Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company · Birchington

Coastal Academies Trust

Pre-primary education

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is Coastal Academies Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 39

  1. Jonathan Smith 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Karen Sharp 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Sara Natalie Woodward 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Marianne Elizabeth Hooper 2019-2026 Director View profile
  5. Alan Leale-Green 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. Neil Anthony Smith 2016-2023 Director View profile
  7. Gavin John Flynn 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Helen Sandra Pugh 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Carl Parsons 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Lee Argent 2016-2019 Director View profile
  11. Dr Peter Frank Troke 2015-2016 Director View profile
  12. Dorothy Eileen Collins 2015-2015 Director View profile
  13. Claudine Ann Murray 2014-2019 Director View profile
  14. Emma Lisa Taker 2013-2013 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Wilfred Wood 2013-2013 Director View profile
  16. Kay Cowell 2013-2013 Director View profile
  17. Tracey Jane Wilson 2013-2013 Director View profile
  18. Karen Paula Brinkman 2013-2013 Director View profile
  19. Susan Elizabeth Wright 2011-2013 Director View profile
  20. Darren James Ellis 2011-2013 Director View profile
  21. Patricia Ann Godden 2011-2013 Director View profile
  22. Graham Felstead 2011-2013 Director View profile
  23. Keith Donald Oliver 2011-2013 Director View profile
  24. John Michael Lycett 2011-2013 Director View profile
  25. Neil Robert Buchanan 2011-2013 Director View profile
  26. Paul Jeremy Luxmoore 2011-2021 Director View profile
  27. Chantell Wyten 2011-2011 Director View profile
  28. Caroll Dearden 2011-2013 Director View profile
  29. Roy Marcus Copper 2011-2018 Director View profile
  30. Mary Somers 2011-2013 Director View profile
  31. David Robert James Collis 2011-2013 Director View profile
  32. Nigel Paul Gould 2011-2013 Director View profile
  33. Peter John Rodd 2011-2017 Director View profile
  34. Alan Michael Dewick 2011-2013 Director View profile
  35. Dr Virginia Austin 2011-2017 Director View profile
  36. Neville Hudson 2011-2016 Director View profile
  37. Tim Robb 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  38. Roger Andrew Saffery 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  39. Sally Slade 2011-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Pre-primary education; Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
04/03/2011
Registered office
Birchington
Previous names
Coastal Academies Trust LTD (until 04/03/2014)
Dane Court Grammar and King Ethelbert School Trust (until 31/01/2014)
Dane Court and Ethelbert Trust (until 08/06/2011)

Ownership

Owned by (10) 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.

  • Robin Henry Curtis
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-10-30
  • Paul Jeremy Luxmoore
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-03-30
  • Neil Anthony Smith
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-01-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Peter John Rodd ceased 2017-05-08
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Roy Marcus Copper ceased 2018-09-17
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Alan Leale-Green ceased 2018-09-17
    significant influence · notified 2017-10-30
  • Neil Anthony Smith ceased 2022-02-07
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-11-26 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Carl Parsons ceased 2019-05-13
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-03-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sara Natalie Woodward ceased 2021-03-30
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-07-15
  • Peter John Rodd ceased 2023-01-30
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-02-07

Group

  1. Coastal Academies Trust is controlled by Robin Henry Curtis
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-10-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robin Henry Curtis.

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

2 grants · £154,876 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

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.

9 directors on the board

5.6y median 4.8y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

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 7Professional services 1Tech and media 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
07552665
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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data