Discovery Educational Trust

Active07638800 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
18 May 2011 (15 years)
Previously known as
Brentwood Academies Trust (until 2 September 2020)
St Martin's School Brentwood (until 23 April 2014)
Industry
Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors
Debora Donoghue
Hope Martins
Accounts type
Full
Region
East of England
Address
St Martin's School Brentwood Hanging Hill Lane
Hutton
Brentwood
CM13 2HG

Filing status

Accounts due
31 May 2027
Last accounts
31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due
15 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
1 May 2026

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 25 September 2026
Also at Recruither Consulting Ltd
Polish
Born November 1983
Donoghue, Debora
Director · Appointed 25 September 2026
British
Born October 1979 (47)
Gosnold, Victoria
Secretary · Appointed 1 September 2026
Martins, Hope
Director · Appointed 5 February 2026
British
Born March 1988 (38)
Ferguson, Frazer Rory
Director · Appointed 12 July 2024
British
Born December 1975 (50)
Baines, Stephen John
Director · Appointed 19 May 2023
British
Born August 1957 (69)
Whitley, Steven Frank
Director · Appointed 19 May 2023
British
Born November 1964
Director · Appointed 1 September 2022
Also at The King Edmund School · more companies
British
Born June 1946 (80)
Witty, Helen
Director · Appointed 9 July 2020
British
Born November 1954
Duff, Ryan
Director · Appointed 24 February 2020
British
Born July 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 17 December 2012
British
Born August 1965 (61)
Officer history (46 former)
15 October 2026
Resigned Jain, Maneesh as Director
25 September 2026
Appointed Donoghue, Debora as Director
25 September 2026
Appointed Kruszewska, Emilia as Director
1 September 2026
Appointed Gosnold, Victoria as Secretary
31 August 2026
Resigned Griffiths, Paul as Secretary
5 February 2026
Appointed Martins, Hope as Director
11 June 2025
Resigned Glaser, Zachary Ros as Director
16 May 2025
Appointed Jain, Maneesh as Director
7 May 2025
Resigned Townsley, Sally-Ann as Director
27 September 2024
Appointed Townsley, Sally-Ann as Director
12 July 2024
Appointed Ferguson, Frazer Rory as Director
31 May 2024
Resigned Cowen, David as Director
9 February 2024
Appointed White, Laura as Director
9 February 2024
Resigned White, Laura as Director
1 December 2023
Resigned Tucker, Karen as Director
24 July 2023
Resigned Sharma, Amardeep as Director
13 July 2023
Resigned Holme, Christopher Robert as Director
13 July 2023
Appointed Glaser, Zachary Ros as Director
19 May 2023
Appointed Whitley, Steven Frank as Director
19 May 2023
Appointed Baines, Stephen John as Director
1 September 2022
Appointed Juniper, Roger John as Director
7 July 2022
Resigned Stafford-Scott, Lindsey, Ms. as Director
25 April 2022
Resigned Myhill, William Thomas as Director
9 March 2022
Resigned Wild-Smith, Kanta as Director
11 November 2021
Appointed Sharma, Amardeep as Director
1 November 2021
Appointed Griffiths, Paul as Secretary
31 October 2021
Resigned Pessell, Ann as Secretary
29 September 2021
Resigned Evans, Karen Jane, Ms. as Director
16 September 2021
Appointed Myhill, William Thomas as Director
19 July 2021
Appointed Cowen, David as Director
1 July 2021
Appointed Evans, Karen Jane, Ms. as Director
1 July 2021
Appointed Stafford-Scott, Lindsey, Ms. as Director
14 June 2021
Resigned Atkinson, Jan as Director
21 March 2021
Resigned Nash, Trudy as Director
19 February 2021
Resigned Palmer, Stuart as Director
11 January 2021
Appointed Atkinson, Jan as Director
24 September 2020
Appointed Tucker, Karen as Director
26 August 2020
Resigned Haynes, William Edward as Director
9 July 2020
Appointed Witty, Helen as Director
9 July 2020
Resigned Duffy, John as Director
9 July 2020
Appointed Nash, Trudy as Director
9 July 2020
Resigned Mcgarel, Anthony Dominic as Director
24 February 2020
Appointed Duff, Ryan as Director
23 February 2020
Resigned O'Sullivan, Michael John as Director
2 December 2019
Resigned Pratten, Anita Astrid as Director
5 July 2018
Appointed Duffy, John as Director
22 February 2018
Resigned Plume, Christopher Roy as Director
7 December 2017
Appointed Holme, Christopher Robert as Director
7 December 2017
Appointed Palmer, Stuart as Director
7 December 2017
Appointed Haynes, William Edward as Director
23 March 2017
Resigned Sproul, Gaynor Emma as Director
6 December 2016
Resigned London, Simon as Director
29 February 2016
Resigned Carr, Mandy Louisa Glynis as Director
7 July 2015
Appointed Mcgarel, Anthony Dominic as Director
16 September 2014
Resigned Jackson, Michael as Director
6 May 2014
Appointed Wild-Smith, Kanta as Director
6 May 2014
Appointed London, Simon as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Walton, David Charles as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Peacock, John as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Lennard, Ronald David as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Macpherson, Sally Anne as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Scott, Nicola Catherine as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Anderson, Gerald Charles De Grey as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Hawkins, Paul as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Grimes, Roger Timothy as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Duffy, John as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Cole, Peter as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Taylor, Karen as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Newman, Suzanne as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Issitt, Gale Collette as Director
18 March 2014
Resigned Redman, Stephanie as Director
12 November 2013
Appointed Issitt, Gale Collette as Director
18 October 2013
Appointed Duffy, John as Director
18 October 2013
Appointed Taylor, Karen as Director
19 September 2013
Appointed Peacock, John as Director
31 August 2013
Resigned Yip, Alex as Director
31 August 2013
Resigned Cox, Sue as Director
24 May 2013
Resigned Callow, Bronwen as Director
18 March 2013
Appointed Macpherson, Sally Anne as Director
4 February 2013
Resigned Morgan, Geoffrey as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Redman, Stephanie as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed O'Sullivan, Michael John as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Newman, Suzanne as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Walton, David Charles as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Lennard, Ronald David as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Jackson, Michael as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Hawkins, Paul as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Carr, Mandy Louisa Glynis as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Grimes, Roger Timothy as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Sproul, Gaynor Emma as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Cole, Peter as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Scott, Nicola Catherine as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Anderson, Gerald Charles De Grey as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Hearn, Christopher Paul as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Yip, Alex as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Callow, Bronwen as Director
17 December 2012
Appointed Cox, Sue as Director
18 September 2012
Appointed Pessell, Ann as Secretary
14 September 2012
Resigned Harris, Patricia as Secretary
18 May 2011
Appointed Morgan, Geoffrey as Director
18 May 2011
Appointed Plume, Christopher Roy as Director
18 May 2011
Appointed Harris, Patricia as Secretary
18 May 2011
Appointed Pratten, Anita Astrid as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
Former controllers (7)
12 February 2024
Ceased Paul Steven Day — Right to appoint and remove directors
12 February 2024
Ceased Kanta Wild-Smith — Right to appoint and remove directors
12 February 2024
Ceased David Smith — Right to appoint and remove directors
29 January 2020
Ceased Paul Steven Day — Holds 25–50% of voting rights
29 January 2020
Ceased Geoff Morgan — Holds 25–50% of voting rights (as a trust)
29 January 2020
Ceased Anita Astrid Pratten — Holds 25–50% of voting rights
19 May 2017
Ceased Anita Pratten — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Filings 167

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
21 October 2026Appointment of a director
15 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
8 October 2026Appointment of a director
1 September 2026Termination of appointment of a secretary
1 September 2026Appointment of a secretary
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