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British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education

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

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Previous officers 30

  1. Dr Nicola Jo Mellor 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Habes Howail 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Colette Fletcher 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Dr Ann Musgrove Read 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. David Steven Law 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Karena Maguire 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Paul Edward Fear 2015-2015 Director View profile
  8. Professor Robin May Middlehurst 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. Richard Wayne Lewis 2013-2019 Director View profile
  10. Dr Kate Clarke 2013-2019 Director View profile
  11. Dominic Kingsley Eason Scott 2006-2022 Director View profile
  12. Diane Billam 2003-2018 Director View profile
  13. Godwin, Clifford Laurence, Air Commodore 2002-2004 Director View profile
  14. Dr Stephen Leigh Bristow 2002-2003 Director View profile
  15. Timothy James Cox 1999-2012 Director View profile
  16. Peter Robert Williams 1999-2019 Director View profile
  17. Timothy James Hannagan 1995-1998 Director View profile
  18. Graham Leigh Middleton 1994-1998 Director View profile
  19. William Fred Ernest Gibbs 1993-2012 Director View profile
  20. Eric Norman Meats 1993-2002 Director View profile
  21. Eric Glover 2017 Director View profile
  22. John William Henry 1993 Director View profile
  23. James Stephenson 2003 Director View profile
  24. Dr John Charles Blackwell 1994 Director View profile
  25. Professor John Christopher Dancy 1993 Director View profile
  26. Dr Stephen Vickers 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  27. David Edward Bland 2005-2020 Secretary View profile
  28. Robin Patrick Laidlaw 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  29. Dr Caroline Winifred Mary Bucklow 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  30. David Wyn Parry 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/06/1984
Also a registered charity
British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

  • Dominic Kingsley Eason Scott ceased 2022-08-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Edward Bland ceased 2020-02-06
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Diane Billam ceased 2018-02-22
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Richard Wayne Lewis ceased 2019-01-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Eric Glover ceased 2017-04-16
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter Robert Williams ceased 2019-01-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Karena Maguire ceased 2019-11-05
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-21
  • David Steven Law ceased 2024-08-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-02-09
  • Possible match - 51 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 51 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 5 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 5 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education is controlled by Stephen Jackson
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-04-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Jackson.

10 other companies in this group

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.

13 directors on the board

4.8y median 6.3y
average tenure
9.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (3)

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 4Business services 2Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Tech and media 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01828990
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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