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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Jo-Anne Sanders 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Firas Al Fadhili 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Karen Louise Burns 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Elizabeth Sandwith 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Simon Mclean Flowers 2022-2026 Director View profile
  6. John Timothy Leach 2022-2024 Director View profile
  7. Philip Gordon Wheeliker 2022-2022 Director View profile
  8. Anne Mcmaster 2021-2025 Director View profile
  9. Helena Danuta Phillips 2019-2022 Director View profile
  10. Margaret Parkes 2019-2022 Director View profile
  11. Katherine Anne Pearlman-Shaw 2019-2022 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Whitaker 2018-2024 Director View profile
  13. David Maxwell Strachan 2018-2022 Director View profile
  14. Lydia Frances Devenny 2018-2022 Director View profile
  15. Paul Fergus Morrissey 2018-2021 Director View profile
  16. Craig Neil Williams 2018-2023 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Witchell 2017-2017 Director View profile
  18. Claire Rix 2016-2019 Director View profile
  19. Ian Michael Deakin 2016-2017 Director View profile
  20. Christine Smith 2016-2018 Director View profile
  21. Kenneth John Hall 2015-2017 Director View profile
  22. Erica Hiorns 2015-2021 Director View profile
  23. Annette Hall 2015-2016 Director View profile
  24. Professor Darren Arthur Shickle 2014-2019 Director View profile
  25. Gail Eileen Webb 2014-2014 Director View profile
  26. Shiv Kumar Sibal 2014-2016 Director View profile
  27. Caroline Anne Gruen 2014-2025 Director View profile
  28. Ray Lloyd 2014-2017 Director View profile
  29. Jill Wood 2014-2015 Director View profile
  30. Anthony Richard Blackwell 2014-2018 Director View profile
  31. Jane Margaret Lacey Pither 2014-2019 Director View profile
  32. Martin Church 2014-2014 Director View profile
  33. Peter Roberts 2012-2016 Director View profile
  34. Neil Martin Mclean 2012-2015 Director View profile
  35. Nigel John Davies 2012-2014 Director View profile
  36. Gerry Linda Morrison 2012-2012 Director View profile
  37. Samuel Bradley 2024-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/02/2012

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Colin Booth ceased 2021-04-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christine Smith ceased 2018-06-22
    25-50% voting · notified 2017-02-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jane Margaret Lacey Pither ceased 2020-02-28
    25-50% voting · notified 2018-06-22
  • Helena Danuta Phillips ceased 2021-04-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2020-02-28
  • Katherine Anne Pearlman-Shaw ceased 2022-05-19
    25-50% voting · notified 2022-03-07
  • Colin Booth ceased 2022-06-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2022-03-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. White Rose Academies Trust is controlled by Colin Booth
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin Booth.

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

5 grants · £35,000 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000 (2 grants)
  • Sport England · £15,000 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Sport England £4,4222017-09-28
  • Sport England £5,7982015-09-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002015-03-18
  • Sport England £4,7802014-04-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002013-05-16
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

3y median 2.3y
average tenure
10.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

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 4Business services 2Construction 2Professional services 2Other services 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
07958615
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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