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Welland Park Community College Academy Trust

Welland Park Community College Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 07675238), incorporated 2011, with 12 current directors including Sharon Campbell and Richard David Chester. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 45

  1. Julian Oakland 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. David John Page 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Katharine Da Forno 2023-2023 Director View profile
  4. Kathryn Siobhan Tyler Swinglehurst 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Susie Munton 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Julie Moreen Oakley 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Claire Gryspeerdt 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Brenda Travers-Ayre 2019-2020 Director View profile
  9. Richard Chester 2019-2025 Director View profile
  10. Brenda Travers-Ayre 2019-2019 Director View profile
  11. Neil Heath 2018-2024 Director View profile
  12. Ruth Harvey 2018-2021 Director View profile
  13. Kathy Dare 2018-2025 Director View profile
  14. Jim Harker 2016-2023 Director View profile
  15. John William Hill 2015-2023 Director View profile
  16. Dr Astrid Geertruida Maria Van Wilsem 2014-2019 Director View profile
  17. Danielle Louise Campos 2014-2017 Director View profile
  18. David Cawthrow 2013-2017 Director View profile
  19. Julia Rutherford-Bate 2013-2016 Director View profile
  20. Reginald Stuart Cox 2013-2014 Director View profile
  21. Miranda Louise Brown 2013-2017 Director View profile
  22. Julie Mcbrearty 2012-2023 Director View profile
  23. Caroline Mary Sarah Baker 2012-2021 Director View profile
  24. Ian Robert Merriman 2012-2016 Director View profile
  25. Frederique Lagarde 2012-2020 Director View profile
  26. Phillip Neil Scott King 2011-2011 Director View profile
  27. Julian Robert Oakland 2011-2019 Director View profile
  28. Neil Michael Williams 2011-2011 Director View profile
  29. Andrew Thomas Douglas Cowan 2011-2014 Director View profile
  30. Barry Champion 2011-2011 Director View profile
  31. Nicholas Charles Pawson 2011-2012 Director View profile
  32. William Edward Jones 2011-2012 Director View profile
  33. Paula Frances Stephenson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  34. Pascale Christine Powell 2011-2012 Director View profile
  35. Sharron Barbara Brannen 2011-2011 Director View profile
  36. David John Hedley 2011-2023 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Mark Williams 2011-2011 Director View profile
  38. Janice Hefford 2011-2013 Director View profile
  39. David Robert Smith 2011-2020 Director View profile
  40. Helen Jayne Moody 2011-2014 Director View profile
  41. John Albert Hunt 2011-2014 Director View profile
  42. Stephen Freestone 2011-2014 Director View profile
  43. Elaine Winn 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  44. Julie Oakley 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  45. Susan Linda Fraser 2011-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/06/2011

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • David John Hedley
    significant influence · notified 2023-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kathy Dare
    appoints directors, significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-09-01
  • David Robert Smith ceased 2017-10-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David John Hedley ceased 2017-10-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John William Hill ceased 2017-10-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Robert Smith ceased 2022-12-31
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2020-06-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Julie Moreen Oakley ceased 2024-04-05
    significant influence · notified 2022-10-24

Group

  1. Welland Park Community College Academy Trust is controlled by David John Hedley
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2023-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Hedley.

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 · £50,000 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

  • Sport England · £25,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £25,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Sport England £5,0002018-11-28
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £5,0002018-11-28
  • Sport England £20,0002018-06-12
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £20,0002018-06-12
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.

12 directors on the board

3.9y median 3y
average tenure
10.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (2)

1
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.

Professional services 1Property 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
07675238
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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