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ST Chad's Academies Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 22
- Paul Miner 2025-2026 View profile
- Michael Rauh 2024-2026 View profile
- Stephen Read 2022-2023 View profile
- Farnworth, Joanna Helen, Revd Prebendary 2022-2023 View profile
- Gareth James Leverton 2020-2022 View profile
- Philip John Marris 2020-2023 View profile
- Jean Jackson 2019-2023 View profile
- Robert John Heath 2018-2021 View profile
- Professor Michelle Lowe 2017-2021 View profile
- Prof Robert John Anderson 2017-2020 View profile
- Susan Marie Wedgwood 2015-2022 View profile
- Christopher Brislen 2013-2015 View profile
- Jonathan Richard Leigh Hill 2013-2015 View profile
- Julie Marie Jones 2013-2022 View profile
- Primrose, Alison Frances, Doctor 2013-2023 View profile
- Cyril George Randles 2013-2021 View profile
- Revd Huw Daniel Bishop 2013-2017 View profile
- Rev Alison Mary Morris 2013-2021 View profile
- Helen Steel 2024-2025 View profile
- Lydia Graley 2023-2024 View profile
- Helen Louise Steel 2017-2023 View profile
- Colin Roy Hopkins 2013-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/05/2013
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.
- Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust LTD
appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-03-04
Group
- ST Chad's Academies Trust
is controlled by Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust LTD
Evidence
active appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-03-04 · 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
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust
- 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
- 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £678,527 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 · £678,527
Most recent
- Department for Education
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.
5 directors on the board
- Michelle Painter Director · appointed 2020
- Anthony Douglas Orlik Director · appointed 2021
- Platten, Gregory Austin David, the Revd Canon Dr Director · appointed 2023
- Harry Hormuz Azima Director · appointed 2020
- Samuel Lawrence Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Michelle Painter Director · appointed 2020
- Harry Hormuz Azima Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Michelle Painter Director · appointed 2020
- Platten, Gregory Austin David, the Revd Canon Dr Director · appointed 2023
- Harry Hormuz Azima Director · appointed 2020
- Samuel Lawrence Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Anthony Douglas Orlik Director · appointed 2021
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Miner Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Michael Rauh Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08526973
- 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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