · £9,780,515 (8 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,003

Most recent

  • Department for Education £8,554,8992020-04-01
  • Department for Education £648,7492020-04-01
  • Department for Education £263,8242020-04-01
  • Department for Education £93,3642020-04-01
  • Department for Education £52,2002020-04-01

Contracts awarded

11 contracts · £3,631,871 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.

1 directors on the board

12.3y median 12.3y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06735008
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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