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The Forge Brook Trust

Primary education

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

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Previous officers 49

  1. Harveer Singh Gosal 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gemma Victoria Coles 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Ann Sarah Gough 2024-2025 Director View profile
  4. Nicola Jayne Carpenter 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Nasiya Tahir 2023-2025 Director View profile
  6. Dean Jamie Hill 2023-2024 Director View profile
  7. Avtar Singh 2023-2025 Director View profile
  8. Jane Virginia Stewart 2022-2022 Director View profile
  9. Steven John Lawley 2022-2024 Director View profile
  10. Javid Ram 2022-2026 Director View profile
  11. Sue Jane Turner 2022-2024 Director View profile
  12. Ayaaz Ayub Tarajia 2022-2024 Director View profile
  13. Alison Georgette Walsh 2022-2025 Director View profile
  14. James Ludlow 2021-2025 Director View profile
  15. Dawn Caddy 2018-2019 Director View profile
  16. Khateeja Bibi 2018-2023 Director View profile
  17. Khaleda Miah 2018-2022 Director View profile
  18. Mohammed Abdul Kadir 2017-2019 Director View profile
  19. Navteg Kaur 2016-2018 Director View profile
  20. Shakiya Choudhury 2016-2021 Director View profile
  21. Ebrahim Seedat 2015-2018 Director View profile
  22. Sabeena Kauser 2015-2020 Director View profile
  23. Gulvinder Singh Sangha 2014-2017 Director View profile
  24. Ben Edge 2014-2020 Director View profile
  25. Mcintyre, Mark, Father 2014-2025 Director View profile
  26. Orlean Sophronia Hazell 2013-2015 Director View profile
  27. Bob Hazell 2013-2015 Director View profile
  28. Brian Anthony Smartt 2012-2013 Director View profile
  29. Peggy Tutrice 2012-2020 Director View profile
  30. Kashmir Kaur 2012-2021 Director View profile
  31. Mohinder Singh 2012-2012 Director View profile
  32. Geraldine Hodson Waldron 2011-2014 Director View profile
  33. Mohammed Lulu Miah 2011-2012 Director View profile
  34. Colin Beilby 2011-2013 Director View profile
  35. Dr Coral Elizabeth Gardiner 2011-2012 Director View profile
  36. Keith Whittlestone 2011-2020 Director View profile
  37. Mohammad Afzal 2011-2012 Director View profile
  38. Gwen Smith 2011-2014 Director View profile
  39. Paul Stephen Freeman 2011-2017 Director View profile
  40. Ron Betts 2011-2012 Director View profile
  41. Sandra Beech 2011-2013 Director View profile
  42. Pamela Wade 2011-2018 Director View profile
  43. Naheed Kouser 2011-2015 Director View profile
  44. Allah Ditta 2011-2022 Director View profile
  45. Matloob Hussain 2011-2022 Director View profile
  46. Heidi Hampshire 2011-2017 Director View profile
  47. Shaun George Millington 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  48. Alison Fletcher 2019-2022 Secretary View profile
  49. Stephen Bell 2011-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
28/12/2011
Registered office
Walsall
Previous names
Joseph Leckie Academy Trust (until 13/03/2025)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Keith Whittlestone ceased 2020-03-26
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • James Ludlow ceased 2026-03-27
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-04-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Forge Brook Trust is controlled by Keith Whittlestone
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-03-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keith Whittlestone.

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

2.4y median 1.1y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Javid Ram Director · appointed 2022 · 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.

Education 2Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07892678
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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