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Northern Lights Learning Trust

Primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 41

  1. Rebecca Flory 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michelle Harding-Smith 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. William Joseph Roberts 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Beverley Dawn Jones 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Michael Laidler 2023-2024 Director View profile
  6. Catherine Hodgson 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Matthew William Emmerson 2020-2021 Director View profile
  8. Sarah Lymer 2019-2024 Director View profile
  9. Paul Neil Farquhar 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. Christine Inkster 2018-2025 Director View profile
  11. Paul Richard Clark 2018-2022 Director View profile
  12. Peter Norman Olsen 2018-2024 Director View profile
  13. David William Smith 2018-2019 Director View profile
  14. Steve Skipsey 2017-2018 Director View profile
  15. Pippa Mary Procter 2016-2018 Director View profile
  16. Helen Louise Anderson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Chris Mitchell 2013-2016 Director View profile
  18. Thorp, Susie, Rev'D 2013-2016 Director View profile
  19. Lorraine Norton 2013-2016 Director View profile
  20. Emma Whelam-Tate 2013-2016 Director View profile
  21. Marshall, Christine, Cllr 2013-2016 Director View profile
  22. Janet Logan 2013-2016 Director View profile
  23. Victoria Leadley 2012-2014 Director View profile
  24. John Graham Farnsworth 2012-2015 Director View profile
  25. Angie Atkinson 2012-2016 Director View profile
  26. Mark Stouph 2012-2023 Director View profile
  27. Jacqueline Murray 2012-2019 Director View profile
  28. Susan Margret Burn 2012-2012 Director View profile
  29. Rev Martin Edward Anderson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  30. Paula Tait 2012-2013 Director View profile
  31. Jenni Louse Little 2012-2016 Director View profile
  32. Claire Latham 2012-2012 Director View profile
  33. Richard Simpson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  34. Sharon Holden 2012-2016 Director View profile
  35. Paula Thompson 2012-2019 Director View profile
  36. Reverend Jennifer Ann Bradshaw 2012-2012 Director View profile
  37. Julie Mulvaney 2012-2014 Director View profile
  38. Rev Stephanie Clark 2012-2013 Director View profile
  39. Sarah Ann Hepworth 2012-2013 Director View profile
  40. Helen Victoria Richardson 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  41. Christine Henderson 2012-2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education
Incorporated
13/01/2012
Registered office
Sunderland
Previous names
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy (until 21/07/2016)
Benedict Biscop Academy (until 23/03/2012)

Grants received

2 grants · £120,000 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

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £120,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £7,2332024-03-20
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £112,7672024-02-01
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

3.3y median 2.7y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 4Other services 2

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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07909140
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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