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Northern Ambition Academies Trust

Northern Ambition Academies Trust is an active UK company (number 07556117), incorporated 2011, with 3 current directors including Stephen James Groves and Alison Latham. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 37

  1. Dr Bruce Mcdowell 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Nina Wrightson 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Simon Fox 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Kevin Stephen Guy 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Elizabeth Gail Hayden 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Alexander John Nicholson 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Ranjit Das 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. David Broadbent 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Martin Baker 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Elizabeth Jane Fairhurst 2016-2024 Director View profile
  11. Julie Elizabeth Winterbottom 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Joy 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. Leslie Shaw 2014-2018 Director View profile
  14. Simon Sutton 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. Carlo Allessandro Berti 2014-2014 Director View profile
  16. Joanne Healy 2013-2014 Director View profile
  17. Kathryn Louise Cook 2012-2014 Director View profile
  18. Joanne Thompson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  19. Michaela Blackledge 2012-2016 Director View profile
  20. Paul Frazer 2011-2011 Director View profile
  21. Linda Edith Broom 2011-2014 Director View profile
  22. Paul Martyn Gamble 2011-2014 Director View profile
  23. Shelley Groves 2011-2014 Director View profile
  24. Benjamin Stephen Groves 2011-2014 Director View profile
  25. Lynda Jane Buck 2011-2012 Director View profile
  26. Norman Kennedy 2011-2012 Director View profile
  27. Anastasia Louise Byard 2011-2012 Director View profile
  28. Jayne Elizabeth Ashman 2011-2014 Director View profile
  29. Arthur Hugh Griffith 2011-2014 Director View profile
  30. Pamela Lesley Gale 2011-2014 Director View profile
  31. Stephen Allsopp 2011-2017 Director View profile
  32. Richard Baker 2011-2014 Director View profile
  33. Eileen Mary Appleyard 2011-2013 Director View profile
  34. Mike Dixon 2011-2018 Director View profile
  35. William Higson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  36. Anastasia Byard 2012-2022 Secretary View profile
  37. Susan Thompson 2011-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/03/2011

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.

  • Leslie Shaw ceased 2018-07-17
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Stephen Allsopp ceased 2017-11-15
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 49 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 49 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 49 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 49 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Northern Ambition Academies Trust is controlled by Michael Dixon
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-11-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Dixon.

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 · £34,830 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 · £27,700 (3 grants)
  • Sport England · £7,130

Most recent

  • Sport England £7,1302020-01-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,9002016-12-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0502015-08-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7502014-05-07
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.

3 directors on the board

11y median 12y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Retail and trade 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
07556117
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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