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Northgate School Academy 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 22

  1. Wendy Jane Norford 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Susan Elizabeth Thomas 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Adam Billing 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Diane Gail Saxby 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Patrick O'Brien 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Zoe Moore 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Deborah Louise Gutteridge 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Alan James Sharp 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Anne Elizabeth Hodson 2013-2015 Director View profile
  10. Angela Slater 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Nigel Thomas 2011-2017 Director View profile
  12. Samuel Gracey Clark 2011-2016 Director View profile
  13. James Arthur Collyer 2011-2013 Director View profile
  14. Mandy Margaret Twigg 2011-2014 Director View profile
  15. Rachael Jane Anne Meech 2011-2012 Director View profile
  16. David Charles James Skuce 2011-2019 Director View profile
  17. Julia Cartwright 2011-2023 Director View profile
  18. James William Buckby 2011-2012 Director View profile
  19. Sheralee Alana Webb 2011-2026 Director View profile
  20. Michael Ernest Kendall 2011-2023 Director View profile
  21. Diana Fickling 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  22. Catherine Joan Cope 2011-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education; Technical and vocational secondary education
Incorporated
09/08/2011
Registered office
Northampton
Previous names
Northgate School Arts College (until 04/10/2023)

Ownership

Owned by (19) 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.

  • Julie Ann Woods
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Julia Cartwright
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Diane Carole Chandley
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-30
  • Francesca Shears
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-30
  • Susan Annette Nembhard
    significant influence · notified 2018-01-03
  • Richard Mark Osborne
    significant influence · notified 2019-07-10
  • Michael Roy Trundley
    significant influence · notified 2022-03-23
  • Thomas Davies
    significant influence · notified 2022-10-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Fiona Potter
    significant influence · notified 2022-10-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nigel Thomas ceased 2017-08-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Michael Roy Trundley ceased 2017-08-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-30
  • Catherine Joan Cope ceased 2016-10-30
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-30
  • Lynnette Heather Michaelides ceased 2022-08-31
    significant influence · notified 2018-06-04
  • Alan James Sharp ceased 2022-10-27
    significant influence · notified 2018-12-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Deborah Louise Gutteridge ceased 2020-11-03
    significant influence · notified 2019-07-10
  • Zoe Moore ceased 2021-09-29
    significant influence · notified 2020-03-16 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kevin Patrick O'Brien ceased 2021-02-07
    significant influence · notified 2020-03-16 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Adam Billing ceased 2025-07-02
    significant influence · notified 2022-01-01
  • Diane Gail Saxby ceased 2024-01-17
    significant influence · notified 2022-01-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Northgate School Academy Trust is controlled by Julie Ann Woods
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Julie Ann Woods.

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.

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

6.7y median 4.3y
average tenure
14.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Dormant 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
07734360
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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