The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust

Active09035788 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 12 May 2014 (12 years)
Industry: Pre-primary education (85100)
Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Educational support services (85600)
Directors: Mark David Lewis
Anne Mary Locke
Adrian Peter Smith
all 10 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: South East
Address: Diocesan House
Lady Woottons Green
Canterbury
CT1 1NQ

Website & contact details

Website: aquilatrust.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 May 2027
Last accounts: 31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due: 26 May 2027
Last conf. stmt: 12 May 2026

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Lewis, Mark David

Director · Appointed 2 November 2026

British

Born May 1960 (66)

Locke, Anne Mary

Director · Appointed 17 September 2025

British

Born April 1953 (73)

Smith, Adrian Peter

Director · Appointed 5 February 2025

Also at Apsidea Limited

British

Born April 1958 (68)

Scally, Marian

Secretary · Appointed 20 March 2024

Woodley, Nigel

Director · Appointed 7 November 2023

British

Born August 1962 (64)

Stanley, David John

Director · Appointed 17 May 2023

British

Born October 1952 (74)

Simmons, Wendy Allison Bevan

Director · Appointed 9 September 2022

British

Born August 1959 (67)

Berry, Stuart Glenn

Director · Appointed 5 June 2021

Also at Coastal Academies Trust, The Bowlby Centre

British

Born August 1960 (66)

Butterworth, Susan Margaret

Director · Appointed 2 June 2021

British

Born December 1954 (71)

Rose, Elaine

Director · Appointed 2 June 2021

Also at Elaine Rose Consultancy Limited · more companies

British

Born September 1951 (75)

Wiles, Ann Elizabeth Margaret

Director · Appointed 14 December 2016

British

Born October 1963 (63)

Officer history (37 former)

2 November 2026

Appointed Lewis, Mark David as Director

20 June 2026

Resigned Dawson, Alec David as Director

12 June 2026

Resigned Tilman, Jonathan Michael as Director

21 May 2026

Resigned Tilman, Beverly Jayne as Director

8 April 2026

Resigned Page, Kathryn Samantha as Director

1 April 2026

Appointed Tilman, Jonathan Michael as Director

17 September 2025

Appointed Locke, Anne Mary as Director

17 September 2025

Appointed Dawson, Alec David as Director

2 June 2025

Resigned Gould, Andrew John as Director

6 May 2025

Appointed Tilman, Beverly Jayne as Director

4 April 2025

Resigned Sinnock, Paul as Director

5 February 2025

Appointed Smith, Adrian Peter as Director

9 October 2024

Resigned Doherty, John William as Director

9 October 2024

Resigned Johnson, Matthew David as Director

20 March 2024

Appointed Scally, Marian as Secretary

20 March 2024

Resigned Bondzie-Mensah, Lorraine as Secretary

7 November 2023

Appointed Sinnock, Paul as Director

7 November 2023

Appointed Woodley, Nigel as Director

16 October 2023

Resigned Wetherell, Michael John as Director

1 September 2023

Appointed Bondzie-Mensah, Lorraine as Secretary

31 August 2023

Resigned Morgan, Nicholas Andrew as Secretary

10 July 2023

Appointed Page, Kathryn Samantha as Director

25 May 2023

Resigned Roper, Quentin Leonard as Director

17 May 2023

Appointed Stanley, David John as Director

5 April 2023

Resigned Hedgecock, Lauren Ann as Director

29 March 2023

Resigned Birrell, Graham David as Director

23 February 2023

Appointed Doherty, John William as Director

30 November 2022

Resigned Jones, Helen Jane as Director

4 November 2022

Resigned Phillipps, Lisa Jane as Director

26 September 2022

Resigned Warrilow, Andrew William as Director

9 September 2022

Appointed Simmons, Wendy Allison Bevan as Director

1 September 2022

Appointed Morgan, Nicholas Andrew as Secretary

1 September 2022

Resigned Richardson, John Stephen, Reverend as Director

31 August 2022

Resigned Scally, Marian as Secretary

24 November 2021

Appointed Johnson, Matthew David as Director

21 October 2021

Appointed Hedgecock, Lauren Ann as Director

30 September 2021

Appointed Jones, Helen Jane as Director

11 June 2021

Appointed Phillipps, Lisa Jane as Director

5 June 2021

Appointed Berry, Stuart Glenn as Director

2 June 2021

Appointed Butterworth, Susan Margaret as Director

2 June 2021

Appointed Rose, Elaine as Director

2 June 2021

Appointed Gould, Andrew John as Director

29 January 2021

Resigned Dawson, Humphrey Gordon as Director

13 January 2021

Resigned Roden, Yvonne Janet as Director

13 January 2021

Resigned Page, Kathryn Samantha Emily as Director

25 November 2020

Resigned Johnson, Matthew David as Director

1 April 2019

Resigned Race, David Wilfred as Director

12 February 2019

Resigned Porter-Aslet, Hayley Jane as Director

10 October 2018

Resigned Priddle, Lorna Christina as Director

2 May 2018

Resigned Mcparland, John Anthony Augustine as Director

2 May 2018

Appointed Warrilow, Andrew William as Director

2 May 2018

Appointed Johnson, Matthew David as Director

2 May 2018

Appointed Roden, Yvonne Janet as Director

2 May 2018

Appointed Dawson, Humphrey Gordon as Director

2 May 2018

Resigned Hygate, Joanne Ruth as Director

11 October 2017

Appointed Wetherell, Michael John as Director

1 October 2017

Appointed Hills, Julian James as Director

1 October 2017

Resigned Hills, Julian James as Director

14 December 2016

Appointed Wiles, Ann Elizabeth Margaret as Director

31 August 2016

Resigned Maloney, Richard James, Dr as Director

18 May 2016

Resigned Gallagher, Lesley as Director

16 December 2015

Appointed Race, David Wilfred as Director

2 November 2015

Resigned Luke, Tracy as Director

7 October 2015

Appointed Porter-Aslet, Hayley Jane as Director

1 September 2015

Resigned Somers, Andrew John as Director

24 June 2015

Appointed Roper, Quentin Leonard as Director

24 June 2015

Appointed Gallagher, Lesley as Director

24 June 2015

Appointed Priddle, Lorna Christina as Director

22 April 2015

Resigned Evans, Steven James as Director

22 April 2015

Appointed Page, Kathryn Samantha Emily as Director

3 November 2014

Appointed Scally, Marian as Secretary

26 September 2014

Appointed Birrell, Graham David as Director

26 September 2014

Resigned Moss, John Pedder, Dr as Director

26 September 2014

Resigned Moss, John Pedder, Dr as Director

16 July 2014

Appointed Somers, Andrew John as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Maloney, Richard James, Dr as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Luke, Tracy as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Moss, John Pedder, Dr as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Evans, Steven James as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Hygate, Joanne Ruth as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Moss, John Pedder, Dr as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Mcparland, John Anthony Augustine as Director

12 May 2014

Resigned Willmott, Trevor, The Rt Reverend as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Richardson, John Stephen, Reverend as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Willmott, Trevor, The Rt Reverend as Director

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What The Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Trust say about themselves

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Filings 118

Date	Description	Made Up To
9 November 2026	Appointment of a director
24 June 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	12 May 2026
22 June 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
18 June 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
26 May 2026	Termination of appointment of a director