Company · Oldham
The Pinnacle Learning Trust
Primary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Naveed MalikDirector · since 2026
- Neil David SmithDirector · since 2026
- Gary LagarDirector · since 2026
- Professor Lynne Maria BianchiDirector · since 2026
- Ann Philippa GellDirector · since 2026
- Dominic John Damian WallDirector · since 2025
- Timothy MonaghanDirector · since 2025
- Nigel Leslie FowlerDirector · since 2024
- Gareth Struan CornellDirector · since 2024
- Saqab RasulDirector · since 2024
- Jennifer Nyarkoaa LieveldDirector · since 2024
- Michael PittDirector · since 2023
- Alan Christopher WilsonDirector · since 2017
- Danielle Sarah HuntSecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 16
- Joanna Maria Stammers 2026-2026 View profile
- Daniel Adam Brown 2022-2023 View profile
- Polly Kelly Ruth O'Malley 2021-2021 View profile
- Rebekah Sutcliffe 2021-2025 View profile
- Professor Christine Horrocks 2020-2023 View profile
- Irene Howard 2018-2025 View profile
- Jayne Louise Clarke 2017-2025 View profile
- John Andrew Christian Porter 2017-2021 View profile
- Sandra Mavro-Michaelis 2017-2018 View profile
- Andrew William Kilburn 2017-2025 View profile
- Mike David Gibbons 2017-2020 View profile
- David Jack Mcentee 2014-2023 View profile
- Ateeque Ur-Rehman 2011-2025 View profile
- Basit Shah 2011-2017 View profile
- Carol Cawkwell 2011-2014 View profile
- Sarah Wilkinson 2011-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Primary education; General secondary education; Other education n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 29/06/2011
- Registered office
- Oldham
- Previous names
- The Hathershaw College (until 13/05/2017)
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.
- Andrew William Kilburn ceased 2026-01-30
25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-11-26 - 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.
- Possible match - 5 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 5 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- The Pinnacle Learning Trust
is controlled by Baroness Estelle Morris
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-11-26, ceased 2026-01-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Baroness Estelle Morris.
1 other company in this group
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 · £27,950 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
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £27,950 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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.
13 directors on the board
- Jennifer Nyarkoaa Lieveld Director · appointed 2024
- Gareth Struan Cornell Director · appointed 2024
- Gary Lagar Director · appointed 2026
- Saqab Rasul Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Pitt Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Lynne Maria Bianchi Director · appointed 2026
- Ann Philippa Gell Director · appointed 2026
- Naveed Malik Director · appointed 2026
- Nigel Leslie Fowler Director · appointed 2024
- Alan Christopher Wilson Director · appointed 2017
- Neil David Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Dominic John Damian Wall Director · appointed 2025
- Timothy Monaghan Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Alan Christopher Wilson Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Jennifer Nyarkoaa Lieveld Director · appointed 2024
- Gareth Struan Cornell Director · appointed 2024
- Gary Lagar Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Lynne Maria Bianchi Director · appointed 2026
- Ann Philippa Gell Director · appointed 2026
- Naveed Malik Director · appointed 2026
- Neil David Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Dominic John Damian Wall Director · appointed 2025
- Timothy Monaghan Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Saqab Rasul Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Pitt Director · appointed 2023
- Nigel Leslie Fowler Director · appointed 2024
- Alan Christopher Wilson Director · appointed 2017
Left in the last 12 months
- Joanna Maria Stammers Director · appointed 2026 · resigned 2026
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07687135
- 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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