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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 66

  1. Thomas Robson Holford 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Claire Rogers 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jane Baker 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Anna Hope 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Professor Becky Jane Francis 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Dr Gary Gates 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. John Laramy 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Dame Sally Ann Sheila Dicketts 2018-2023 Director View profile
  9. Valerie Malvia May Todd 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Cindy Purnamattie Rampersaud 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Andy Simon John Moss 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Derek James Richardson 2017-2023 Director View profile
  13. Suzanne Margaret Brennan 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Paul Mark Williams 2016-2016 Director View profile
  15. Catriona Ann Sheret 2014-2017 Director View profile
  16. Richard Ralph Price 2014-2023 Director View profile
  17. Mark Russell Anderson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  18. Sally Kate Miranda Johnson 2013-2016 Director View profile
  19. Lesley Davies 2012-2016 Director View profile
  20. Dr Margaret Melrose Wilson CBE Dl 2011-2019 Director View profile
  21. Professor Roger John Lloyd Murphy 2011-2018 Director View profile
  22. Martin Francis Cross 2011-2012 Director View profile
  23. Isabel Mary Sutcliffe 2011-2012 Director View profile
  24. Sir David Melville CBE 2011-2020 Director View profile
  25. Stephen John Grix 2011-2018 Director View profile
  26. Iain Aitken Mackinnon 2011-2017 Director View profile
  27. Zeghum Liaquat 2011-2013 Director View profile
  28. Amarjit Basi 2011-2017 Director View profile
  29. Ethridge, JR, William Thayer 2003-2008 Director View profile
  30. John Austen Knight 2003-2014 Director View profile
  31. John Joseph Fallon 2003-2013 Director View profile
  32. William Fredrick Oldsey 2002-2003 Director View profile
  33. Kenneth Roderick Bristow 2001-2021 Director View profile
  34. Brian James Landers 2000-2003 Director View profile
  35. Nigel David Portwood 1999-2003 Director View profile
  36. Alan Martin 1998-1999 Director View profile
  37. Jeremy David Nash Mills 1997-1998 Director View profile
  38. Steven Anthony Dowling 1997-2003 Director View profile
  39. Victoria Mary Lockie 1997-2015 Director View profile
  40. Peter Jovanovich 1997-2003 Director View profile
  41. Derek Armand Smith 1996-1997 Director View profile
  42. Ronald Northrup Woodward 1995-1996 Director View profile
  43. James Larry Jones 1995-1997 Director View profile
  44. Robert George Banchory Duncan 1994-1995 Director View profile
  45. Anthony David Forbes Watson 1994-1995 Director View profile
  46. Dan Feldman 1994-1995 Director View profile
  47. Thomas Christopher Davy 1993-1998 Director View profile
  48. Graham Steven Taylor 1993-1994 Director View profile
  49. Jeffrey Stewart Andrew 1993-1994 Director View profile
  50. Henry Michael Reece 1992-1995 Director View profile
  51. Mark Wainwright Todd 1991-1994 Director View profile
  52. Laurence William Herbert 1991-1994 Director View profile
  53. John David Williamson 1994 Director View profile
  54. Christopher Kenneth Kington 1994 Director View profile
  55. Paula Kahn 1994 Director View profile
  56. Robin Anthony James Francis 1994 Director View profile
  57. Judith Little 1994 Director View profile
  58. Timothy Martin Hunt 1993 Director View profile
  59. Peter Warwick 1995 Director View profile
  60. Andrew Thomas Stevenson 1994 Director View profile
  61. Michael George Petre Wymer 1994 Director View profile
  62. Mary Catherine Elizabeth Quirke 1994 Director View profile
  63. Emily Spooner 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  64. Natalie Jane White 2014-2026 Secretary View profile
  65. Jag Judge Bolina 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  66. John Edwin Robinson 1995-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

9 contracts · £25,349,247 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • SELT 2019 - ROW (PEL) - Contract Extension 2026 Buyer: Home Office £4,549,021 2026-02-20 CPV 73430000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Concession for the provision of Secure English Language Testing (SELT) in the ROW This is a notification of an extension under the current terms of the concession.

  • SELT 2019 - UK (PEL) - Contract Extension 2026 Buyer: Home Office £2,781,826 2026-02-20 CPV 73430000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Concession for the provision of Secure English Language Testing (SELT) in the UK. This is a notification of an extension under the current terms of the concession.

  • NHSE NE&Y End Point Assessment Organisation (Pearson) Buyer: NHS England £18,400 2026-01-20 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The NHS England, North East & Yorkshire, Education Investments and Commissioning team hold a government (Education, Skills Funding Agency) contract to deliver apprenticeships to NHS employers for niche apprenticeship programmes not availabl…

  • Item Writing Services Framework for the Standards and Testing Agency Buyer: Department for Education £0 2025-09-02 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Following the completion of the procurement process, the Department for Education has awarded framework contracts to three suppliers under the Item Writing Service Framework: ACER International (UK) NFER Pearson Education Limited Th…

  • Trialling and Sampling Framework 2025 - 2028 (2029) - Standards and Testing Agency Buyer: Department for Education £18,000,000 2025-07-30 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Following the completion of the tender evaluation process, the Department for Education, Standards and Testing Agency (STA) have appointed five suppliers to the STA Trialling and Sampling Framework. The initial term of the framework is …

  • AI Tutoring Tools Pioneer Programme – Subject-Matter Exemption - Research and Development Buyer: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Contract Award Notice following Tender Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039400-2026 , which updated Notice https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039400-2026. The AI Tutoring Tools Pioneer Programme contracts (a …

  • High Level Skills Capacity Evaluation.2 Buyer: West Midlands Combined Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking to commission an evaluation of the higher levels skills capacity in the region, the findings of this assessment will help inform the new Higher Level Skills Strategy.

  • Exam Board Awarding Body Buyer: The City of Liverpool College Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This notice relates to the exam boards the College utilises whose turnover exceeds the Light Touch limit over the previous 4 years. This notice relates to both City & Guilds and Pearson Education Ltd

  • PRO-081 2026_27 Clinical Assessment Forms Buyer: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Procurement of clinical assessment forms across services within LYPFT

About

Incorporated
03/03/1966

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Pearson Education Limited is controlled by Pearson Education Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Pearson Education Holdings Limited is controlled by Pearson PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Pearson PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

1 grant · £11,307 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £11,307

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £11,3072021-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

5 directors on the board

5.8y median 4.3y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Education 4Professional services 3Other services 2Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00872828
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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