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Workers' Educational Association
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Ronald MarksDirector · since 2026
- Andrew LawDirector · since 2026
- Colin FinlayDirector · since 2025
- Amanda WoodvineDirector · since 2025
- Matthew PointonDirector · since 2024
- Catherine ArmorDirector · since 2023
- Stephanie MasonDirector · since 2023
- Kevin Michael DoyleDirector · since 2022
- Christine GrantDirector · since 2022
- Professor Geoffrey Mark LayerDirector · since 2019
- John Furness WiddowsonDirector · since 2018
- Robin CookDirector · since 2018
- Kathleen Marie Hobbs FormosaSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 50
- Jamey Johnson 2023-2026 View profile
- Abda Bibi Khan 2023-2025 View profile
- Tracey Irving Craib 2023-2026 View profile
- Professor Karen Ann Mcardle 2022-2024 View profile
- Malcolm Robert Grady 2022-2025 View profile
- Patricia Hazel Kynaston 2020-2024 View profile
- Marc Sherland 2018-2022 View profile
- Narinder Uppal 2016-2023 View profile
- Colin Hughes 2016-2018 View profile
- Hugh Humphrey 2016-2018 View profile
- Marion Margaret Flett 2016-2023 View profile
- Peter Victor Threadkell 2016-2024 View profile
- Mark Trevor Phillips 2016-2018 View profile
- Lindsay Pearson 2016-2024 View profile
- Jon Gamble 2015-2023 View profile
- Michael Crilly 2013-2022 View profile
- Jennifer Adshead 2013-2016 View profile
- John Edward Taylor 2013-2016 View profile
- Dr Clifford Geoffrey Allum 2011-2022 View profile
- David Lanch 2011-2011 View profile
- Rosemary Susan Mayes 2009-2017 View profile
- Foizul Islam 2009-2016 View profile
- Colin Morgan Barnes 2007-2016 View profile
- Lynne Smith 2007-2020 View profile
- Baroness Gillian Patricia Shephard 2006-2008 View profile
- Anne Elizabeth King 2006-2014 View profile
- Stephen Twigg 2006-2008 View profile
- John David Freeman 2006-2016 View profile
- Gordon Arthur Vowles 2006-2013 View profile
- Charles Edward Lynch 2006-2016 View profile
- Ruth Hilda Tanner 2006-2018 View profile
- Professor Richard Kenneth Stanley Taylor 2006-2012 View profile
- Christopher William Morton 2005-2013 View profile
- Eddie Conway 2003-2007 View profile
- Peter David Cooper 2001-2011 View profile
- Jake Bharier 1997-2001 View profile
- Stanley Albert Greaves 1997-2001 View profile
- Winifred Marian Young 1995-2003 View profile
- Janet Racklyeft 1993-2005 View profile
- Peter Robin Clyne 1993-1997 View profile
- William Morgan Conboy 1993-1997 View profile
- Elizabeth Monkhouse 1993-1993 View profile
- Professor Lalage Jean Bown 1993-1995 View profile
- Alice Sophia Williams 2017-2019 View profile
- Bridgehouse Company Secretaries Limited 2015-2017 View profile
- Ipcep LTD 2006-2013 View profile
- Richard Christopher Cluley Bolsin 2004-2006 View profile
- Michael John Miller 2003-2004 View profile
- Fiona Elizabeth Middleton 1996-2003 View profile
- Robert Lochrie 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 05/04/1993
- Also a registered charity
- Workers' Educational Association
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Workers' Educational Association on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company 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
76 grants · £7,636,573 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £6,497,653 (49 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,060,405 (21 grants)
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch · £63,840 (3 grants)
- Barrow Cadbury Trust · £10,800
- Foundation Scotland · £2,875
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Foundation Scotland
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
12 directors on the board
- Catherine Armor Director · appointed 2023
- Amanda Woodvine Director · appointed 2025
- Colin Finlay Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Geoffrey Mark Layer Director · appointed 2019
- Kevin Michael Doyle Director · appointed 2022
- Ronald Marks Director · appointed 2026
- Christine Grant Director · appointed 2022
- John Furness Widdowson Director · appointed 2018
- Robin Cook Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew Pointon Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Law Director · appointed 2026
- Stephanie Mason Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Professor Geoffrey Mark Layer Director · appointed 2019
- John Furness Widdowson Director · appointed 2018
- Robin Cook Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Colin Finlay Director · appointed 2025
- Kevin Michael Doyle Director · appointed 2022
- Ronald Marks Director · appointed 2026
- Christine Grant Director · appointed 2022
- Robin Cook Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew Pointon Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Law Director · appointed 2026
- Stephanie Mason Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (4)
- Catherine Armor Director · appointed 2023
- Amanda Woodvine Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Geoffrey Mark Layer Director · appointed 2019
- John Furness Widdowson Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Malcolm Robert Grady Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
- Jamey Johnson Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Tracey Irving Craib Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02806910
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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