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Lydiate Learning 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 35

  1. Suzanne Webb 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Benedict Damien Donnelly 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Jenny Smith 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Turner 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Jane Anne Morris 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Marc Andrew Whitmore 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Stephen John Moss 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. John Malcolm Pearce 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. David Williams 2017-2017 Director View profile
  10. Louise Rooney 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Karen Wiggins 2017-2017 Director View profile
  12. Prof Matthew James Wilson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Helen Ruth Heap 2016-2023 Director View profile
  14. Peter Duffy 2015-2016 Director View profile
  15. Stephen John Hughes 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Sandra Elizabeth Hiett 2015-2017 Director View profile
  17. Dean Jonathan Lythgoe 2015-2016 Director View profile
  18. James Kerfoot 2015-2016 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Moore 2014-2015 Director View profile
  20. Susan Doyle 2014-2016 Director View profile
  21. Gary Armitage 2014-2014 Director View profile
  22. Kelly Herron 2013-2013 Director View profile
  23. Anthony Richard Olsen 2013-2017 Director View profile
  24. Diane Johnson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  25. Pauline Campbell 2011-2014 Director View profile
  26. David Gill 2011-2012 Director View profile
  27. Matthew Heywood 2011-2015 Director View profile
  28. Colin Radcliffe 2011-2016 Director View profile
  29. Peter Eykelenboom 2011-2015 Director View profile
  30. Elaine Heague 2011-2014 Director View profile
  31. Rachel Swanwick 2011-2014 Director View profile
  32. Christine O'Mara 2011-2015 Director View profile
  33. Maria Hill 2011-2011 Director View profile
  34. Jacqueline Davenport 2011-2013 Director View profile
  35. Annette Cunningham 2011-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
08/08/2011
Registered office
Liverpool
Previous names
Deyes High Academy Trust (until 25/11/2014)

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • John Graham ceased 2020-12-01
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Graham Hewer ceased 2020-12-01
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Annette Cunningham ceased 2020-12-01
    appoints directors · notified 2018-11-13
  • Stephen John Moss ceased 2020-12-01
    appoints directors · notified 2018-11-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Marc Andrew Whitmore ceased 2020-12-01
    appoints directors · notified 2019-11-25
  • Possible match - 14 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 14 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Lydiate Learning Trust is controlled by John Graham
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-12-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Graham.

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 · £18,040 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 · £10,000
  • Sport England · £8,040

Most recent

  • Sport England £8,0402019-12-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002012-06-21

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £1,540,598 total

From 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

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

7.2y median 5.2y
average tenure
14.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Jenny Smith Director · appointed 2023 · 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.

Arts and leisure 1Education 1Health and social care 1Professional 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

  • 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
07732559
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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