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DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust

DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 09284055), incorporated 2014, with 11 current directors including Dr Basiru Gai and Hassan Ahmed. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Md Mahbub E Elahi 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sadia Hanif 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Sharon Knight 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Martin David Jackson 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Bernard James Peters 2018-2024 Director View profile
  6. Linda Jane Jones 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Catherine Julie Gallagher 2017-2022 Director View profile
  8. Ian Swain 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Andrew James 2016-2017 Director View profile
  10. Richard Alan Martin 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Ian Benedict Whittington 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Susan Egersdorf 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Kevin Mccabe 2015-2021 Director View profile
  14. Therese Ann Connell 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Helen Morrison 2014-2016 Director View profile
  16. David Joseph Bagley 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Robert John Bowater 2014-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/10/2014

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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 Sheldon
    appoints directors · notified 2018-07-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Shaukat Islam
    appoints directors · notified 2025-02-01
  • David Joseph Bagley ceased 2017-07-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Margaret Rose James ceased 2021-07-12
    appoints directors · notified 2017-08-31
  • John Mcdermott ceased 2021-07-12
    appoints directors · notified 2017-08-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Martin David Jackson ceased 2020-07-03
    appoints directors · notified 2017-08-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust is controlled by David Sheldon
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2018-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Sheldon.

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.

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.

11 directors on the board

5.3y median 5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Health and social care 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

  • 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
09284055
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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