Company
Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jonathan James KeayDirector · since 2026
- Kevin DownsDirector · since 2024
- Reverend Robert Brian AtkinsDirector · since 2024
- Susan Jane WhyldDirector · since 2023
- Sharron PhilpotDirector · since 2023
- John Edward KellyDirector · since 2023
- Raymond Peter UptonDirector · since 2023
- Christopher Justin WilsonDirector · since 2022
- Dr Sarah Louise Hardman CharlesDirector · since 2019
- Jason Nicholas HamptonSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 25
- Karen Angela Beamish 2024-2026 View profile
- Henry Edward Thomas Taylor-Toone 2023-2025 View profile
- Helen Louise Galbraith 2023-2026 View profile
- Harjinder Kaur 2022-2024 View profile
- Mark Richard Emly 2022-2026 View profile
- Michael John Holt 2022-2024 View profile
- Holly Gasgoine 2021-2022 View profile
- Linda Wainscot 2021-2021 View profile
- Neil Andrew Beeson 2020-2021 View profile
- Sheila Mary Lock 2020-2022 View profile
- Declan John Mccauley 2018-2020 View profile
- Mark David Mallender 2018-2022 View profile
- Coslett, Carol Ann, Archdeacon 2018-2023 View profile
- Mark John Titterton 2018-2019 View profile
- Michael John Ford 2016-2022 View profile
- Alison Mary Brown 2015-2021 View profile
- Redfern, Alastair Llewellyn John, Rgt Rev Bishop of Derby 2015-2018 View profile
- David John Channon 2015-2020 View profile
- John Horwood 2014-2018 View profile
- Rt Revd Humphrey Ivo John Southern 2014-2015 View profile
- Angela Joan Caulton 2014-2015 View profile
- Lisa Jane Bloor 2014-2019 View profile
- Jacqueline Claire Barber 2014-2017 View profile
- JN Hampton Limited 2019-2025 View profile
- Jason Nicholas Hampton 2014-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/04/2014
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- David John Channon ceased 2018-07-02
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Alastair Llewellyn John Redfern ceased 2018-07-02
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Derby Diocesan Board of Education
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Possible match - 16 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 16 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Derby Diocesan Academy Trust
is controlled by David John Channon
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-07-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David John Channon.
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.
Contracts awarded
2 contractsFrom 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
- Class Staff Absence · £0
- Unknown supplier · £0
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.
9 directors on the board
- Kevin Downs Director · appointed 2024
- Christopher Justin Wilson Director · appointed 2022
- Sharron Philpot Director · appointed 2023
- Jonathan James Keay Director · appointed 2026
- John Edward Kelly Director · appointed 2023
- Raymond Peter Upton Director · appointed 2023
- Susan Jane Whyld Director · appointed 2023
- Reverend Robert Brian Atkins Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Sarah Louise Hardman Charles Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Sarah Louise Hardman Charles Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Christopher Justin Wilson Director · appointed 2022
- Jonathan James Keay Director · appointed 2026
- John Edward Kelly Director · appointed 2023
- Raymond Peter Upton Director · appointed 2023
- Reverend Robert Brian Atkins Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Sarah Louise Hardman Charles Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Kevin Downs Director · appointed 2024
- Sharron Philpot Director · appointed 2023
- Susan Jane Whyld Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Helen Louise Galbraith Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Mark Richard Emly Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Karen Angela Beamish 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
- 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
- 08980079
- 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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