Company · Gateshead
B-Skill Limited
Technical and vocational secondary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Louise Carolyn Doyle 2023-2024 View profile
- Julian Richard Sutton 2022-2025 View profile
- Robert Leslie White 2019-2025 View profile
- Ian Trevor Harrison 2018-2023 View profile
- Gordon James Hermiston 2015-2018 View profile
- Michael Poxton 2009-2010 View profile
- Victoria Marie Wilson 2007-2009 View profile
- Paul William Ellis Champion 2002-2010 View profile
- Glenise Burrell 2000-2004 View profile
- Patricia Anne Sanderson 2006-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
4 contracts · £16,000,000 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Adult Learning Services - Light Touch Framework
This tender is to establish a Light Touch Framework for use by the Adult Learning Service, from which this Council Team, situated in the City Development portfolio, will procure high-quality education providers to prioritise its in-direct (…
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Adult Learning Services - Light Touch Framework
This tender is to establish a Light Touch Framework for use by the Adult Learning Service, from which this Council Team, situated in the City Development portfolio, will procure high-quality education providers to prioritise its in-direct (…
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Learning, Skills and Employability Service Adult Skills Programme Flexible Framework
Provision of Learning, Skills and Employability Service Adult Skills Programme Flexible Framework
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Integrated Settlement Skills Programme
Commissioning of skills provision from the integrated settlement under 3 strands of delivery Skills Foundation Strand: Focuses on building essential skills and confidence for individuals facing employment barriers to prepare them for progre…
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Training Services for Adults
The Contracting Authority is conducting this procurement under the Procurement Act 2023, following an open tender procedure in accordance with the Light Touch Regime and the publication of the relevant Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice. Th…
Framework
About
- What it does
- Technical and vocational secondary education
- Incorporated
- 03/03/2000
- Registered office
- Gateshead
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.
- Paul Edward Wileman
25-50% voting · notified 2017-03-03 - Balder Capital Nominees LTD
50-75% voting · notified 2022-09-30
Group
- B-Skill Limited
is controlled by Paul Edward Wileman
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2017-03-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Edward Wileman.
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
- £456,408
- Total assets
- £1,908,885
- Cash
- £5,038
- Employees
- 31
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
8 grants · £2,385,317 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
- Department for Education · £2,385,317 (8 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
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
- Paul Edward Wileman Director · appointed 2000
- Harley Dean Lancit Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Christopher Howard Raine Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Edward Wileman Director · appointed 2000
- Professor Christopher Howard Raine Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Harley Dean Lancit Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Paul Edward Wileman Director · appointed 2000
- Professor Christopher Howard Raine Director · appointed 2015
Left in the last 12 months
- Julian Richard Sutton Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
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
- 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
- 03939817
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/04/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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