Company
Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Candice FrancisDirector · since 2025
- Jeshurun SelassieDirector · since 2025
- Andrew John ClaytonDirector · since 2024
- Christine BarkleyDirector · since 2024
- Gulfaraz AdilDirector · since 2022
- Debo Adebowale Babatunde AdesinaDirector · since 2021
- Matthew Philip WeltonDirector · since 2020
- Lauren Kate ParkerDirector · since 2018
- Kym JonesDirector · since 2017
- Anthony Douglas OrlikDirector · since 2016
- David James SmithDirector · since 2016
- Revd James William TroodDirector · since 2015
- Richard EverittDirector · since 2013
- Sarah Jane McfarlaneSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 22
- Leanne Louise Hickenbottom-Marriott 2022-2023 View profile
- Lynda Briggs 2019-2024 View profile
- Alexander James Francis 2018-2019 View profile
- Revd Huw Daniel Bishop 2017-2021 View profile
- Pamela Mills 2016-2022 View profile
- Latoya Clarke-Nivore 2016-2017 View profile
- Susan Marie Wedgwood 2016-2017 View profile
- James Francis Power 2016-2016 View profile
- Philip Robert Hearne 2016-2016 View profile
- Carole Howard 2015-2017 View profile
- Jaswinder Singh Sohal 2015-2023 View profile
- Patricia Susan Walters 2015-2016 View profile
- John Albert Proctor 2015-2017 View profile
- Marie-Therese Ayodele 2014-2016 View profile
- Joy Anne Roberts 2013-2022 View profile
- Angela Maureen Stephenson 2013-2016 View profile
- Rev Elizabeth Ann Chamberlain 2013-2014 View profile
- Jacqueline Walker 2013-2015 View profile
- Susan Lesley Bailey 2013-2020 View profile
- Alan Westerman 2012-2015 View profile
- David Noel Tonks 2012-2018 View profile
- Stephen Charles Rayner 2012-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/07/2012
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust LTD
appoints directors · notified 2016-06-30
Group
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust
is controlled by Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust LTD
Evidence
active appoints directors · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register - Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust LTD
is controlled by The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2017-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education.
9 other companies in this group
- Lichfield Diocesan Academies Services Limited
- Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust LTD
- The KEY Educational Trust
- Lichfield Diocesan Education Services Limited
- The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust
- ST Chad's Academies Trust
- S. Peter's Collegiate Church of England Academy Trust
- Three Spires Trust
- The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education
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.
13 directors on the board
- Candice Francis Director · appointed 2025
- Debo Adebowale Babatunde Adesina Director · appointed 2021
- Gulfaraz Adil Director · appointed 2022
- Anthony Douglas Orlik Director · appointed 2016
- Richard Everitt Director · appointed 2013
- Jeshurun Selassie Director · appointed 2025
- Kym Jones Director · appointed 2017
- David James Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Philip Welton Director · appointed 2020
- Andrew John Clayton Director · appointed 2024
- Revd James William Trood Director · appointed 2015
- Christine Barkley Director · appointed 2024
- Lauren Kate Parker Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Anthony Douglas Orlik Director · appointed 2016
- Richard Everitt Director · appointed 2013
- Kym Jones Director · appointed 2017
- David James Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Philip Welton Director · appointed 2020
- Revd James William Trood Director · appointed 2015
- Lauren Kate Parker Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Gulfaraz Adil Director · appointed 2022
- Jeshurun Selassie Director · appointed 2025
- Kym Jones Director · appointed 2017
- David James Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Matthew Philip Welton Director · appointed 2020
- Andrew John Clayton Director · appointed 2024
- Christine Barkley Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (6)
- Candice Francis Director · appointed 2025
- Debo Adebowale Babatunde Adesina Director · appointed 2021
- Anthony Douglas Orlik Director · appointed 2016
- Richard Everitt Director · appointed 2013
- Revd James William Trood Director · appointed 2015
- Lauren Kate Parker Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 08137486
- 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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