The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust
Register of Interests
Register of Interests
Members, Directors and TLT Declarations of Interest 2025-26 APR 26| The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust - Members, Directors and TLT | |||||||||
| 2025-26 | |||||||||
| DATE OF DECLARATION | NAME | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Appointed By | BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS | START & (CESSATION) DATE OF INTEREST | EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS | START & (CESSATION) DATE OF INTEREST | RELATIONSHIPS |
| 06/11/2025 | April Gold | 18/10/2023 | N/a | N/a Representative of the DBE (Corportate Member) | Husband employed as Priest by Diocese of Coventry; I am Diocesan Director of Education for Coventry Diocese; I am a self supporting priest in Coventry Diocese; I am a Trustee of Nicholas Chamberlain Schools Foundation |
1.4.2018; 1.9.2020; 1.6.2023; 1.9.2020 |
76 CofE Schools in Coventry Diocese and a role in Fosse MAT; Inspire Education Trust; Messenger Trust; Stour Federation MAT; Arden Forest MAT. My Husband is a Trustee of Messenger Trust and Chair of Governors for St Gabriel's CofE School, |
ME - 1:09:2020; Husband 1.4.2018 |
Nil Return |
| 13/10/2025 | Barry Dugmore | 15/10/2020 | N/a | N/a Archdeacon | Nil Return | ||||
| 28/11/2025 | Mike Draper | 07/03/2018 | N/a | Members | Chair - Coventry Diocesan Board of Education | 1/10/2023 | Nil Return | Nil Return | |
| 30/10/2025 | Sophie Jelley | 14/02/2025 | N/a | Members | Jointly own a property in Durham | 01/12/2019 | |||
| 10/10/2025 | Claire Drake | Claire Drake | N/a | Members | • Trustee of Midlands Girlguiding • Trustee at Alcester and Avon Villages Girl Guidin • Trustee of 1st Stratford Upon Avon Scouts |
• 01.06.2025 • 01.06.2025 • 01.01.2024 |
• Chair of Governors at Temple Grafton Primary School • Governor at Alcester Grammar School • Chair of Temple Grafton Parent Teacher Association |
• 01.10.24 • 01.06.25 • 01.05.25 |
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| 02/10/2025 | Barry Cockcroft | 11/01/2021 | 1 | Members | The British Flouridation Society Limited | 02.06.2020 | |||
| 03/10/2025 | Declan McCauley | 17/06/2024 | 1 | Members | GDM Education Ltd. (Director) | 01.09.2024 | |||
| 28/11/2025 | Simon Cox | 13/06/2024 | 1 | Members | Nil Return | ||||
| 02/10/2025 | Ruth Marlow | 12/12/2016 | 3 | Members | Nil Return | ||||
| 03/10/2025 | Keith Tudor | 11/01/2021 | 1 | Members | • Owner / Director of: Company Guardian Ltd (Business Consultancy); • Quinvex Ltd (Web Portals); • T3i Holdings Ltd (Holding company); • Oaklands group Holdings Ltd (Holding company); • Oaklands Recycling Ltd (dormant); • Oaklands Building Supplies Ltd (dormant); • Oaklands International Ltd (dormant); • Oaklands Plastics Ltd (Manufacturer of plastic products); • T3i Group Ltd (holding company) |
• 1/4/2101; • 29/4/2021; • 15/6/2022; • 12/7/2022; • 12/7/2022; • 12/7/2022; • 12/7/2022; • 12/7/2022; • tbc |
None | N/A | None |
| 28/10/2025 | Heather Lees | 20/10/2021 Reappopinted 20.10.2025 |
2 | Members | Director of Coventry College | 2023 | |||
| 13/10/2025 | Isabel Merrifield | 09/06/2025 | 1 | Members | Nil Return | ||||
| 06/10/2025 | Claire Freeman | N/a - TLT | None | 01.06.2024 | Co-opted governor at Crown Meadow First and Middle School, Alvechurch, Worcestershire | 01.06.2023 | |||
| 28.11.2025 | Leah Baddeley | N/a - TLT | Nil Return | Governor at Parkgate Primary - part of Futures Trust | 2025 | ||||
| 28/11/2025 | Deb Bacon | N/a - TLT | Nil Return | ||||||
| 01/12/2025 | Penny Harrison | N/a - TLT | Nil Return | ||||||
| 01/10/2025 | Michael Cowland | N/a - TLT | - | Latimer Arts College (I am a parent governor, and my wife is a member of staff) | Wife 01.09.23 Me 01.12.23 | ||||
| Directors who have left in the last 12 months | |||||||||
| DATE OF DECLARATION | NAME | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Appointed By | BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS | START & (CESSATION) DATE OF INTEREST | EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS | START & (CESSATION) DATE OF INTEREST | RELATIONSHIPS |
| 11/10/2024 | Lindsey Wright | 09/09/2021 (ceased 20/05/2025) | 1 | Members | None | None | Until December 2024 I am a member of the Coventry Diocesan Board | 01.09.2020 | None |
| 24/09/2025 | David Poultney | 21/03/2024 | 1 | Members | • Nicholas Chamberlaine Trust, • AGC Member All Saints Bedworth CofE Academy and Nursery; • AGC Member St Michael's CofE Academy Bedworth Parish PCC, |
2018 | • DMAT Director, • St Michael's, • The Canon's, • Coventry Diocese Director |
2018 | Rev Ann Poultney |
| Matt Collins | 26/8/2024 | 1 | Trust | Head of Practice for UK and Global Schools for Spencer Group - provider of executive search consultancy | 26/8/2024 | ||||
| Members who have left in the last 12 months | |||||||||
| DATE OF DECLARATION | NAME | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Appointed By | BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS | START & (CESSATION) DATE OF INTEREST | EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS | START & (CESSATION) DATE OF INTEREST | RELATIONSHIPS |
| None | |||||||||
| Trust Leaders who have left in the last 12 months | |||||||||
| DATE OF DECLARATION | NAME | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Appointed By | BUSINESS / PECUNIARY INTERESTS | START & (CESSATION) DATE OF INTEREST | EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS | START & (CESSATION) DATE OF INTEREST | RELATIONSHIPS |
| None | |||||||||