Company · Manchester
Skills and Work Solutions Limited
Technical and vocational secondary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 50
- Jayne Worthington 2015-2019 View profile
- Fiona Mellett 2013-2015 View profile
- Jeremy Andrew Stokes 2013-2018 View profile
- Andrew Thomas 2013-2016 View profile
- David Charles Newton 2013-2013 View profile
- Alan Benvie 2013-2013 View profile
- Stephen Andrew Burrows 2013-2013 View profile
- Brent Wilkinson 2011-2012 View profile
- Clive Allan James Memmott 2010-2012 View profile
- Jacqueline Tina Smith 2009-2010 View profile
- Susan Christine Murphy 2009-2010 View profile
- Philip Gerard Cusack 2009-2012 View profile
- Trevor Keith Johnston 2009-2012 View profile
- David William Mckeith 2009-2011 View profile
- Michael Ryan 2009-2012 View profile
- Peter Heginbotham 2009-2012 View profile
- Mark Hayes 2008-2012 View profile
- David Hobbs 2007-2007 View profile
- Debra Lynne Woodruff 2005-2013 View profile
- David Merrell 2005-2006 View profile
- Elaine Mary Walsh 2004-2006 View profile
- Edward Ashley Lote Smith 2003-2007 View profile
- Stuart Kitchen 2003-2007 View profile
- Alison Ashworth 2003-2007 View profile
- Heather Margaret Green 2002-2013 View profile
- David Christopher Billingham 2002-2003 View profile
- Goddard, David, Councillor 2002-2002 View profile
- Bernice Garlick 2002-2004 View profile
- Alexander, Shanthini Minoli, Councillor 2001-2002 View profile
- Carolyn Louise Uphill 2001-2002 View profile
- Curley, Eugene Basil, Councillor 2001-2007 View profile
- David John Eyre 2001-2002 View profile
- Christopher Paul Thomas 2001-2006 View profile
- Mohammed Azam Ali 2001-2002 View profile
- Timothy Gilpin 2001-2002 View profile
- John Jardine 2001-2003 View profile
- Suzanne April Hilton 2001-2002 View profile
- Michael George Fitzsimmons 2001-2002 View profile
- Huw Davis 2001-2002 View profile
- Thomas Burns Russell 2001-2002 View profile
- Judith Anne Robinson 2001-2002 View profile
- Frederick Charles Green 2001-2002 View profile
- Quayle, David, Cllr 2001-2002 View profile
- Charles William Victor Hinds 2001-2002 View profile
- Richard Hugh Guy 2000-2013 View profile
- Sally Victoria Little 2024-2025 View profile
- Paul Anthony Simpson 2014-2024 View profile
- Gillian Fishley 2013-2014 View profile
- Angela Bridie Robinson 2009-2010 View profile
- Carol Dodgson 2000-2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Technical and vocational secondary education
- Incorporated
- 02/02/2000
- Registered office
- Manchester
- Previous names
- Skills Solution Limited (until 23/07/2013)
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.
- The Growth Company Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Skills and Work Solutions Limited
is controlled by The Growth Company Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Growth Company Limited.
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- Green Economy Limited
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- TMI Practitioner Services Limited
- Manchester Business Link Limited
- Third Sector Enterprises Limited
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- The Manchester Apprenticeship Company Limited
- The North West Growth Company Limited
- Bfsrc Carry LLP
- The GM Growth Company Limited
- Financial Services Skills Academy Limited
- Greater Manchester Construction College Limited
- National Schools Training LTD
- Careers Partnership Limited
- Wigan Solutions Limited
- Employment and Regeneration Partnership Limited
- Yorkshire and Humberside Holdings Limited
- Greater Manchester Construction GTA Limited
- Greater Manchester Business Innovation Centre Limited
- Growth Company IP Limited
- Investors in Young People Limited
- Centre for Assessment Limited
- The Merseyside Growth Company Limited
- Recovery Works Limited
- 08957475
- The Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Company Limited
- The Manufacturing Institute
- BFS Funding Managers Limited
- Economic Solutions Limited
- Group Training Association Limited
- ESL Subsidiary ONE Limited
- The Enterprise Fund Limited
- GC Kickstart Limited
- Kickstart GM Limited
- The Northern Growth Company Limited
- Apprenticeship Growth Company Limited
- The UK Growth Company Limited
- Improvement Development Growth Limited
- Manchester Skillcentre Limited
- The Manchester Apprentice Association Limited
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.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Mark Anthony Hughes Director · appointed 2013
- Michelle Victoria Leeson Director · appointed 2013
- Jon-Paul Richard Rimington Director · appointed 2020
10.7y median 12.8y
average tenure
13.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Anthony Hughes Director · appointed 2013
- Michelle Victoria Leeson Director · appointed 2013
- Jon-Paul Richard Rimington Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Jon-Paul Richard Rimington Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Mark Anthony Hughes Director · appointed 2013
- Michelle Victoria Leeson Director · appointed 2013
Also govern a charity
1
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 7Finance 5Professional services 4Other services 3Dormant 1Public 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03918013
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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