Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company · Darlington

Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative Limited

Other education n.e.c.

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Leigh Sear 2008-2011 Director View profile
  2. Robert George Ashton 2007-2010 Director View profile
  3. Elsa Eugenie Caleb 2007-2010 Director View profile
  4. Michael Leslie Davis 2003-2006 Director View profile
  5. Michael James Horner 2003-2004 Director View profile
  6. Simon John Bartley 2002-2006 Director View profile
  7. Samantha Jane Gemmell 2002-2003 Director View profile
  8. Christine Margaret Tolson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  9. Linda Mary Macdonald 2000-2002 Director View profile
  10. Louise Ladbrooke 2000-2001 Director View profile
  11. Ian Vincent Scott 2000-2004 Director View profile
  12. Justine Claire Chilton 2000-2003 Director View profile
  13. Abim Olabenjo 2000-2002 Director View profile
  14. Kevin Gavaghan 2000-2004 Director View profile
  15. John Douglas Copsey 1998-2003 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Charles Robinson 1998-2013 Director View profile
  17. Toby Nigel Bertram Aykroyd 1998-2003 Director View profile
  18. Stuart White 1998-2003 Director View profile
  19. Clare Cecelia Francis 2002-2010 Secretary View profile
  20. William Robert Hart 1998-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
14/05/1998
Registered office
Darlington

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.

  • Nathan Robert Hardwick
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Margaret Ruth Lowbridge
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative Limited is controlled by Nathan Robert Hardwick
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nathan Robert Hardwick.

7 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
£6,488
Total assets
£6,488
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-09-30Not reported£6,488
2025-09-30Not reported£6,488

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

4.3y median 4.3y
average tenure
4.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 5Dormant 2Education 2Other services 2Public administration 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
03563642
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data