# Learning Matters Trust Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [07693870](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07693870)
- **Status:** dissolved
- **Type:** PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- **Incorporated:** 5 Jul 2011
- **Dissolved:** 14 Jul 2026
- **Registered office:** KEPIER, DAIRY LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5BH
- **Nature of business:** [85310](/sic/85310) General secondary education


## Previous names

- Houghton Kepier Sports College Academy Trust (until 12 Jun 2017)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIGGETT, Deborah | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 28 Sep 2011 |
| PURVIS, Helen | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 8 Nov 2012 |
| SCULLION, Wilfred Alexander | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 18 Sep 2013 |
| WILSON, David Weatherell | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 30 Sep 2013 |
| COLLINS, Peter Donald Bruce, Dr | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 17 Jun 2014 |
| JOHNSON, Andrea | director | 17 Jan 2013 | 20 Jun 2014 |
| HANNANT, Tina | secretary | 5 Jul 2011 | 28 Aug 2014 |
| GREEN, Ian | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 22 Oct 2014 |
| MELDRUM, Michelle | director | 1 Feb 2012 | 6 Jan 2015 |
| MCCABE, Christopher | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 26 Mar 2015 |
| COYLES, Wendy | director | 1 Feb 2012 | 15 May 2015 |
| WILLEY, Helen | director | 19 Mar 2014 | 20 May 2015 |
| BOOTH, Victoria | director | 6 Jul 2011 | 3 Jun 2015 |
| BRODIE, Mark William | director | 26 Nov 2014 | 26 May 2016 |
| NORTON, Christine | director | 19 Sep 2012 | 31 May 2016 |
| LONGFORD, Karina | director | 1 Feb 2012 | 18 Oct 2016 |
| KING, James Terrence | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 18 Oct 2016 |
| FORSTER, Judith Ann | secretary | 1 Sep 2015 | 24 May 2017 |
| WILKINSON, Sandra | director | 24 May 2017 | 6 Sep 2017 |
| FAGAN, John | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 14 Nov 2017 |
| JONES, Andrew John | director | 24 May 2017 | 10 Jan 2018 |
| COWEN, Elaine | director | 24 May 2017 | 19 Jan 2018 |
| AMBRIDGE, David | director | 24 May 2017 | 30 Apr 2018 |
| SLATER, Melanie | secretary | 24 May 2017 | 22 Jun 2018 |
| ROE, Marie Abigail | director | 30 Jan 2018 | 16 Sep 2018 |
| CARTER-SMITH, Stephanie Ann | director | 21 Jun 2018 | 31 May 2019 |
| AFSAHI, Kathryn Ruth | director | 10 Feb 2016 | 1 Jun 2019 |
| FORSTER, Judith | secretary | 22 Jun 2018 | 6 Oct 2020 |
| HIND, Keith | director | 21 Jan 2015 | 6 Oct 2020 |
| TONGE, Kenneth Ian | director | 26 Nov 2014 | 6 Oct 2020 |
| GARLAND, Deborah | director | 6 Nov 2013 | 6 Oct 2020 |
| HARNETT, Lee | director | 25 May 2016 | 13 Oct 2020 |
| MAYER, Thomas | director | 18 Oct 2016 | 23 Sep 2021 |
| FENWICK, Gemma | director | 31 Jan 2017 | 7 Mar 2022 |
| WALLACE, Gary | director | 24 May 2017 | 25 Mar 2022 |
| STOUT, Keith James | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 12 Dec 2022 |
| ASHTON, Nicola Jane | director | 5 Jul 2011 | 31 Aug 2023 |
| STOBBART, Christine | secretary | 6 Oct 2020 | 31 Oct 2023 |
| YOUNGHUSBAND, Sonia | secretary | 1 Nov 2023 |  |
| DEVLIN, Colin David | director | 1 Sep 2023 |  |
| WARBURTON, Mary | director | 27 Mar 2023 |  |
| FULLER, Georgina Mary | director | 1 Sep 2022 |  |
| WELCH, Katherine Margaret | director | 12 Jul 2022 |  |
| HALL, Lauren | director | 14 Dec 2021 |  |
| ATKINSON, Mark | director | 6 Oct 2020 |  |
| HOUGHTON, Neil | director | 19 Jun 2019 |  |
| CONNOR, Martin | director | 24 May 2017 |  |
| FORSYTH, Steven Paul | director | 10 Feb 2016 |  |
| SLASSOR, Andrew | director | 5 Jul 2011 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith James Stout | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 24 May 2017 |
| Karina Longford | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 24 May 2017 |
| Mrs Deborah Garland | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 24 May 2017 |
| Mrs Sandra Wilkinson | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 24 May 2017 | 13 Sep 2017 |
| Mr Kenneth Tonge | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 24 May 2017 | 26 Apr 2018 |
| Mr Martin John Connor | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 24 May 2017 | 6 Oct 2020 |
| Mr Kenneth Tonge | significant-influence-or-control | 1 Apr 2019 | 23 Mar 2022 |
| Mr Gary Wallace | significant-influence-or-control | 25 Mar 2022 |  |
| Mr Keith Hind | significant-influence-or-control, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 6 Oct 2020 |  |
| Mr Jim Clark | significant-influence-or-control | 24 Jun 2019 |  |






## Directors' other companies

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- [WELCH, Katherine Margaret](/person/5500393) - director at [Voluntary And Community Action Sunderland](/company/01759477)
- [WELCH, Katherine Margaret](/person/5500393) - director at [Communities Together Durham](/company/08860961)
- [WELCH, Katherine Margaret](/person/5500393) - director at [Acumen Community Buildings Enterprises Ltd](/company/15063003)
- [WELCH, Katherine Margaret](/person/5500393) - director at [Social Enterprise Places North East CIC](/company/15067028)




