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Company · Penrith

Inspira (01)

Educational support services

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

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Previous officers 44

  1. Stephen Sankson 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Samuel John Lyon 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dr Ruth Michelle Harrison-Palmer 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Robin William Casson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Elaine Flowers 2015-2022 Director View profile
  6. Graham, Jeremy Martin, Chief Constable 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Stuart Kenneth Hyde 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Dr Michele Louise Lawty-Jones 2011-2016 Director View profile
  9. Craig Edward Haughin 2010-2013 Director View profile
  10. Jayne Worthington 2009-2012 Director View profile
  11. Peter James Irving 2009-2019 Director View profile
  12. Mary Teresa Woodward 2007-2008 Director View profile
  13. Keith Owen Sutton 2007-2016 Director View profile
  14. Joan Hetherington 2006-2008 Director View profile
  15. David Graham Clough 2006-2016 Director View profile
  16. Moira Swann 2005-2008 Director View profile
  17. Dr John Stanforth 2005-2008 Director View profile
  18. Maggie Mooney 2005-2007 Director View profile
  19. Victoria Ashfield 2004-2005 Director View profile
  20. Dr Jean Elizabeth Vickers 2004-2006 Director View profile
  21. Peter Kohn 2002-2003 Director View profile
  22. Michael Ronald Carey 2002-2006 Director View profile
  23. Yvonne Lake 2002-2008 Director View profile
  24. Graham Wilkinson 2002-2006 Director View profile
  25. Michael Baxter 2002-2007 Director View profile
  26. Vivian Joseph Dodd 2002-2008 Director View profile
  27. Michael Maiden 2002-2008 Director View profile
  28. John Nellist 2002-2003 Director View profile
  29. Sian Alison Rees 2001-2009 Director View profile
  30. Christine I Anson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  31. Gordon Sear 2001-2004 Director View profile
  32. Terence Malcolm Ball 2001-2001 Director View profile
  33. Martin Murphy 2001-2011 Director View profile
  34. Jonathan Frank Bowyer 2001-2005 Director View profile
  35. Barbara Ann Cannon 2001-2008 Director View profile
  36. Paul Anthony Hafren 2001-2001 Director View profile
  37. Professor Christopher John Carr 2001-2007 Director View profile
  38. Paul Edmund Davies 2001-2001 Director View profile
  39. Michael Farley 2001-2016 Director View profile
  40. James Robson 2001-2014 Director View profile
  41. Peter Joseph Birbeck 2001-2001 Director View profile
  42. Mark Bowman 2003-2008 Secretary View profile
  43. John Noctor 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  44. Dugald Padruig Macleod 2001-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts

From 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.

  • Lot 1A Skills for Life Buyer: Lancashire Combined County Authority Value not published 2026-07-26 Source: Find a Tender

    This is a light-touch call off from the LCCA framework Training Services for the delivery of Click, Skills for Life training services for Adults across Lancashire. Click is Lancashire's community based digital inclusion and essential digit…

  • Targeted Careers Information, Advice and Guidance (TCIAG) Buyer: Cumberland Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Cumberland Council have commissioned a provider to provide a Targeted Careers Information, Advice and Guidance (TCIAG) provider. Provision of independent cares advice, information and guidance for target beneficiary groups beginning in Year…

  • Provision of Cumbria Adult Learning Services 2026/2027 Buyer: Westmorland and Furness Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Cumbria Adult Learning has carried out a procurement process by open tender for a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us: • Provide additional capacity in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our ow…

  • Training Services for Adults Buyer: Lancashire Combined County Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    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…

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About

What it does
Educational support services
Incorporated
19/03/2001
Registered office
Penrith
Also a registered charity
Inspira (01)
Previous names
Inspira Cumbria Limited (until 08/02/2024)
Connexions Cumbria Limited (until 06/01/2012)

Grants received

3 grants · £682,419 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

  • Department for Education · £647,619
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £19,800
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £15,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £647,6192024-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £15,0002023-03-30
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £19,8002018-03-28
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.

8 directors on the board

9.1y median 9.8y
average tenure
19.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 5Education 2Property 2Tech and media 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
04182567
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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