L.E.A.D. Academy Trust

Active08296921 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 16 November 2012 (13 years)
Previously known as: L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust (until 17 January 2019)
Industry: Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors: Shaheen Akhtar Myers
John Christopher Tweedale
Christopher James Spicer
all 9 directors
Owned by: Deryn Harvey
Accounts type: Group
Region: East Midlands
Address: The Old Pumphouse
5 The Ropewalk
Nottingham
NG1 5DU

Website & contact details

Website: leadacademytrust.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 May 2027
Last accounts: 31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due: 30 November 2026
Last conf. stmt: 16 November 2025

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Myers, Shaheen Akhtar

Director · Appointed 4 August 2025

Also at L.E.A.D. Teaching School Hub Ltd · more companies

British

Born October 1976 (50)

Tweedale, John Christopher

Director · Appointed 4 August 2025

British

Born December 1956 (69)

Spicer, Christopher James

Director · Appointed 12 March 2024

British

Born November 1979

Farrar, Maggie

Director · Appointed 8 December 2021

Also at Bedfordshire East Schools Trust Limited, Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited, L.E.A.D. Teaching School Hub Ltd · more companies

British

Born November 1955

Buck, Andrew

Director · Appointed 24 November 2020

British

Born September 1963 (63)

Mcnamara, Helen

Director · Appointed 29 November 2019

British

Born November 1978

Graham, Paul Richard

Director · Appointed 1 September 2018

Also at Rolls-Royce Submarines Limited, L.E.A.D Services Limited, L.E.A.D. Teaching School Hub Ltd

British

Born July 1971 (55)

Ydlibi, Nicholas Abdo Rodney

Director · Appointed 11 May 2016

British

Born March 1966 (60)

Bird, Louise Victoria

Secretary · Appointed 1 September 2015

Owen, Diana

Director · Appointed 16 November 2012

British

Born May 1964 (62)

Officer history (12 former)

3 August 2026

Resigned Blois, Mark Jonathan as Director

4 August 2025

Appointed Tweedale, John Christopher as Director

4 August 2025

Appointed Myers, Shaheen Akhtar as Director

20 July 2025

Resigned Williams, David Vaughan as Director

12 March 2024

Appointed Spicer, Christopher James as Director

12 March 2023

Resigned Browne, Angela Margaret as Director

7 September 2022

Resigned Hobson, John Frederick as Director

8 December 2021

Appointed Farrar, Maggie as Director

3 December 2021

Resigned Kenyon, Melvin Thomas as Director

16 November 2021

Appointed Browne, Angela Margaret as Director

24 November 2020

Appointed Buck, Andrew as Director

1 March 2020

Appointed Hobson, John Frederick as Director

18 December 2019

Resigned Hancocks, Ian as Director

29 November 2019

Appointed Mcnamara, Helen as Director

2 January 2019

Resigned Richards, Christopher Ernest as Director

4 October 2018

Resigned Shrestha, Teresa Anne as Director

1 September 2018

Appointed Graham, Paul Richard as Director

1 September 2018

Appointed Williams, David Vaughan as Director

10 April 2018

Resigned Church, Martin as Director

29 March 2017

Appointed Church, Martin as Director

11 May 2016

Appointed Shrestha, Teresa Anne as Director

11 May 2016

Appointed Ydlibi, Nicholas Abdo Rodney as Director

20 January 2016

Appointed Kenyon, Melvin Thomas as Director

22 September 2015

Resigned Eastgate, Anna Louise as Director

1 September 2015

Appointed Bird, Louise Victoria as Secretary

18 March 2015

Resigned Pomeroy, Dean Stewart as Director

26 November 2014

Resigned Harvey, Deryn as Director

6 November 2014

Appointed Hancocks, Ian as Director

9 June 2014

Appointed Eastgate, Anna Louise as Director

17 September 2013

Appointed Pomeroy, Dean Stewart as Director

16 November 2012

Appointed Harvey, Deryn as Director

16 November 2012

Appointed Richards, Christopher Ernest as Director

16 November 2012

Appointed Blois, Mark Jonathan as Director

16 November 2012

Appointed Owen, Diana as Director

Ownership 3 active

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

Toby Dominic Brodigan Salt

Individual · Notified 21 October 2023

Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

British

Born July 1962 (64)

Anne Elizabeth Frost

Individual · Notified 24 November 2020

Has significant influence or control (as a trust)

British

Born June 1960 (66)

Deryn Harvey

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)

Holds 25–50% of voting rights (as a trust)

Has significant influence or control

British

Born November 1949

Holdings 1

Companies where L.E.A.D. Academy Trust is registered as a person with significant control

L.E.A.D Services Limited

Has significant influence or control

Active

Former controllers (6)

22 October 2023

Ceased Peter John Berry — Has significant influence or control

24 November 2020

Ceased Andrew Buck — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

27 July 2020

Ceased Liz Talmadge — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

4 February 2019

Ceased Howard William Dowell — Has significant influence or control

31 August 2017

Ceased Diana Owen — Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)

31 August 2017

Ceased Mark Blois — Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)

Filings 83

Date	Description	Made Up To
3 September 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
6 January 2026	Group of companies' accounts	31 August 2025
19 November 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	16 November 2025
1 September 2025	Appointment of a director
6 August 2025	Appointment of a director