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The CO-Operative Academies Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 26

  1. Sarah Barton 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Gillian Robinson 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. David Robertson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Patricia Denise Kane 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas Anthony Lowry 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Shaheen Akhtar Myers 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. Geoffrey Alan Clarke 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. Gillian Frances Gardner 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Simon Andrew Bourne 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. Eric Sydney Craven 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Claire Anne Camara 2018-2021 Director View profile
  12. Jane Cowell 2014-2023 Director View profile
  13. Michael David Greenacre 2014-2022 Director View profile
  14. Neil Braithwaite 2014-2022 Director View profile
  15. Paul Nicholas Brennan 2014-2018 Director View profile
  16. Florence Hadley 2014-2018 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Michael Brice 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Clare Oakley 2014-2016 Director View profile
  19. Margaret Anne Bradbury 2011-2023 Director View profile
  20. Moira Ann Lees 2011-2014 Director View profile
  21. John Philip Briddon 2011-2014 Director View profile
  22. Gary Lagar 2016-2023 Secretary View profile
  23. Michael John Gerrard 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  24. Stephen Mark Cooper 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  25. Jennifer Mckenna 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  26. Claire Louise Blackwood 2011-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/08/2011

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Russell Mark Gill ceased 2020-08-17
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Pippa Wicks ceased 2020-07-31
    appoints directors · notified 2018-06-26
  • Andrew Paul Lang ceased 2020-08-17
    appoints directors · notified 2019-04-01

Group

  1. The CO-Operative Academies Trust is controlled by Russell Mark Gill
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-08-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Russell Mark Gill.

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 · £459,988 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

  • Mission 44 · £450,000
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,988

Most recent

  • Mission 44 £450,0002023-01-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9882019-01-25

Contracts awarded

1 contract

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.

10 directors on the board

4.2y median 3.2y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

0
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.

Property 3Business services 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1Utilities 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
07747126
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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