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Ardmore Language Schools Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 15

  1. Lindsay Alexandra Smith 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Daniel Peter Ratcliffe 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Stacy Rolland 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Penelope Andrea O'Connor 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Oliver Ellis Smith 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Martin Adam Corr 2014-2022 Director View profile
  7. Christian David Campbell Walker 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Sarah Hughes 2004-2008 Director View profile
  9. Robert Macdonald Clarke 1995-2013 Director View profile
  10. Michel Jean Herve Aloe 1994 Director View profile
  11. Kevin Joseph Mcneany 1993 Director View profile
  12. Richard David Tobias 1993 Director View profile
  13. David John Walker 2004-2018 Secretary View profile
  14. David Sidney Korman 1995-2004 Secretary View profile
  15. David William Johnson 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/07/1982

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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 John Walker ceased 2018-12-17
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Cognita Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-17

Group

  1. Ardmore Language Schools Limited is controlled by David John Walker
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-12-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Walker.

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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.

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.

3 directors on the board

5.2y median 4.4y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 9Arts and leisure 6Health and social care 3Finance 2Business services 1Dormant 1Professional services 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
01647636
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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