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Heart Academies Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 42
- Harkanwal Nuttall 2022-2025 View profile
- Lorraine Macdonald 2021-2023 View profile
- Susan Lousada 2021-2022 View profile
- Dr Alan Lee 2021-2024 View profile
- Sarah Louise Graham 2021-2024 View profile
- Christopher Rooke 2019-2021 View profile
- Kevin Neil Binley 2019-2021 View profile
- Rebecca Jarrett 2019-2021 View profile
- Denise Yvonne Rostron 2018-2020 View profile
- Victoria Jane Green 2017-2018 View profile
- Dr Kate Joanne Hudson-Glynn 2017-2018 View profile
- Steven Leslie Mclellan 2017-2017 View profile
- Harriett Jane Mather 2017-2019 View profile
- Steven Leslie Mclellan 2017-2019 View profile
- Diana Parton 2017-2018 View profile
- David Wilson 2017-2019 View profile
- Simon Forbes 2016-2017 View profile
- Alistair Melvill 2015-2017 View profile
- Emma Orr 2014-2017 View profile
- Patricia Jones 2014-2014 View profile
- Ian Michael Pryce 2014-2014 View profile
- Hanif Mohamed Said Patel 2013-2019 View profile
- James Ernest Boys 2013-2016 View profile
- Regena Sparkes 2013-2014 View profile
- Emma Lowe 2012-2016 View profile
- Mary Palmer 2012-2016 View profile
- Charles Baily 2011-2017 View profile
- Harvinda Kundi 2011-2013 View profile
- Rebecca Guynn 2011-2013 View profile
- Saima Ambreen Nasir 2010-2012 View profile
- Anthony Frederick Wildman 2010-2017 View profile
- Christine Ellen Highams 2010-2010 View profile
- Linda Christine Hockey 2009-2012 View profile
- Claire Isobel Smith 2009-2017 View profile
- Christine Highams 2009-2017 View profile
- David Stuart Hodgson 2009-2011 View profile
- Natalie Louise Keeler 2009-2015 View profile
- Gail Lesley Cocozza 2009-2013 View profile
- Prof Stephen Wallace Mayson 2009-2010 View profile
- Mervyn Weeden 2009-2019 View profile
- David Kenneth Brownridge 2009-2013 View profile
- Peter Charles Richard Milburn 2009-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/07/2009
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.
- David Alexander Hoare ceased 2025-12-04
25-50% voting · notified 2018-12-31 - The Harpur Trust
75-100% shares · notified 2018-12-31
Group
- Heart Academies Trust
is controlled by David Alexander Hoare
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2018-12-31, ceased 2025-12-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Alexander Hoare.
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 · £52,216 total360Giving 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £34,400
- Sport England · £9,994
- Department for Education · £7,822
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Education
Contracts awarded
14 contracts · £1,115,320,160 totalFrom 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
- Unknown supplier · £1,100,000,000 (2 contracts)
- CATER LINK LIMITED · £10,774,981
- ATLAS FM LIMITED · £1,900,000
- NEWPLAN SOLUTIONS LIMITED · £887,164
- RENCO BUILDING SERVICES LTD · £700,000
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
- John Fordham Director · appointed 2024
- David Alexander Hoare Director · appointed 2019
- Joanne Webster Director · appointed 2017
- Linbert Soloman Spencer Director · appointed 2017
- Eleanor Graham-Law Director · appointed 2023
- Jennie Bayliss Director · appointed 2026
- Susan Clark Director · appointed 2009
- David Atter Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- David Alexander Hoare Director · appointed 2019
- Joanne Webster Director · appointed 2017
- Linbert Soloman Spencer Director · appointed 2017
- Susan Clark Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Joanne Webster Director · appointed 2017
- Eleanor Graham-Law Director · appointed 2023
- Jennie Bayliss Director · appointed 2026
- Susan Clark Director · appointed 2009
- David Atter Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (3)
- John Fordham Director · appointed 2024
- David Alexander Hoare Director · appointed 2019
- Linbert Soloman Spencer Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Harkanwal Nuttall Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
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
- 06969741
- 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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