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Babington Business College Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Michael Aaron Blackburn 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Thomas Edward Smith 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Mark Rutherford Basham 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Marsh 2018-2023 Director View profile
  5. Adrian Russell Fantham 2015-2023 Director View profile
  6. Martin Paul Ridgeway 2012-2015 Director View profile
  7. Craig Richard Cameron Pankhurst 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Garret Francis Turley 2011-2016 Director View profile
  9. Carole Carson 2011-2018 Director View profile
  10. Frank Douglas Lord 2009-2016 Director View profile
  11. Dr Christopher Ronald Payne 2009-2011 Director View profile
  12. Susanne Nolte 2001-2006 Director View profile
  13. Diane Christine Weston 1999-2004 Director View profile
  14. Amy Louise Harding 1999-2009 Director View profile
  15. Peter Leonard Parkes 1991-2005 Director View profile
  16. Jonathan Stuart Hendry 2010-2010 Secretary View profile
  17. Neil Cozens 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  18. Simon Peter Parkes 1991-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

18 contracts · £9,141,423 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.

  • CSP26686 - Business Admin Apprenticeships Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £10,000 2026-07-16 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being conclude via a rapid response competition. UK Shared Service Provider (UKSBS) had a requirement for Business Administrator Level 3 and End …

  • Senior People Professional Level 7 Buyer: Defra Commercial £10,893 2026-07-13 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Senior People Professional Level 7

  • Accountancy or Taxation Professional Level 7 Buyer: Defra Commercial £14,890 2026-07-13 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Accountancy or Taxation Professional Level 7

  • CSP25538 - Business Management Buyer: ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ £562,000 2026-05-26 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** This procurement is being awarded via Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6102 - Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace DPS for Business Management Apprenticesh…

  • CSP25582 - Human Resources Buyer: ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ £562,000 2026-05-26 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** This procurement is being awarded via Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6102 Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace DPS for Human Resources Apprenticeships …

  • L & D Consultant Business Partner Level 5 ST0563 X 5 Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs £35,000 2026-04-30 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Apprenticeships L & D 26-27-Individual Levy Contracts

  • Senior People Professional Buyer: Defra Commercial £14,440 2026-02-17 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Senior People Professional

  • SCQF Apprenticeships Package Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions £913,000 2026-01-29 CPV 80511000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Delivery of the Scottish Apprenticeship Package: SCQF Admin L5 apprenticeship SCQF Admin L6 apprenticeship SCQF Providing Financial Services L6 apprenticeship SCQF Management L7 apprenticeship SCQF Management L9 apprenticeship to DW…

  • People Professional Level 5 Buyer: NHS Business Services Authority £13,200 2026-01-09 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Apprenticeship Training for People Professional Level 5. The contract was awarded via rapid award under the CCS Apprenticeship Training DPS CCS RM6102. It was awarded for a period of 25 months. Additional information: The …

  • 020.25 Level 5 Coaching Professional - AWARD Buyer: Telford and Wrekin Council £0 2025-11-19 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    To find a training provider to deliver Coaching Professional.

  • Operational Delivery Profession Apprenticeships Transparency Notice Buyer: Ministry of Defence £1,048,625 2025-10-16 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Operational Delivery Profession Apprenticeships Transparency Notice

  • Apprenticeship Bundle 2 Lot 1 - Customer Service Buyer: H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS £5,064,375 2025-10-02 CPV 80400000 Source: Contracts Finder

    To Provide HMRC with the following: Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner ST0072, Level 3 Customer Service Specialist ST0071. This notice is being published retrospectively following a housekeeping review of procurement records. The cont…

  • RM6102 DPS Call Off Contract for Coaching Professional Level 5 Apprenticeship Buyer: Care Quality Commission £200,000 2025-08-27 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This is a Contract Award Notice. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) require DPS Call Off Contract for Coaching Professional Level 5 Apprenticeship. This procurement was undertaken through the CCS Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketp…

  • HR - DESNZ - Apprenticeship Schemes Buyer: ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ £53,000 2025-08-19 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***This is not a call for competition, This has been awarded under the CCS Framework RM6102 via a Rapid Award** We are procuring a provider to deliver apprenticeship training services for the Level 3 HR Support and Level 5 People Profess…

  • Appointment of Apprenticeship Training Provider Buyer: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea £134,000 2025-08-15 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) has awarded a service contract to Babington Business College Limited for the delivery of ix cross-cutting apprenticeship standards for the Council. The contract was procured via further compe…

  • GSS25251 - CIPD requirement Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £226,000 2025-08-05 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) had a requirement for apprenticeships via CCS RM6102 Apprenticeship Training Dynamic Marketplace DPS Thi…

  • Provision of Assorted Training Requirements for Nottingham City Employment Skills - CPU 1198 Buyer: Nottingham City Council £280,000 2015-08-03 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Nottingham City Council's Employment & Skills Team wishes to engage a number of external providers to provide a range of pre-employment training and other bespoke support for unemployed city residents. This bespoke support might include: Se…

  • Provision of Apprenticeship Scheme Buyer: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons Value not published Date not published CPV 80000000 Source: Find a Tender

    A contract for the provision of Apprenticeship Training across multiple standards. The requirements are for The House of Commons (HOC), Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) and the House of Lords (HOL) which form the three organisations that…

About

Incorporated
20/12/1991

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. Babington Business College Limited is controlled by Babington Business Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-12-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Babington Business Limited is controlled by Knovia Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Knovia Limited is controlled by Knovia Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Knovia Holdco Limited is controlled by Knovia Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Knovia Midco Limited is controlled by Knovia Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Knovia Group Limited is controlled by Transformative Training & Education LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-03-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Transformative Training & Education LTD is controlled by Transformative Training & Education Midco 2 LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Transformative Training & Education Midco 2 LTD is controlled by Transformative Training & Education Midco LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Transformative Training & Education Midco LTD is controlled by Transformative Training & Education Holdco LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Transformative Training & Education Holdco LTD.

15 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £26,920,302 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 · £26,920,302 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £2,434,5902023-04-01
  • Department for Education £2,775,3422021-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,217,9432020-04-01
  • Department for Education £3,083,3722020-04-01
  • Department for Education £3,710,8192020-04-01
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.

3 directors on the board

1.9y median 1.2y
average tenure
3.2y
longest tenure
0
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.

Finance 16Education 12Business services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02673518
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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