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V Learning Network, Trading AS Step Into Learning LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Amanda Jane Franklin-Walker 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Edward Robert Foreman 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Ian Charles Merchant 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Sarah Phillips 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Lee Price 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. Mark R Williams 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Stuart Tulloch 2019-2021 Director View profile
  8. Caleb William Mark Stevens 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Craig Rodger Marshall 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. David Michael Rowe 2015-2020 Director View profile
  11. Anna Wonnacott 2014-2016 Director View profile
  12. Maxine Frost 2013-2015 Director View profile
  13. Bruce Alexander Reid 2007-2013 Director View profile
  14. Julie Hawker 2004-2005 Director View profile
  15. Allen Ralph Daniels 2004-2011 Director View profile
  16. Marilyn Fearon 2004-2005 Director View profile
  17. Jacqueline Bialon 2003-2005 Director View profile
  18. Peter Walker 2003-2004 Director View profile
  19. David Walton 2003-2004 Director View profile
  20. John Chadwick 2003-2010 Director View profile
  21. Christopher Edwin Nicholls 2002-2014 Director View profile
  22. Grace Hatton 2001-2003 Director View profile
  23. Sheelagh Ellen Richards 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Paul De Garis 2001-2002 Director View profile
  25. Christopher Robert Harris 2001-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/11/2001
Also a registered charity
V Learning Network

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Ian Charles Merchant ceased 2019-11-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-01
  • David Michael Rowe ceased 2019-11-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Colin Wadsworth ceased 2019-11-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-01
  • Craig Rodger Marshall ceased 2019-11-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. V Learning Network, Trading AS Step Into Learning LTD is controlled by Ian Charles Merchant
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-12-01, ceased 2019-11-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Charles Merchant.

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.

Grants received

5 grants · £704,685 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 · £665,135 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £39,550 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,7002025-08-15
  • Department for Education £657,7352024-04-01
  • Department for Education £7,4002024-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8502023-06-02
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002016-11-02
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

6.7y median 6.6y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Health and social care 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04327526
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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