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Access Further Education Limited

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

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Previous officers 11

  1. Michaela Davies 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul David Smith 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Darren Roy Powell 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. John Henry Taylor 2015-2022 Director View profile
  5. Lisa Evelyn Armstrong 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. Adrian Armstrong 2009-2022 Director View profile
  7. Anthony Bell 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. John Ridgeon 1992-2009 Director View profile
  9. Lisa Armstrong 2009-2015 Secretary View profile
  10. Linda Margaret Cummins 1992-2009 Secretary View profile
  11. Geoffrey Atkinson 1992-1992 Nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/09/1992

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. Access Further Education Limited is controlled by Access Education Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Access Education Group Limited is controlled by Martinez Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Martinez Investments Limited is controlled by Adrian Armstrong
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-03-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Adrian Armstrong.

20 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.

Financials

Net assets
£8,344,708
Total assets
£8,498,705
Cash
£1,603,930
Employees
411
Turnover
£28,766,371
Profit/loss
£1,033,904

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

12 grants · £94,933,060 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 · £94,933,060 (12 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £27,137,5442024-04-01
  • Department for Education £52,5782024-04-01
  • Department for Education £25,046,9632023-04-01
  • Department for Education £288,3722023-04-01
  • Department for Education £23,483,3252022-04-01
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.

2 directors on the board

3.6y median 3.6y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 13Finance 5Arts and leisure 2Other services 2Professional 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
02749258
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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