Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust Ltd

Active08018276 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
3 April 2012 (14 years)
Previously known as
Church of England Central Education Trust (until 4 March 2022)
Church of England Central Education Trust Ltd (until 24 March 2014)
Lichfield Diocesan Academies Trust (until 17 March 2014)
Industry
Educational support services (85600)
Activities of religious organizations (94910)
Directors
Controlled by
Accounts type
Dormant
Region
West Midlands
Address
St Marys House
The Close
Lichfield
WS13 7LD

Filing status

Accounts due
31 May 2027
Last accounts
31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due
17 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
3 April 2026

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 4 October 2026
British
Born October 1958 (68)
Director · Appointed 1 June 2025
Also at Mighty Oaks Academy Trust Ltd
British
Born December 1980 (45)
Director · Appointed 3 April 2025
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Goddard, Sara Lisa
Director · Appointed 3 April 2025
British
Born March 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 16 May 2023
Also at The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education, Lichfield Diocesan Education Services Limited, Lichfield Diocesan Academies Services Limited · more companies
British
Born July 1937 (89)
Hill, Jonathan Richard Leigh
Secretary · Appointed 1 January 2019
Officer history (33 former)
4 October 2026
Appointed Morris, Alison Mary, The Revd as Director
2 April 2026
Resigned Morris, Alison Mary, The Revd as Director
1 June 2025
Appointed Davis, Mark John as Director
3 April 2025
Appointed Morris, Alison Mary, The Revd as Director
3 April 2025
Appointed Goddard, Sara Lisa as Director
3 April 2025
Appointed Bowyer, Susan Marie as Director
3 April 2025
Resigned Maclean, Malcolm John as Director
3 April 2025
Resigned Cansdale, Tracey Louise as Director
16 May 2023
Appointed Metcalf, Michael Ralph, Reverend as Director
16 May 2023
Resigned Fawn, John Richard, Dr as Director
16 May 2023
Appointed Maclean, Malcolm John as Director
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
Resigned Randles, Cyril George as Director
5 July 2022
Resigned Morris, Alison Mary, The Revd as Director
5 July 2022
Resigned Allan, John William, Rev Preb as Director
5 July 2022
Resigned Everett, Margaret Anne as Director
9 January 2022
Resigned Parker, Matthew John, Venerable as Director
1 January 2022
Resigned Revell, Michael as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Cansdale, Tracey Louise as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Revell, Michael as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Randles, Cyril George as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Parker, Matthew John, Venerable as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Robertson, Helen Frances Sinclair as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Everett, Margaret Anne as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Hill, Jonathan Richard Leigh as Secretary
1 January 2019
Appointed Fawn, John Richard, Dr as Director
1 January 2019
Appointed Allan, John William, Rev Preb as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Sturridge-Packer, Ava Marilyn as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned French, Peter Robert as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Brislen, Christopher as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Smith, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
31 December 2018
6 June 2018
Resigned Hopkins, Colin Roy as Director
30 April 2017
Resigned Steel, Helen Louise as Secretary
4 July 2016
Appointed Morris, Alison Mary, The Revd as Director
4 July 2016
Resigned Walters, Patricia Susan as Director
31 August 2015
Resigned Hampton, Leslie Geoffrey, Sir as Director
24 June 2015
Appointed Brislen, Christopher as Director
26 May 2015
Resigned Warren, Andrew Mark as Director
24 March 2015
Resigned Hughes, Jacqueline Louise, Revd as Director
24 March 2015
Appointed Smith, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
24 March 2015
Resigned Nelson, Jane Catherine as Director
24 March 2015
24 March 2015
Resigned Hopkins, Colin Roy as Secretary
24 March 2015
Appointed Steel, Helen Louise as Secretary
14 March 2014
Resigned Cubillo, Leela as Director
14 March 2014
Appointed French, Peter Robert as Director
14 March 2014
Appointed Hughes, Jacqueline Louise, Revd as Director
14 March 2014
Resigned Richards, Adrian Kevin as Director
14 March 2014
Resigned Lead, Peter as Director
14 March 2014
Appointed Walters, Patricia Susan as Director
14 March 2014
Resigned Hill, Jonathan Richard Leigh as Director
14 March 2014
Appointed Sturridge-Packer, Ava Marilyn as Director
14 March 2014
Resigned Moore, Shannon Stephen as Director
14 March 2014
Resigned Bishop, Huw Daniel, The Revd as Director
14 March 2014
Appointed Nelson, Jane Catherine as Director
14 March 2014
Appointed Hampton, Leslie Geoffrey, Sir as Director
19 June 2013
Resigned Roberts, Patricia Jane as Director
27 February 2013
Appointed Lead, Peter as Director
16 September 2012
Appointed Hill, Jonathan Richard Leigh as Director
26 June 2012
Appointed Moore, Shannon Stephen as Director
26 June 2012
Appointed Hopkins, Colin Roy as Secretary
26 June 2012
Appointed Warren, Andrew Mark as Director
26 June 2012
Appointed Richards, Adrian Kevin as Director
26 June 2012
Resigned De Bono, Katharine Mary as Director
26 June 2012
Resigned Dellar, Howard John as Director
26 June 2012
Appointed Cubillo, Leela as Director
26 June 2012
Appointed Roberts, Patricia Jane as Director
3 April 2012
Appointed De Bono, Katharine Mary as Director
3 April 2012
Appointed Dellar, Howard John as Director
3 April 2012
Appointed Bishop, Huw Daniel, The Revd as Director
3 April 2012
Appointed Hopkins, Colin Roy as Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 17 February 2022
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Company Limited By Guarantee
Reg. no. 239561
Corporate entity · Notified 1 September 2017
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Private Company Limited By Guarantee Without Share Capital
Reg. no. 00461505

Group structure 13 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education
Diocese of Lichfield Education Trust Ltd This company Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Blue Coat Church of England Academy (Walsall) Trust Right to appoint and remove directors
Fields Multi Academy Trust Holds 25–50% of voting rights (as a firm)
Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust Owns 25–50% of shares
St Chad's Academies Trust Right to appoint and remove directors
The Key Educational Trust Right to appoint and remove directors
Three Spires Trust Right to appoint and remove directors
Lichfield Diocesan Academies Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Lichfield Diocesan Education Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Woodard Academies Trust Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Woodard Academies Trust (Trading) Company Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 August 2025 · dormant accounts · dormant

Net Assets
£1

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £1 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 £1 £1 £1 £1 £1 £1 £1
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232022202120202019
Net Assets£1£1£1£1£1£1£1
Shareholder Funds£1£1£1£1£1£1£1

Filings 113

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 October 2026Appointment of a director
20 April 2026Confirmation statement with no updates3 April 2026
20 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
26 February 2026Accounts for a dormant company31 August 2025
16 June 2025Appointment of a director
Show all 113 filings

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