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The Staff College

Management consultancy activities other than financial management

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

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Previous officers 65

  1. Nancy Meehan 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Pauline Susan Turner 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Shona Jane Gallagher 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Alison Alexander 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Luke Rodgers 2022-2023 Director View profile
  6. Anurag Gupta 2022-2024 Director View profile
  7. Dawar Hashmi 2022-2026 Director View profile
  8. Sue Cook 2019-2021 Director View profile
  9. Milorad Vasic 2019-2021 Director View profile
  10. Joanna Elizabeth Davidson 2018-2023 Director View profile
  11. Rachael Wardell 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. Janet Mary Thurgood MBE 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Michael Wood 2016-2021 Director View profile
  14. Ian Budd 2014-2019 Director View profile
  15. Rachael Shimmin 2014-2016 Director View profile
  16. Maureen Mckenna 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Sue Heather Butcher 2014-2019 Director View profile
  18. Alison Claire Michalska 2012-2020 Director View profile
  19. Kenneth Greer 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. Rachel Dickinson 2012-2018 Director View profile
  21. Martin Paul Leslie Pratt 2012-2019 Director View profile
  22. Vicky Anne Thomas 2011-2013 Director View profile
  23. Dr Sharon Lydia Menghini 2011-2012 Director View profile
  24. Ann Baxter 2011-2012 Director View profile
  25. Rosemary Grace Durban 2008-2016 Director View profile
  26. Terry Piggott 2007-2012 Director View profile
  27. Carol Chambers 2007-2014 Director View profile
  28. Eleni Chloe Ioannides 2007-2011 Director View profile
  29. David Cracknell 2005-2007 Director View profile
  30. James Roy Atkinson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  31. Dr Margaret Elizabeth Atkinson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  32. Edwina Constance Grant OBE 2004-2006 Director View profile
  33. Clive Lewis Wilkinson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  34. Jane Elizabeth Carter 2004-2012 Director View profile
  35. Gavin Trenwith Tonkin 2003-2006 Director View profile
  36. Sue Mulvany 2003-2007 Director View profile
  37. Alan John Blackie 2003-2010 Director View profile
  38. Christine Ann Davies 2002-2003 Director View profile
  39. Dr Andrew James Seber 2002-2005 Director View profile
  40. Kathy Mary August 2002-2003 Director View profile
  41. Alan Frank Neil Parker 2002-2002 Director View profile
  42. Dr John Anthony Williams 2001-2002 Director View profile
  43. Katrina Doves 2001-2003 Director View profile
  44. Victoria Jennifer Rollason 2001-2005 Director View profile
  45. Philip Neil Mayhew 2001-2004 Director View profile
  46. Andrew John Baxter 2001-2002 Director View profile
  47. Richard Leslie Pestell 2000-2000 Director View profile
  48. Christopher Waterman 2000-2007 Director View profile
  49. Graham Michael Badman 2000-2001 Director View profile
  50. Jaqueline Ann Mary Strong 2000-2001 Director View profile
  51. Janette Stafford 1999-2003 Director View profile
  52. Jonathan Paul Sheridan 1999-2000 Director View profile
  53. Christine Anne Whatford CBE 1999-2000 Director View profile
  54. Maxim Kenelm Joseph Hunt 1999-2002 Director View profile
  55. Richard Henry Ely 1999-2000 Director View profile
  56. Graham Avery 1999-2005 Director View profile
  57. Dr Bryan Carey Slater 1999-2007 Director View profile
  58. Stanley Thomas Bradford 1999-2004 Director View profile
  59. Alan Nicholas Malarkey 1999-2005 Director View profile
  60. Matthew Simpson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  61. Rachel Dickinson 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  62. Rose Grace Durban 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  63. Rosalind Mary Butler 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  64. Brenda Maureen Bignold 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  65. Anton Josef Florek 2000-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Incorporated
05/01/1999
Registered office
Manchester
Previous names
Virtual Staff College (until 27/02/2016)

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Jane Parfrement
    significant influence · notified 2021-10-04
  • Anton Josef Florek ceased 2018-05-01
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-30
  • Joanna Elizabeth Davidson ceased 2021-10-03
    significant influence · notified 2018-05-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Staff College is controlled by Jane Parfrement
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-10-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jane Parfrement.

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.

Financials

Total assets
£929,323
Cash
£703,181
Employees
20
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£24,401

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

11 directors on the board

2.9y median 3y
average tenure
7.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Professional services 5Business services 3Education 2Other services 2Tech and media 2Dormant 1Health and social care 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
03691651
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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