Landau Forte Charitable Trust

UID 3684·Companies House 02387916·Incorporated May 1989·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£30.3m

4,056 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.4%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.5%

Persistent: 18.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

29.4%

free school meals

Capacity

90%

4,056 / 4,485 places

Trust overview

1 of 6 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

6 of 6 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

2 of 6 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 60% of schools (3 of 5).

1 school has persistent absence above 20%.

All inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at -1.8%below 5% threshold2 schools in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with workforce pressure1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 2Good 3

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

48.3

+2.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

53.5%

-7.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressLandau Forte College, Derby, DE1 2LF

Companies House02387916

Incorporated23 May 1989

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	6	3,828	£24.8m	£24.0m	76.6%	0.0%
2022/23	6	3,986	£27.3m	£26.3m	72.6%	0.0%
2023/24	6	4,056	£30.3m	£29.6m	74.4%	0.0%
2024/25partial	6	4,081	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.1%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£1,256,000

CS staff costs

£1,179,000

CS income

£991,000

Admin & clerical£2,073,000

Teaching staff-£963,000

ICT£42,000

Premises-£11,000

Legal & professional£97,000

Auditor costs£68,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

15 current directors · Average tenure: 9.7 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (15)

Joshua Landau

director·1 year

Andrew Neil Caplan

director·1 year

Oliver Landau

director·1 year

Joseph Chivayo

director·2 years

Amanda Jane Solloway

director·2 years

Eric Cowcill

director·4 years

John Ward

director·4 years

Steven Caplan

director·5 years

Peter Cox

director·6 years

Sarah Findlay-cobb

director·7 years

Alessandra Maria Luigia Anna Polizzi di sorrentino

director·11 years

David Alan Shore

director·14 years

Olga Marie Louise Anna The Hon Polizzi di sorrentini

director·17 years

Teresa Margaret Bell

director·28 years

Rocco The Hon Sir Forte

director·34 years

Company Secretary

Amelia Eggleston

secretary·7 years

60 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Martin Richard Landau

director·Resigned Aug 2024

Alexandra Joy Stewart

director·Resigned Jul 1991

Jonathan Sieff

director·Resigned Feb 1997

Anthony David Kerman

secretary·Resigned Apr 1992

Anthony David Kerman

director·Resigned Jul 1991

Rebecca Mann

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Leanne Williamson

director·4 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Member schools (6)

6 schools|3 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres	139719	Primary	in year deficit
Landau Forte Academy Moorhead	138790	Primary	—
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form	141491	16 plus	high staff costsin year deficit
Landau Forte Academy, Amington	136136	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Landau Forte Academy, Qems	137146	Secondary	—
Landau Forte College	135120	Secondary	—

Landau Forte Academy GreenacresPrimary

in year deficit

Landau Forte Academy MoorheadPrimary

Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form16 plus

high staff costsin year deficit

Landau Forte Academy, AmingtonSecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Landau Forte Academy, QemsSecondary

Landau Forte CollegeSecondary

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Ben Turnbull

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2023

John Nigel Kirkland

director·8 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Leah Charlesworth

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Antony John Jameson Dr Edkins

director·11 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Christopher Manning

secretary·11 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Michael Thomas Davies

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Keith Roy Doble

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Roger Martyn Sir Carr

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Rosemary Jane Morgan

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Peter John Underhill Traves

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Murdo Sir Maclean

director·16 years·Resigned Nov 2016

Simon John Shooter

director·16 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Shazia Parveen

director·17 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Mohammed Sharief

director·17 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Michael John Professor Gunn

director·18 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Stephen Whiteley

director·19 years·Resigned Aug 2014

David Malcolm Mcalpine

director·19 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Christine Grace Williamson

director·20 years·Resigned Dec 2008

Keith Roy Doble

director·20 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Diana Rachel Leafe

director·23 years·Resigned Jan 2006

John Graham Russell Rudd

director·23 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Bryan Samuel Dr Jackson

director·23 years·Resigned May 2008

David Alan Shore

director·24 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Kenneth Peter Fulton

director·24 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Terence Raymond Ousley

director·25 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Anne Mary Whitehouse

director·26 years·Resigned Jul 2006

David Fielding

director·26 years·Resigned Jun 2002

John Andrew Cox

secretary·26 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Robert Barnet Mcgregor

director·26 years·Resigned Jul 2000

Andrew Richard Delve

secretary·27 years·Resigned Jul 1999

Patricia Dr Marsh

director·27 years·Resigned Jul 2001

John Nigel Kirkland

director·28 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Maxwell Arnold John Bradley Craven

director·28 years·Resigned Dec 2002

Ghaziuddin Ahmed Asif

director·29 years·Resigned Dec 1999

Roger Humphrey Boissier

director·30 years·Resigned Feb 2010

Jonathan Hugh Professor Powers

director·30 years·Resigned Sept 2006

Kathlenn Lund

director·31 years·Resigned Jul 1997

David Hyslop Owen

director·31 years·Resigned Jan 2006

Michael James Isaac

secretary·31 years·Resigned Jan 1999

Arthur George Lord Weidenfeld

director·31 years·Resigned Apr 1998

Roger Martyn Carr

director·32 years·Resigned Jul 1999

Patricia Jane Marsh

director·32 years·Resigned Dec 1997

Daphne Jasmine Elliot Gould

director·32 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Peter Gerard Ashworth

director·32 years·Resigned Nov 2016

Andrew Richard Delve

director·32 years·Resigned Dec 2002

Brian David Coxon

director·33 years·Resigned Mar 2010

Susan Fey

director·33 years·Resigned Mar 1996

Charles Lord Forte

director·33 years·Resigned May 2007

Heather Renwick Baroness Brigstocke

director·33 years·Resigned Apr 2004

THE LORD MCALPINE OF WEST GREEN

director·34 years·Resigned Jul 1994

George Frederick Little Proctor

director·34 years·Resigned Jul 1997

Cyril Julian Hebden Sir Taylor

director·34 years·Resigned Jun 1992