Exceed Academies Trust

Active10050238 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 8 March 2016 (10 years)
Industry: Primary education (85200)
General secondary education (85310)
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Educational support services (85600)
Directors: Kathryn Anne Cox
Umar Farooq Ghafoor
Hearl Roger Lenton
all 8 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: Yorkshire
Address: Horton Park Primary School
Dawnay Road
Bradford
BD5 9LQ

Website & contact details

Website: exceedacademiestrust.co.uk
Group website: exceedacademies.co.uk
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

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

Officers 9 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Cox, Kathryn Anne

Director · Appointed 3 October 2025

British

Born September 1970 (56)

Ghafoor, Umar Farooq

Director · Appointed 28 January 2025

British

Born November 1989

Lenton, Hearl Roger

Director · Appointed 5 December 2022

British

Born March 1952 (74)

Webb, Christopher William

Director · Appointed 7 October 2022

British

Born March 1969 (57)

Gordon, Iain James

Director · Appointed 16 July 2020

British

Born September 1985 (41)

Fearnley, Belinda Claire

Director · Appointed 10 June 2019

British

Born November 1967

Edwards, Jason

Director · Appointed 19 February 2019

English

Born September 1971 (55)

Eaton, Victoria Caroline Shelton

Director · Appointed 13 November 2018

English

Born December 1979 (46)

Taylor, Peter James

Secretary · Appointed 3 September 2018

Officer history (13 former)

31 August 2026

Resigned Lambert, Carol Sharon as Director

21 February 2026

Resigned Hughes, Elaine Margaret as Director

3 October 2025

Appointed Cox, Kathryn Anne as Director

28 January 2025

Appointed Ghafoor, Umar Farooq as Director

6 March 2023

Resigned Nichols, Jonathan Edward as Director

5 December 2022

Appointed Lenton, Hearl Roger as Director

19 October 2022

Resigned Evans, Trevor as Director

7 October 2022

Resigned Rahman, Salma Sultana as Director

7 October 2022

Appointed Nichols, Jonathan Edward as Director

7 October 2022

Appointed Webb, Christopher William as Director

13 December 2021

Resigned Whitson, Sandra Georgina, Dr as Director

21 October 2021

Appointed Rahman, Salma Sultana as Director

29 July 2021

Resigned Hussain, Nadia Kauser as Director

16 July 2020

Appointed Gordon, Iain James as Director

31 July 2019

Resigned Willoughby, Ian as Director

10 June 2019

Appointed Fearnley, Belinda Claire as Director

19 February 2019

Appointed Edwards, Jason as Director

13 November 2018

Appointed Eaton, Victoria Caroline Shelton as Director

3 September 2018

Appointed Taylor, Peter James as Secretary

31 August 2018

Resigned Barr, Jo-Anna Jane as Secretary

31 August 2018

Resigned Jacques, Duncan Wade as Director

31 August 2018

Resigned Mahmood, Saima as Director

18 May 2018

Appointed Lambert, Carol Sharon as Director

21 February 2018

Appointed Hughes, Elaine Margaret as Director

13 December 2017

Appointed Whitson, Sandra Georgina, Dr as Director

6 November 2017

Appointed Willoughby, Ian as Director

31 July 2017

Resigned Wike, Sally as Director

1 September 2016

Appointed Barr, Jo-Anna Jane as Secretary

3 April 2016

Resigned Morrison, Thomas William as Director

2 April 2016

Appointed Mahmood, Saima as Director

2 April 2016

Appointed Hussain, Nadia Kauser as Director

2 April 2016

Appointed Evans, Trevor as Director

2 April 2016

Appointed Jacques, Duncan Wade as Director

2 April 2016

Appointed Wike, Sally as Director

8 March 2016

Appointed Morrison, Thomas William 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)

9 March 2018

Ceased Sean Michael Smith — Right to appoint and remove directors (as a trust)

9 March 2018

Ceased Dale Smith — Right to appoint and remove directors

9 March 2018

Ceased John Antony Bracewell — Right to appoint and remove directors

9 March 2018

Ceased Gillian Margaret Kirk — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

9 March 2018

Ceased Nigel Brent Fitzpatrick — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

9 March 2018

Ceased Howard Stephen Roberts — Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Filings 79

Date	Description	Made Up To
9 November 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
17 March 2026	Director's details changed
17 March 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	7 March 2026
24 February 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
23 January 2026	Full accounts	31 August 2025