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Who leads it
Previous officers 13
- Darren Walding 2023-2024 View profile
- Heather Abbott 2013-2015 View profile
- Matthew Morrissey 2013-2014 View profile
- Emma Alderson 2010-2015 View profile
- Sharon Wake 2010-2013 View profile
- Alesha Mae Lewis 2009-2013 View profile
- Carole Lesley Stronach 2003-2009 View profile
- Rosalind Hudson Eden 2003-2006 View profile
- Renuka Popat 2001-2005 View profile
- Amanda Jane Holtby 2001-2010 View profile
- Candy Baker 2001-2006 View profile
- Sarah Louise Belcher 2015-2023 View profile
- Lesley Catherine Easton 2006-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/11/2001
- Also a registered charity
- Acorn Childcare (UK)
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Hilary Caroline Scott
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Dawn Quennell
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Sarah Louise Belcher ceased 2023-10-13
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Acorn Childcare (UK)
is controlled by Hilary Caroline Scott
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hilary Caroline Scott.
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
- £126,774
- Total assets
- £126,774
- Employees
- 42
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as 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.
Grants received
1 grant · £1,500 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 · £1,500
Most recent
- 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.
2 directors on the board
- Dawn Quennell Director · appointed 2013
- Hilary Caroline Scott Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Dawn Quennell Director · appointed 2013
- Hilary Caroline Scott Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Dawn Quennell Director · appointed 2013
- Hilary Caroline Scott Director · appointed 2015
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
- 04321656
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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