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Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust

Primary education

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Walker, Keiron, Father 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Grogan, Paul, Father 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Mark Howell 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Joe Mcdonnell 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Professor Paul Ryan 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Ray Lloyd 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Elizabeth Snelling 2019-2021 Director View profile
  8. Maureen Anne Cairns 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Margaret Stichbury 2016-2020 Director View profile
  10. Lynne Margaret Royle 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Paul Raymond Booth 2014-2021 Director View profile
  12. John Clive Midgley 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. Summersgill, Andrew Liam, Monsignor 2014-2020 Director View profile
  14. Martin David Bland 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. Neil Geoffrey Moules 2014-2019 Director View profile
  16. Dr Deirdre Mary Naylor 2014-2021 Director View profile
  17. Keith Michael Moreton 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Bernadette Mary Cawley 2014-2018 Director View profile
  19. Cameron James Elliot Robson 2014-2019 Director View profile
  20. Samuel John Poulton 2014-2017 Director View profile
  21. David Patrick Johnson 2014-2018 Director View profile
  22. John Michael Devlin 2014-2021 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
02/06/2014
Registered office
Bradford

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.

  • Mary Louise Benton ceased 2025-02-11
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-01-14

Group

  1. Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust is controlled by Mary Louise Benton
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-01-14, ceased 2025-02-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mary Louise Benton.

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

10 grants · £250,000 total

360Giving 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 · £250,000 (10 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £25,0002019-04-01
  • Department for Education £25,0002019-04-01
  • Department for Education £25,0002019-04-01
  • Department for Education £25,0002019-04-01
  • Department for Education £25,0002019-04-01

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £5,216,625 total

From 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

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.

6 directors on the board

4.8y median 5.2y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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 4Education 2Property 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
09066969
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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