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Nova Education Trust

General secondary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 47

  1. Colin Callaghan 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Jason Carter 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Dr Juliet Thondhlana 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Joanne Jepson 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Emily Madeline Fleming 2022-2022 Director View profile
  6. Karen Riley 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Natalie Olivia Gasson-Mckinley 2022-2022 Director View profile
  8. Frederick Alexander Mckee 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Barrie Terence Thomas 2019-2022 Director View profile
  10. Janice Addison 2019-2020 Director View profile
  11. Robert Dowling 2019-2023 Director View profile
  12. Dr Pagona Alexopoulou 2018-2019 Director View profile
  13. Melanie Lawson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  14. John Saunders 2018-2021 Director View profile
  15. Brian Stein 2017-2021 Director View profile
  16. Professor Christine Joy Hall 2016-2018 Director View profile
  17. Michael Roy Auty 2015-2020 Director View profile
  18. Alan Goddard 2015-2018 Director View profile
  19. Christopher James 2015-2018 Director View profile
  20. Kuldip Singh Ghattaora 2014-2018 Director View profile
  21. June Margaret Ibbotson 2014-2015 Director View profile
  22. Kevin Gray 2013-2015 Director View profile
  23. Albert John Woods 2013-2021 Director View profile
  24. Beverly Young 2012-2013 Director View profile
  25. Mark Aldrich 2012-2013 Director View profile
  26. David Alan Hooker 2012-2018 Director View profile
  27. Jonathan Stuart Taylor 2012-2015 Director View profile
  28. Ashfaq Ahmed Rahman 2012-2018 Director View profile
  29. Val Bird 2011-2011 Director View profile
  30. Juliet Virginia Ward 2011-2012 Director View profile
  31. Ponniah Chandrakumar 2011-2012 Director View profile
  32. Avril Muriel Bear 2011-2012 Director View profile
  33. John Nicholas Mills 2011-2020 Director View profile
  34. John Tomasevic 2011-2020 Director View profile
  35. Sylvia Macdougall 2011-2019 Director View profile
  36. Andrew Edwards 2011-2012 Director View profile
  37. Janice White 2011-2023 Director View profile
  38. Malcolm Gordon Anthony Hoare 2011-2012 Director View profile
  39. Richard Charles Flewitt 2011-2023 Director View profile
  40. Peter Waterland 2011-2012 Director View profile
  41. Barrie Thomas 2011-2015 Director View profile
  42. Sharman Aldridge 2011-2013 Director View profile
  43. James Crabtree 2011-2011 Director View profile
  44. Paul Phillips 2011-2012 Director View profile
  45. Professor Nigel White 2011-2012 Director View profile
  46. Martin William Suthers 2011-2016 Director View profile
  47. Susanna Blair Edyvean 2012-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
16/05/2011
Registered office
Nottingham
Previous names
Torch Academy Gateway Trust (until 25/02/2017)
Toot Hill School (until 03/08/2012)

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Ponniah Chandrakumar ceased 2017-09-11
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter Waterland ceased 2017-09-11
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Nicholas Mills ceased 2017-09-11
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Nichole Plummer ceased 2022-07-04
    25-50% voting, significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-02-09
  • 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. Nova Education Trust is controlled by Ponniah Chandrakumar
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-09-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ponniah Chandrakumar.

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

7 grants · £1,850,276 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

  • Department for Education · £1,797,848 (3 grants)
  • Sport England · £27,100
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £5,328

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £5,3282020-12-22
  • Department for Education £5,4002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £39,5002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,752,9482020-04-01
  • Sport England £27,1002019-03-27
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

4.9y median 4.9y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Hospitality 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
07635510
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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