White Rose Academies Trust

Active07958615 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 21 February 2012 (14 years)
Previously known as: The Leeds Retail and Financial Services Academy (until 17 March 2014)
Industry: Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors: Michael James Burns
Stuart Ian Jolley
William Sturton Jones
all 8 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: Yorkshire
Address: Leeds City Academy
Woodhouse Cliff
Leeds
LS6 2LG

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 May 2027
Last accounts: 31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due: 7 March 2027
Last conf. stmt: 21 February 2026

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Burns, Michael James

Director · Appointed 1 September 2026

British

Born October 1976 (50)

Jolley, Stuart Ian

Director · Appointed 15 January 2026

Also at Together for Peace, Luminate Property Development Company Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1980 (46)

Jones, William Sturton

Director · Appointed 15 January 2026

Also at Luminate Property Development Company Limited, Leeds Conservatoire, West Yorkshire Colleges Consortium Limited · more companies

British

Born March 1970 (56)

Wood, Francesca Catherine Josephine

Director · Appointed 6 February 2025

British

Born May 1969 (57)

Cowans, Andrea

Director · Appointed 10 December 2024

British

Born December 1967 (58)

Booth, Colin

Director · Appointed 4 July 2023

British

Born October 1959 (67)

Newby, Kelly

Director · Appointed 14 November 2022

British

Born July 1972 (54)

Harper, Stewart Peter

Director · Appointed 6 October 2022

British

Born April 1979 (47)

Officer history (42 former)

16 October 2026

Resigned Herschy, Claire Victoria as Director

17 September 2026

Resigned Razzaq, Asad as Director

1 September 2026

Appointed Burns, Michael James as Director

31 August 2026

Resigned Wilson, Mark as Director

23 March 2026

Resigned Flowers, Simon Mclean as Director

15 January 2026

Appointed Jolley, Stuart Ian as Director

15 January 2026

Appointed Jones, William Sturton as Director

23 October 2025

Appointed Wilson, Mark as Director

25 September 2025

Resigned Sandwith, Elizabeth as Director

31 August 2025

Resigned Bradley, Samuel as Secretary

13 May 2025

Resigned Sanders, Jo-Anne as Director

27 March 2025

Resigned Gruen, Caroline Anne as Director

11 March 2025

Appointed Sanders, Jo-Anne as Director

3 March 2025

Resigned Burns, Karen Louise as Director

6 February 2025

Appointed Wood, Francesca Catherine Josephine as Director

3 February 2025

Resigned Mcmaster, Anne as Director

10 December 2024

Appointed Cowans, Andrea as Director

2 December 2024

Resigned Whitaker, Andrew as Director

27 March 2024

Appointed Bradley, Samuel as Secretary

14 February 2024

Resigned Leach, John Timothy as Director

26 October 2023

Resigned Al Fadhili, Firas as Director

4 July 2023

Appointed Booth, Colin as Director

3 July 2023

Appointed Razzaq, Asad as Director

30 June 2023

Resigned Williams, Craig Neil as Director

15 December 2022

Resigned Strachan, David Maxwell as Director

30 November 2022

Appointed Al Fadhili, Firas as Director

30 November 2022

Appointed Burns, Karen Louise as Director

28 November 2022

Appointed Herschy, Claire Victoria as Director

14 November 2022

Appointed Newby, Kelly as Director

15 October 2022

Appointed Sandwith, Elizabeth as Director

13 October 2022

Appointed Flowers, Simon Mclean as Director

6 October 2022

Appointed Harper, Stewart Peter as Director

26 September 2022

Resigned Wheeliker, Philip Gordon as Director

22 September 2022

Appointed Leach, John Timothy as Director

1 August 2022

Resigned Pearlman-Shaw, Katherine Anne as Director

17 June 2022

Resigned Parkes, Margaret as Director

28 April 2022

Appointed Wheeliker, Philip Gordon as Director

6 April 2022

Resigned Phillips, Helena Danuta as Director

25 February 2022

Resigned Booth, Colin as Director

1 January 2022

Resigned Devenny, Lydia Frances as Director

11 October 2021

Resigned Morrissey, Paul Fergus as Director

31 July 2021

Resigned Hiorns, Erica as Director

4 February 2021

Appointed Mcmaster, Anne as Director

19 December 2019

Resigned Pither, Jane Margaret Lacey as Director

13 December 2019

Resigned Shickle, Darren Arthur, Professor as Director

1 November 2019

Appointed Phillips, Helena Danuta as Director

17 October 2019

Resigned Rix, Claire as Director

1 September 2019

Appointed Parkes, Margaret as Director

1 January 2019

Appointed Pearlman-Shaw, Katherine Anne as Director

31 October 2018

Resigned Smith, Christine as Director

4 October 2018

Appointed Whitaker, Andrew as Director

1 October 2018

Appointed Strachan, David Maxwell as Director

1 September 2018

Appointed Devenny, Lydia Frances as Director

31 August 2018

Resigned Blackwell, Anthony Richard as Director

1 May 2018

Appointed Morrissey, Paul Fergus as Director

1 February 2018

Appointed Williams, Craig Neil as Director

23 October 2017

Resigned Witchell, Andrew as Director

1 September 2017

Appointed Witchell, Andrew as Director

2 August 2017

Resigned Hall, Kenneth John as Director

27 June 2017

Resigned Deakin, Ian Michael as Director

13 February 2017

Resigned Lloyd, Ray as Director

3 November 2016

Appointed Rix, Claire as Director

3 November 2016

Appointed Deakin, Ian Michael as Director

31 August 2016

Resigned Hall, Annette as Director

26 February 2016

Resigned Sibal, Shiv Kumar as Director

1 January 2016

Resigned Roberts, Peter as Director

1 January 2016

Appointed Smith, Christine as Director

31 December 2015

Resigned Mclean, Neil Martin as Director

26 November 2015

Appointed Roberts, Peter as Director

1 October 2015

Appointed Booth, Colin as Director

30 September 2015

Resigned Roberts, Peter as Director

1 August 2015

Appointed Hall, Kenneth John as Director

31 July 2015

Resigned Wood, Jill as Director

19 May 2015

Appointed Hiorns, Erica as Director

1 January 2015

Appointed Hall, Annette as Director

31 December 2014

Resigned Church, Martin as Director

11 December 2014

Resigned Webb, Gail Eileen as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Shickle, Darren Arthur, Professor as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Gruen, Caroline Anne as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Sibal, Shiv Kumar as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Wood, Jill as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Lloyd, Ray as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Webb, Gail Eileen as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Blackwell, Anthony Richard as Director

1 May 2014

Appointed Pither, Jane Margaret Lacey as Director

7 April 2014

Resigned Davies, Nigel John as Director

28 March 2014

Appointed Church, Martin as Director

25 February 2012

Resigned Morrison, Gerry Linda as Director

24 February 2012

Appointed Roberts, Peter as Director

24 February 2012

Appointed Davies, Nigel John as Director

24 February 2012

Appointed Mclean, Neil Martin as Director

21 February 2012

Appointed Morrison, Gerry Linda 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 (6)

1 June 2022

Ceased Colin Booth — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

19 May 2022

Ceased Katherine Anne Pearlman-Shaw — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

1 April 2021

Ceased Helena Danuta Phillips — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

1 April 2021

Ceased Colin Booth — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

28 February 2020

Ceased Jane Margaret Lacey Pither — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

22 June 2018

Ceased Christine Smith — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Filings 151

Date	Description	Made Up To
16 October 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
17 September 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
7 September 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
7 September 2026	Appointment of a director
29 March 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	21 February 2026