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Outwood Grange Academies Trust

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

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Previous officers 12

  1. Lord John Mann 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Alistair Edward Brownlee 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Martyn Ellis Oliver 2016-2023 Director View profile
  4. William Andrew Kent 2013-2017 Director View profile
  5. Steven Harness 2012-2014 Director View profile
  6. Peter Watson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  7. Duncan Beech 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. Roland David Harden 2009-2024 Director View profile
  9. James Walkden 2009-2012 Director View profile
  10. Sir Michael Wilkins 2009-2016 Director View profile
  11. Claire Jones 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  12. John Robert Hall 2009-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/08/2009

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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. Outwood Grange Academies Trust is controlled by David Robert Earnshaw
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Robert Earnshaw.

2 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

14 grants · £12,446,783 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 · £11,844,095 (8 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £521,738 (4 grants)
  • Sport England · £80,950 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £243,0162020-04-01
  • Department for Education £120,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £2,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £270,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £5,022,1232020-04-01

Contracts awarded

3 contracts · £260,000 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

7.6y median 7.1y
average tenure
14.7y
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 4Finance 4Professional services 3Arts and leisure 1Manufacturing 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
06995649
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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