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North West Academies Trust Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 10

  1. Emma Leach 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Paul Campbell 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Reverend Elaine Margaret Ollman 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Julie Roberts-Joyce 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Kirsty Cobb 2017-2025 Director View profile
  6. David Neville Jones 2017-2022 Director View profile
  7. Brendan Joseph Wignall 2014-2024 Director View profile
  8. Michael James Forber 2014-2022 Director View profile
  9. John Bernard William Mann 2014-2014 Director View profile
  10. Selena Ann O'Donnell 2014-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/01/2014

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • William John Anthony Timpson
    significant influence · notified 2017-09-15
  • Nayland Anthony Southorn
    significant influence · notified 2024-01-25
  • Michael James Forber ceased 2022-03-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Adrian Peter Walmsley ceased 2025-01-28
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Stephen Edward Docking ceased 2025-01-28
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. North West Academies Trust Limited is controlled by Christopher Robert Penn
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Robert Penn.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£42,669,000
Total assets
£43,595,000
Cash
£724,000
Employees
4.3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

8 directors on the board

6.2y median 4.2y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Kirsty Cobb Director · appointed 2017 · 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.

Professional services 6Arts and leisure 3Education 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.

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
08852553
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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