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Northern Arch Learning Partnership

Primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 37

  1. Emma Louise Chawner 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Zoe Beach 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Kelly-Ann Lyle 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Garmston 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Samantha Ruth Hirst-Caraher 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Julie Cornelius 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Stuart Alan Hargrove 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Stuart Bradnam 2016-2017 Director View profile
  9. Anthony Russell Hobbs 2015-2016 Director View profile
  10. Karen Lesley Graves 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Martin Clark 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Louise Johnson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  13. Fern Melanie Holmes 2014-2018 Director View profile
  14. Jonathan Stansfield 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Jane Hodgson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  16. Dawn Marie Tweddall 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Nicholas Gawthorpe 2012-2017 Director View profile
  18. Simon James Pilkington 2011-2015 Director View profile
  19. James Edward Marshall 2011-2020 Director View profile
  20. Keith David Bernstone 2011-2021 Director View profile
  21. Nicholas Andrew James 2011-2014 Director View profile
  22. Dean Judson 2011-2024 Director View profile
  23. Rita Rees 2011-2019 Director View profile
  24. Susan Johnson 2011-2016 Director View profile
  25. Matthew Deakin 2011-2013 Director View profile
  26. Ian David Holme 2011-2017 Director View profile
  27. Edward Michael Donlan 2011-2017 Director View profile
  28. Alan Pilkington 2011-2015 Director View profile
  29. Linda Gaffney 2011-2015 Director View profile
  30. Robin Coulson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  31. Janet Elaine Dale 2011-2012 Director View profile
  32. Derek Bell 2011-2024 Director View profile
  33. Jeffrey Andrew Stuart Crawford 2011-2014 Director View profile
  34. Micheal Stuart Jackson 2011-2015 Director View profile
  35. Ian Black 2011-2020 Director View profile
  36. Timothy Nicholas Rees 2011-2019 Director View profile
  37. Samantha Jane Jameson 2011-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education; Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
17/02/2011
Registered office
Darlington
Previous names
Inicio Academies (until 15/10/2024)
Swift Academies (until 11/04/2024)
Hurworth School Limited (until 20/07/2017)

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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.

  • Keith David Bernstone
    significant influence · notified 2020-09-01
  • James Iain Clyde
    significant influence · notified 2024-04-01
  • Samantha Jane Jameson ceased 2017-10-13
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Timothy Nicholas Rees ceased 2019-03-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Rita Rees ceased 2017-10-13
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Keith David Bernstone ceased 2017-10-13
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • James Edward Marshall ceased 2020-03-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Irene Lavelle ceased 2024-04-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-10-13
  • Ian David Holme ceased 2020-11-09
    significant influence · notified 2017-10-13
  • Derek Bell ceased 2025-10-14
    significant influence · notified 2019-05-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Laurence Byron Job ceased 2024-04-01
    significant influence · notified 2020-11-12
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Northern Arch Learning Partnership is controlled by Keith David Bernstone
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2020-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keith David Bernstone.

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.

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

3.1y median 2.3y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Zoe Beach Director · appointed 2023 · 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.

Health and social care 1Other 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07533271
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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