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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Limited

Other education n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 32

  1. Siobhan Kirsten Bourn 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Anthony James Cook 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Natalie Jean Chatley 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Deborah Michelle Wood 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. Catherine Rowles 2013-2021 Director View profile
  6. Allen Merrick 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Marcus Billig 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Gail Deborah Gittoes 2010-2023 Director View profile
  9. Allen Robert Green 2009-2018 Director View profile
  10. Anthony Nelder 2007-2010 Director View profile
  11. Roderick David Lees 2005-2010 Director View profile
  12. Mark Maunder 2005-2005 Director View profile
  13. Martin John Keene 2005-2005 Director View profile
  14. Jonathan Richard Evans 2004-2004 Director View profile
  15. John Morland Del Mar 2003-2010 Director View profile
  16. Keith John Williams 1999-2009 Director View profile
  17. Noel Silverthorne 1999-2005 Director View profile
  18. Golan Reza Goodarzi 1998-2003 Director View profile
  19. Michael Robert Barker 1997-2019 Director View profile
  20. John Kenneth Bayliss 1995-2009 Director View profile
  21. Edwin George Wallace 1995-1999 Director View profile
  22. Duncan Davis Green 1995-2004 Director View profile
  23. Roger Holmes 1994-1995 Director View profile
  24. Simon Thomas Somers 1993-1995 Director View profile
  25. Susan Gaynor Todd 1992-1999 Director View profile
  26. John Edward Whitehouse 1993 Director View profile
  27. Kenneth Morton 1995 Director View profile
  28. Reginald Charles French 2010 Director View profile
  29. John Willis 1993 Director View profile
  30. Colin Clark 1997 Director View profile
  31. Kenneth George Davies 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  32. Robert Paul Hunt 1996-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/01/1980
Registered office
Herefordshire
Also a registered charity
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Limited
Previous names
Herefordshire Group Training Association Limited (until 29/01/2021)

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.

  • David Alan Goldsmith
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-12-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Limited is controlled by David Alan Goldsmith
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-12-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Alan Goldsmith.

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

4 grants · £4,578,567 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 Education · £4,578,567 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £34,7802024-04-01
  • Department for Education £2,117,4182023-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,681,2872020-04-01
  • Department for Education £745,0832020-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

7.3y median 5.3y
average tenure
21.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Manufacturing 2

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01475237
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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