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Accord Multi Academy Trust

Primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 41

  1. Ross Bennett 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Craig Ian Shepherd 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Iain Francis Wilkinson 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Anthony Snowden 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Rosalyn Sarah Collins 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Maureen Ann Mathers 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. Sonya Helen Strafford 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Paul Adams 2017-2021 Director View profile
  9. Katie Speirs 2017-2017 Director View profile
  10. Janice Elizabeth Curtin 2016-2018 Director View profile
  11. Lynne Cramphorn 2016-2021 Director View profile
  12. John Leam 2016-2024 Director View profile
  13. David Dickinson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  14. Richard Thomas Arthur Dennett 2016-2021 Director View profile
  15. Cindy Ann Chapman 2015-2016 Director View profile
  16. William Andrew Kent 2015-2016 Director View profile
  17. Alan Edward Warboys 2015-2018 Director View profile
  18. Nicola Marie Crum 2015-2015 Director View profile
  19. Neil Anderson Stott 2015-2015 Director View profile
  20. Sarah Claire Kelly 2014-2015 Director View profile
  21. Cathryn Louise Scarffe 2013-2015 Director View profile
  22. Rachel Anne Oldroyd 2013-2016 Director View profile
  23. Lisa Smith 2012-2013 Director View profile
  24. Rachael Jayne Walker 2011-2012 Director View profile
  25. Susan Ramsey 2011-2012 Director View profile
  26. Ernest Froggatt 2011-2014 Director View profile
  27. Karen Woods 2011-2016 Director View profile
  28. Brendan Thomas Kelly 2011-2018 Director View profile
  29. Martin John Shevill 2011-2014 Director View profile
  30. Janice Upton 2011-2016 Director View profile
  31. Angela Withers 2011-2013 Director View profile
  32. Gregg Franklyn Wilkinson 2011-2016 Director View profile
  33. Michaela Sill 2011-2016 Director View profile
  34. Elizabeth Anne Moore 2011-2015 Director View profile
  35. Kathryn Clark 2011-2012 Director View profile
  36. Keith Arthur John Darch 2011-2017 Director View profile
  37. John Ruane 2011-2017 Director View profile
  38. Michael William Seeds 2011-2012 Director View profile
  39. David Filby Drake 2011-2014 Director View profile
  40. Colin Richard Mallinson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  41. Clare Louise Thompson 2012-2016 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
06/01/2011
Registered office
Ossett
Previous names
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College (until 15/07/2016)

Ownership

Owned by (12) 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.

  • John Ruane
    25-50% voting · notified 2025-07-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nicholas Paul Adams
    25-50% voting · notified 2025-07-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Brendan Thomas Kelly ceased 2017-11-28
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-09-01
  • Richard Thomas Arthur Dennett ceased 2017-11-28
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-09-01
  • John Ruane ceased 2017-11-28
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Keith Arthur John Darch ceased 2017-01-31
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-09-01
  • Katie Speirs ceased 2022-04-05
    appoints directors · notified 2020-09-01
  • John Ruane ceased 2022-04-05
    appoints directors · notified 2020-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Katie Speirs ceased 2022-11-22
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2020-09-01
  • John Ruane ceased 2022-11-22
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2020-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nicholas Paul Adams ceased 2022-11-22
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2021-12-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nicholas Paul Adams ceased 2022-04-05
    appoints directors · notified 2021-12-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 4 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 4 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 4 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 4 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Accord Multi Academy Trust is controlled by John Ruane
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2025-07-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Ruane.

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

4 grants · £36,450 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £36,450 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,1002019-05-02
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9502018-01-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,4002015-11-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002014-07-02
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.

7 directors on the board

4.4y median 5y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Property 2Construction 1Education 1Other services 1Professional services 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

  • 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
07484308
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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