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Real World Group Limited

Management consultancy activities other than financial management

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Howat, Alistair Ian Macgregor, Director 2007-2009 Director View profile
  2. Elizabeth Bradbury 2004-2007 Director View profile
  3. Ian Richard Briggs 2002-2003 Director View profile
  4. Peter Jeremy Rawlins 2001-2011 Director View profile
  5. Robert John Alban Metcalfe 2002-2015 Secretary View profile
  6. Malcolm Albert Smith 2001-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £5,000,000 total

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.

  • TC985 Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System - Round 1 Buyer: Manchester City Council £5,000,000 2025-11-05 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Round 1 - Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System which include the following Lots:\r Lot 1 - Soft Skills and Leadership & Management Development\r Lot 2 - Elected Member Development\r Lot 3 - Health, Wellbeing & Environmenta…

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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About

What it does
Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Incorporated
16/05/2001
Registered office
Leeds
Previous names
Leadership Research and Development Limited (until 23/10/2006)

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.

Group

  1. Real World Group Limited is controlled by Sarah Juliette Alban-Metcalfe
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sarah Juliette Alban-Metcalfe.

1 other company 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

Net assets
-£53,229
Total assets
-£49,895
Cash
£58,712
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

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.

4 directors on the board

14.3y median 14.3y
average tenure
25.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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 4Tech and media 3Business 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04217644
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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