Company · Newcastle upon Tyne
The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited
General secondary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Mark PattonDirector · since 2025
- Zarqa AkhtarDirector · since 2025
- Julia Dawn MorrisonDirector · since 2024
- Dr Ally Raza MemonDirector · since 2023
- Professor Nicholas Martin GirdlerDirector · since 2023
- Dr Lindsey Jane FerrieDirector · since 2023
- Dr Julie Elizabeth CrumbleyDirector · since 2021
- Christopher NicholsonDirector · since 2020
- Lesley Anne BowesDirector · since 2020
- Roger Anthony EdwardsonDirector · since 2018
- Stephanie Joanne NorthSecretary · since 2024
Previous officers 26
- Dr Raghda Zaran 2021-2021 View profile
- Lesley Malthouse 2021-2024 View profile
- Sophie Ashcroft 2018-2025 View profile
- Jeffrey Peter Lough 2018-2026 View profile
- Jane Ratcliffe 2015-2018 View profile
- David William Vero 2014-2017 View profile
- Yasmin Hasan 2014-2017 View profile
- George Snaith 2013-2024 View profile
- Iqbal Pervaize Syed 2013-2018 View profile
- Geoffrey Michael Norris 2013-2021 View profile
- Christopher Miller 2013-2014 View profile
- Frances Gallannaugh 2013-2014 View profile
- John Hall 2013-2021 View profile
- Jacqueline Slesenger Greene 2013-2022 View profile
- Christopher Bell 2013-2018 View profile
- Gillian Milne 2013-2017 View profile
- Richard Ian Baker 2013-2016 View profile
- Andrew Leonard 2013-2017 View profile
- Alison Craddock 2013-2018 View profile
- Sarah Kathleen Quinn Huck 2013-2014 View profile
- Professor Michael Goodfellow 2010-2013 View profile
- David Gregory 2010-2018 View profile
- Judy Angela Storey 2010-2018 View profile
- Joanne Adelaide Noble 2023-2024 View profile
- John Braithwaite 2021-2023 View profile
- Christine Edwardson 2010-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- General secondary education
- Incorporated
- 05/11/2010
- Registered office
- Newcastle upon Tyne
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.
- Jeffrey Peter Lough
appoints directors · notified 2026-02-27 - Judy Angela Storey ceased 2026-02-27
appoints directors · notified 2025-01-01
Group
- The Gosforth Federated Academies Limited
is controlled by Jeffrey Peter Lough
Evidence
active appoints directors · notified 2026-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Jeffrey Peter Lough.
1 other company 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
1 grant · £202,500 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 Education · £202,500
Most recent
- Department for Education
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
- Christopher Nicholson Director · appointed 2020
- Lesley Anne Bowes Director · appointed 2020
- Julia Dawn Morrison Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Julie Elizabeth Crumbley Director · appointed 2021
- Mark Patton Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Ally Raza Memon Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Nicholas Martin Girdler Director · appointed 2023
- Zarqa Akhtar Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Lindsey Jane Ferrie Director · appointed 2023
- Roger Anthony Edwardson Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Roger Anthony Edwardson Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Lesley Anne Bowes Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Julie Elizabeth Crumbley Director · appointed 2021
- Mark Patton Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Ally Raza Memon Director · appointed 2023
- Zarqa Akhtar Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Lindsey Jane Ferrie Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (4)
- Christopher Nicholson Director · appointed 2020
- Julia Dawn Morrison Director · appointed 2024
- Professor Nicholas Martin Girdler Director · appointed 2023
- Roger Anthony Edwardson Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Jeffrey Peter Lough Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07431423
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- 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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