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Company · Whiteley

Explore Learning Limited

Primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Catriona Jane Scott 2018-2023 Director View profile
  2. Alan Kelsey 2013-2020 Director View profile
  3. William Arthur Hobhouse 2005-2012 Director View profile
  4. Charles Daniel Edward Mason 2004-2012 Director View profile
  5. Robert Cerdic William Hicks 2002-2017 Director View profile
  6. Alan Harvey Tripp 2001-2004 Director View profile
  7. Peter John Freeman 2000-2012 Director View profile
  8. Ross Andrew Fitzgerald 2000-2012 Director View profile
  9. Philip Sidney Arnold Horth 2000-2001 Director View profile
  10. Toby Warwick Austin 2019-2025 Secretary View profile
  11. Lucy Jane Everard 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  12. Hayleigh Claire Richards 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  13. Matthew John Osborn 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  14. Susan Cotterill 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  15. Simon Kenneth Giles 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  16. Helen Garland 2006-2011 Secretary View profile
  17. Pauline Marion Gregg 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  18. Philip John Whatling 2002-2002 Secretary View profile
  19. Joanna Lesley Southwell 2000-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education
Incorporated
27/11/2000
Registered office
Whiteley

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. Explore Learning Limited is controlled by Columbus Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Columbus Bidco Limited is controlled by Columbus Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Columbus Midco Limited is controlled by Columbus Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Columbus Topco Limited is controlled by William Stabb Mills
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William Stabb Mills.

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.

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.

6 directors on the board

9.8y median 7.7y
average tenure
25.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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.

Education 20Finance 2Business services 1Professional services 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
04117281
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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