Company
Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Elizabeth Louise HoldcroftDirector · since 2025
- Alison Margaret BeasleyDirector · since 2023
- Victoria Elizabeth DunbarDirector · since 2022
- Ralph Ian MainardDirector · since 2022
- Dr John Philip MasonDirector · since 2021
- Christopher Robert PennDirector · since 2021
- Philip Mark EastwoodDirector · since 2020
- Revd David Rhys FelixDirector · since 2019
- Neil Macaulay DixonDirector · since 2019
- Michael William HollandDirector · since 2015
- Christopher James WilliamsSecretary · since 2023
Previous officers 18
- Susan Margaret Breckell 2022-2025 View profile
- Marianne Mowatt 2019-2021 View profile
- Janet Mary Carr 2018-2019 View profile
- Timothy John Leslie 2018-2022 View profile
- Susan Patricia Noakes 2017-2017 View profile
- Joan Ryan 2016-2022 View profile
- Andrew David Morris 2016-2019 View profile
- Dr Harry John Ziman 2015-2019 View profile
- Turnbull, Jeffrey, Canon 2013-2017 View profile
- Professor Timothy Jerome Wheeler Dl 2013-2015 View profile
- Gilberston, Michael Robert, the Venerable Dr 2013-2016 View profile
- Right Reverend Gordon Keith Sinclair 2013-2016 View profile
- Renshaw MBE, Elizabeth, Canon 2013-2024 View profile
- Edward Charles Garnett Owen 2013-2020 View profile
- JN Hampton Limited 2019-2023 View profile
- Jason Nicholas Hampton 2018-2019 View profile
- Andrew Ross 2018-2018 View profile
- Anthony Parker 2014-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/03/2013
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.
- Chester Diocesan Board of Education
appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
is controlled by Chester Diocesan Board of Education
Evidence
active appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Chester Diocesan Board of Education.
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
1 grant · £31,250 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 · £31,250
Most recent
- Department for Education
Contracts awarded
1 contract · £300,000 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.
Top suppliers
- E3 CUBE LTD · £300,000
Most recent
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
- Victoria Elizabeth Dunbar Director · appointed 2022
- Ralph Ian Mainard Director · appointed 2022
- Elizabeth Louise Holdcroft Director · appointed 2025
- Dr John Philip Mason Director · appointed 2021
- Philip Mark Eastwood Director · appointed 2020
- Alison Margaret Beasley Director · appointed 2023
- Neil Macaulay Dixon Director · appointed 2019
- Christopher Robert Penn Director · appointed 2021
- Michael William Holland Director · appointed 2015
- Revd David Rhys Felix Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Philip Mark Eastwood Director · appointed 2020
- Neil Macaulay Dixon Director · appointed 2019
- Michael William Holland Director · appointed 2015
- Revd David Rhys Felix Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Victoria Elizabeth Dunbar Director · appointed 2022
- Philip Mark Eastwood Director · appointed 2020
- Alison Margaret Beasley Director · appointed 2023
- Neil Macaulay Dixon Director · appointed 2019
- Michael William Holland Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (5)
- Ralph Ian Mainard Director · appointed 2022
- Elizabeth Louise Holdcroft Director · appointed 2025
- Dr John Philip Mason Director · appointed 2021
- Christopher Robert Penn Director · appointed 2021
- Revd David Rhys Felix Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Susan Margaret Breckell Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
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
- 08451787
- 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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