Company · Nottingham
L.E.A.D. Academy Trust
Primary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Shaheen Akhtar MyersDirector · since 2025
- John Christopher TweedaleDirector · since 2025
- Christopher James SpicerDirector · since 2024
- Maggie FarrarDirector · since 2021
- Andrew BuckDirector · since 2020
- Helen McnamaraDirector · since 2019
- Paul Richard GrahamDirector · since 2018
- Nicholas Abdo Rodney YdlibiDirector · since 2016
- Mark Jonathan BloisDirector · since 2012
- Diana OwenDirector · since 2012
- Louise Victoria BirdSecretary · since 2015
Previous officers 11
- Angela Margaret Browne 2021-2023 View profile
- John Frederick Hobson 2020-2022 View profile
- David Vaughan Williams 2018-2025 View profile
- Martin Church 2017-2018 View profile
- Teresa Anne Shrestha 2016-2018 View profile
- Melvin Thomas Kenyon 2016-2021 View profile
- Ian Hancocks 2014-2019 View profile
- Anna Louise Eastgate 2014-2015 View profile
- Dean Stewart Pomeroy 2013-2015 View profile
- Deryn Harvey 2012-2014 View profile
- Christopher Ernest Richards 2012-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Primary education; General secondary education
- Incorporated
- 16/11/2012
- Registered office
- Nottingham
- Previous names
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust (until 17/01/2019)
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.
- Deryn Harvey
25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Anne Elizabeth Frost
significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-11-24 - Toby Dominic Brodigan Salt
significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-10-21 - Diana Owen ceased 2017-08-31
25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Howard William Dowell ceased 2019-02-04
significant influence · notified 2017-09-01 - Andrew Buck ceased 2020-11-24
25-50% voting · notified 2020-07-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Possible match - 11 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 11 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- L.E.A.D. Academy Trust
is controlled by Deryn Harvey
Evidence
active 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Deryn Harvey.
2 other companies in this group
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
3 grants · £271,044 total360Giving 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 Education · £261,044 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Paul Richard Graham Director · appointed 2018
- Maggie Farrar Director · appointed 2021
- Mark Jonathan Blois Director · appointed 2012
- Helen Mcnamara Director · appointed 2019
- Shaheen Akhtar Myers Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Buck Director · appointed 2020
- Christopher James Spicer Director · appointed 2024
- Diana Owen Director · appointed 2012
- John Christopher Tweedale Director · appointed 2025
- Nicholas Abdo Rodney Ydlibi Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Richard Graham Director · appointed 2018
- Mark Jonathan Blois Director · appointed 2012
- Helen Mcnamara Director · appointed 2019
- Diana Owen Director · appointed 2012
- Nicholas Abdo Rodney Ydlibi Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Helen Mcnamara Director · appointed 2019
- Diana Owen Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (8)
- Paul Richard Graham Director · appointed 2018
- Maggie Farrar Director · appointed 2021
- Mark Jonathan Blois Director · appointed 2012
- Shaheen Akhtar Myers Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Buck Director · appointed 2020
- Christopher James Spicer Director · appointed 2024
- John Christopher Tweedale Director · appointed 2025
- Nicholas Abdo Rodney Ydlibi Director · appointed 2016
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08296921
- 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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