Landau Forte Charitable Trust

What Landau Forte Charitable Trust does

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a UK exempt charity and multi-academy trust founded in 1989 by property developer Martin Landau and hotelier Sir Rocco Forte as founding sponsors. The Trust operates a network of state-funded academies serving students aged 5-19 across Derby (Derbyshire) and Tamworth (Staffordshire), comprising Primary, Secondary, and Sixth Form provision through wholly-owned subsidiaries including Landau Forte College Derby, Landau Forte Academy QEMS, Landau Forte Academy Amington, Tamworth Sixth Form, Landau Forte Academy Greenacres, and Moorhead Academy. The organization directly employs more than 600 staff across teaching, support, and governance roles, and is governed as a company limited by guarantee (Company No. 2387916) under Mike Davies OBE as Trust Chair and Sarah Findlay-Cobb as Chief Executive.

The Trust's core offering is full-lifecycle education — early years through A-Levels — delivered through six-plus physical academy sites with no proprietary technology platform underlying operations. Adjacent operating arms include Landau Forte Teacher Training (initial teacher training programmes enabled by Teaching School Status at College Derby) and Landau Forte Enterprises (commercial facility lettings of theatres, sports halls, and pitches at Amington and QEMS). Digital infrastructure is standard: a WordPress-based website at lfct.org.uk, GDPR-compliant processing (ICO registration ZA189026), and third-party providers for payment processing (Edenred) and website security (Defiant/Wordfence). No AI/ML components are present in the delivery model; instructional delivery is teacher-led.

Revenue is sourced almost entirely from the UK government's Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) on a per-pupil funding basis, supplemented by transaction-based revenue from facility lettings and minor commercial fees. Pricing for students is effectively zero — state-funded education is free to families — and the go-to-market is direct, in the form of student enrolment at academies within a defined two-region geographic footprint. There is no third-party distribution or franchise model in place, and the customer base (students and their families) is geographically locked to Derby and Tamworth.

Name

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Legal name

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Website

https://lfct.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a UK multi-academy trust operating primary, secondary, and sixth form academies across Derby and Tamworth. Founded in 1989, it employs 600+ staff and is primarily ESFA-funded, supplementing revenue through teacher training and facility lettings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Sixth form education
• Academy trust
• Teacher training

Headquarters

HQ city

Denby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: State-funded education through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Academies receive funding based on student numbers.
2. Facility Lettings: Landau Forte Enterprises offers access to high-quality facilities (theatres, presentation suites, pitches, sports halls) at Amington and QEMS for external community use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Landau Forte Charitable Trust operates a network of state-funded academies providing primary, secondary, and sixth form education to students aged 5-19 across Derby and Tamworth in England. The Trust also delivers teacher training programmes through Landau Forte Teacher Training and generates supplementary income via Landau Forte Enterprises, which hires out academy facilities such as theatres, sports halls, and pitches to community users.

Product overview

Landau Forte Charitable Trust operates a network of educational academies across Derby and Tamworth, providing Primary, Secondary, and Sixth Form education. The trust also offers teacher training through Landau Forte Teach and generates supplementary revenue through Landau Forte Enterprises, which rents out academy facilities including theatres, sports halls, and pitches. The core offering consists of the academy network providing comprehensive education services from early years through to post-16 qualifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education Academies

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Landau Forte EnterprisesminorOthersInternal commercial arm of the Trust offering facility lettings to the community. Provides access to high-quality facilities including theatres, presentation suites, pitches and sports halls at Amington and QEMS academies.
• Westfield HealthminorOthersProvided wellbeing resources and support materials for Trust communities during COVID-19 pandemic including coping with change guides and anxiety management tips.
• LifeworksminorOthersCharity supported during Pride in Diversity Month. Supports 200 children, young people and adults with learning disabilities with residential care, short breaks, specialist further education, and community projects.
• Runnymede TrustminorOthersUK's leading independent race equality think tank supported during Pride in Diversity Month. Challenges race inequality through research, debate, and policy engagement.
• akt (Albert Kennedy Trust)minorOthersLGBTQ+ youth charity supported during Pride in Diversity Month. Supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 who are struggling with their home environment, helping find safe homes and employment.
• MermaidsminorOthersTransgender and non-binary children's charity supported during Pride in Diversity Month. One of the UK's leading LGBTQ+ charities helping thousands with events, resources, communities and helpline services.
• AppleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology giant provided Apple Camp at Home virtual summer camp experience for Landau Forte children aged 8-12, offering creative projects in video, art, design and coding.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• United Learning: United Learning is a large UK MAT operating primary, secondary, and sixth form schools nationwide. Highly comparable operating model with a broader portfolio, making it a relevant scale benchmark for LFCT.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): AET operates one of the largest UK academy networks, providing primary and secondary education. Comparable in operating model (MAT with multiple state-funded schools) and in offering teacher training through subsidiaries.
• Star Academies: Star Academies is a UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary schools with strong academic outcomes and a centralised curriculum — comparable to LFCT in operating model and pupil focus.
• Harris Federation: Harris Federation runs a large academy network with strong Oxbridge progression outcomes — directly comparable to LFCT's Russell Group/Oxbridge university preparation pathway and ESFA funding model.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: REAch2 is a primary-focused multi-academy trust — relevant given LFCT's Landau Forte Academy Greenacres primary operation and similar ESFA-funded MAT structure.
• Ark Schools: Ark operates primary, secondary, and post-16 academies in England, including teacher training programmes — directly comparable to LFCT's academy-plus-teacher-training model.
• E-ACT: E-ACT is one of the UK's largest multi-academy trusts, operating primary, secondary, and post-16 academies across England. It shares LFCT's structure as a charitable MAT running multiple schools funded by the ESFA.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust operates a network of primary and secondary academies across England with similar state-funded model. Direct comparable as a UK MAT delivering the same core product set (K-12 + post-16) to similar pupil demographics.

Regional players

• Diverse Academies Trust: Diverse Academies Trust operates primary, secondary, and post-16 schools across the East Midlands, including in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire — geographically adjacent to LFCT's Derby/Tamworth heartland with the same ESFA-funded MAT model.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Greenwood Academies Trust operates a portfolio of schools across the East Midlands, directly overlapping LFCT's Derby/Tamworth geography with comparable ESFA-funded primary and secondary provision.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/landauforte

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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