Company
The Consortium Academy Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Rachel WhiteDirector · since 2026
- Vince TennisonDirector · since 2025
- Matt BensonDirector · since 2025
- Leon Antony MyersDirector · since 2021
- Sharon Wendy MilnerDirector · since 2017
- Peter Alan HanmerDirector · since 2017
- David Martin CravenDirector · since 2016
- Ian FurlongDirector · since 2014
- Laura Charlotte ThompsonSecretary · since 2022
Previous officers 27
- Clare Denise Sharp 2024-2025 View profile
- Derek Paul Mckay Wills 2023-2024 View profile
- Phil Goatley 2019-2022 View profile
- Gillian Margaret Barley 2018-2020 View profile
- Brian Matson 2017-2019 View profile
- Ean Blair 2017-2019 View profile
- Richard Sean Firth 2017-2022 View profile
- Joanne Erica Heselton 2016-2017 View profile
- Gareth Welburn 2014-2015 View profile
- Mark Newman 2014-2015 View profile
- Mike Mcdermott 2014-2017 View profile
- Andrew David Crossland 2014-2019 View profile
- Elizabeth Hepburn 2014-2017 View profile
- Samantha Tomkins 2014-2014 View profile
- Woodford, Janet, Jan Woodford 2014-2017 View profile
- David John Willoughby 2014-2019 View profile
- David Sam Myers 2014-2014 View profile
- Phil Withers 2014-2017 View profile
- Paul Hogan 2014-2023 View profile
- John Antony Peck 2013-2014 View profile
- Timothy James White 2013-2014 View profile
- Sarah Louise Young 2013-2017 View profile
- Michael Anthony Mcdermott 2011-2014 View profile
- Frederick William Langley 2011-2014 View profile
- Trevor Ernest Sellers 2011-2013 View profile
- Gillian Stafford 2017-2022 View profile
- Michelle Walton 2013-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/06/2011
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Derek Paul Mckay Wills ceased 2022-06-10
significant influence · notified 2022-01-05
Group
- The Consortium Academy Trust
is controlled by Derek Paul Mckay Wills
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2022-01-05, ceased 2022-06-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Derek Paul Mckay Wills.
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 · £18,792 total360Giving 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 · £18,792 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Contracts awarded
4 contracts · £15,035,970 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.
Top suppliers
- Unknown supplier · £15,035,970
- VIRTUAL COLLEGE LIMITED · £0
- Banner Group Ltd · £0
- Timbercare Tree & Grounds Maintenance Services Ltd · £0
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.
8 directors on the board
- Vince Tennison Director · appointed 2025
- Sharon Wendy Milner Director · appointed 2017
- David Martin Craven Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Alan Hanmer Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Furlong Director · appointed 2014
- Leon Antony Myers Director · appointed 2021
- Matt Benson Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Rachel White Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Sharon Wendy Milner Director · appointed 2017
- David Martin Craven Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Alan Hanmer Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Furlong Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Vince Tennison Director · appointed 2025
- David Martin Craven Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Alan Hanmer Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Furlong Director · appointed 2014
- Leon Antony Myers Director · appointed 2021
- Matt Benson Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Rachel White Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Sharon Wendy Milner Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Clare Denise Sharp Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07665828
- Status
- Active
- 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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