The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust
Register of Interests
Register of Interests
Members, Directors and TLT Declarations of Interest 2026-27| The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust - Members, Directors and TLT | |||||||||
| Register of Interests 2026-27 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| The Diocese Board of Education - Corporate Member | 20/08/2026 | N/a | |||||||
| 16.09.2026 | Sophie Jelley | 14/02/2025 | N/a | Members | Jointly own a property in Durham | 01/12/2019 | Ex Officio Board member of Coventry Diocesan Board of Education, Member of MATs: Arden Forest CofE Academy Trust Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust Fosse Multi Academy Trust Messenger Education Trust Inspire Education Trust Stour Federation Multi Academy Trust | 14.02.2025 | |
| 15.09.2026 | 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 Governor at Temple Grafton School part of Arden Forest MAT; Co-Opted Governor of Alcester Grammar School | 01.01.2020, 01.09.2025 | ||
| 08.09.2026 | Geogina Clare Newton | N/a - Corporate Member representative | N/a | N/a | Employee of Coventry Diocesan Board of Education (Deputy Director) DBE as per DBE Measure 2021 Charity: Promoting education within the Diocese which is in accordance with the principles and practices of the Church of England. Trustee (Director) of Messenger Education Trust; | 1.9.2024; 1.6.2023 | St Gabriel's Academy, Houlton (I am a Trustee) | 1.6.2023 | n/a |
| 06.09.2026 | Barry Cockcroft | 11/01/2021 | 1 | Members | The British Flouridation Society Limited | 02.06.2020 | |||
| 03/10/2026 10:47 | Declan McCauley | 17/06/2024 | 1 | Members | GDM Education Ltd. (Director) | 01.07.2022 | |||
| 09.06.2026 | Simon Cox | 13/06/2024 | 1 | Members | Nil Return | ||||
| 07/10/2026 10:09 | Ruth Marlow | 12/12/2016 | 3 | Members | Nil Return | ||||
| 23.09.2026 | Keith Tudor | 11/01/2021 | 1 | Members | Company Guardian Ltd (Business Consultancy, Owner / Director); | • 01.04.2010; | None | N/A | None |
| Quinvex Ltd (Web portals, owner / director); | 29.04.2021; | ||||||||
| T3i Holdings Ltd (holding company, owner / director); | 15.06.2022; | ||||||||
| Oaklands Group Holdings Ltd (holding company, owner / director); | 12.07.2022; | ||||||||
| Oaklands Recycling Ltd (dormant, owner / director) | 12.07.2022; | ||||||||
| Oaklands International Ltd (dormant, owner / director); | 12.07.2022; | ||||||||
| Oaklands Plastics Ltd (manufacturer of plastic products, owner / director); | 12.07.2022; | ||||||||
| T3i Group Ltd (holding company, owner / director) | 20.10.2023 | ||||||||
| 07/10/2026 10:09 | Heather Lees | 20/10/2021 Reappopinted 20.10.2025 |
2 | Members | Director of Coventry College | 2023 | |||
| 14.09.2026 | Isabel Merrifield | 09/06/2025 | 1 | Members | Director - ISME Management Consulting Ltd; Associate Consultant Action Planning; | 01.09.2023; 01.12.2023 | |||
| 04.09.2026 | Claire Freeman | N/a - TLT | None | 01.06.2024 | Crown Meadow First School and Nursery, Alvechurch, Worcestershire (Primary Education, I am a Local Governor) | 01.05.2023 | |||
| 05.09.2026 | Leah Baddeley | N/a - TLT | Nil Return | ||||||
| 04.09.2026 | Deb Bacon | N/a - TLT | Derbyshire and South Derbyshire Building Services, husbands business and named person on the bank account. Property maintenance. | 02.07.94 | |||||
| 07.09.2026 | Penny Harrison | N/a - TLT | Nil Return | ||||||
| 18.09.2026 | 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 23.11.23 | ||||
| 18.09.2026 | Becki Fuller | Nil Return | |||||||
| Andy Taylor | |||||||||
| 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 |
| Matt Collins | 26/8/2024 (ceased 15.11.2025) | 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 |
| 06/11/2025 | April Gold | 18/10/2023 | N/a - ceased 31.08.26 | 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 - ceased 30.05.2026 | N/a Archdeacon | Nil Return | ||||
| 28/11/2025 | Mike Draper | 07/03/2018 | N/a - ceased 09.06.2026 | Members | Chair - Coventry Diocesan Board of Education | 1/10/2023 | Nil Return | Nil Return | |
| 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 | |||||||||