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The Merlin Venture Limited

Pre-primary education

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

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Previous officers 50

  1. Kathleen Jane Foley 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ian Richard Lowe 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Antony Clark 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Lisa Martinali 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Laura Green 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Darren Peter Mann 2016-2016 Director View profile
  7. Wendy Marian Stokes 2015-2023 Director View profile
  8. Paul Alexander Charlton 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. Martyn Christopher Collin 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Donald Rawlins 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Lane 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Rourke James Major Holmes 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Roger John Hand 2012-2016 Director View profile
  14. Maurice Smith 2012-2013 Director View profile
  15. Sarah Donachie 2011-2012 Director View profile
  16. Maureen Ann Bury 2011-2013 Director View profile
  17. Dianne Jane Brabham 2010-2012 Director View profile
  18. John Martin Cooper 2009-2012 Director View profile
  19. Elaine Margaret Taylor 2008-2011 Director View profile
  20. Michael John Robinson 2007-2008 Director View profile
  21. Jean Lucy Downey 2004-2006 Director View profile
  22. Valerie Joan Lawrie 2004-2006 Director View profile
  23. Eric Frederick Shaw 2004-2009 Director View profile
  24. Rory Thomas Woolgrove 2003-2003 Director View profile
  25. James Donald Blake 2002-2005 Director View profile
  26. Paul Richard Spooner 2002-2003 Director View profile
  27. Richards, George Edward, Cllr 2002-2002 Director View profile
  28. Derek Douglas 2002-2004 Director View profile
  29. Peter Richmond 2002-2018 Director View profile
  30. Nicolas Robert Pitt 2002-2009 Director View profile
  31. Richard Temple Cox 2000-2004 Director View profile
  32. Michael Olley 2000-2002 Director View profile
  33. Rod Griffin 2000-2009 Director View profile
  34. Donald Mcintosh 2000-2003 Director View profile
  35. Ian Bingham 1999-2000 Director View profile
  36. Jacqui Veronica Gumbley 1999-2001 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Hasluck 1998-2005 Director View profile
  38. Mary Catherine Kennedy 1998-1999 Director View profile
  39. Professor Peter Walter Daniels 1998-2016 Director View profile
  40. Karen Jane Mahon 1998-2000 Director View profile
  41. Phillip Barrett 1998-1999 Director View profile
  42. Diane Catherine Carter 1998-1999 Director View profile
  43. Alfred David Owen 1998-2011 Director View profile
  44. William Thomas Cosgrave 1998-1999 Director View profile
  45. Hannah Pryce 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  46. Robert Kelvin Brown 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  47. Robert Kelvin Brown 2002-2015 Secretary View profile
  48. Andrew Percy 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  49. Ian Scott Good 1998-2016 Secretary View profile
  50. Mark Cook 1998-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Pre-primary education
Incorporated
13/08/1998
Registered office
Birmingham

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. The Merlin Venture Limited is controlled by The Pioneer Housing and Community Group Limited
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2017-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Pioneer Housing and Community Group Limited.

2 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

1 grant · £191,920 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £191,920

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £191,9202013-01-17
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.

5 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.3y
average tenure
6.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Property 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03615422
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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