Company
The UK Career Academy Foundation
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Mark Richard SmileyDirector · since 2026
- Miss Alison Jane RaynerDirector · since 2026
- Daniel O'HaraDirector · since 2026
- John William StewartDirector · since 2026
- Ruth MinnicanDirector · since 2026
- Shilpen Suryakant SavaniDirector · since 2022
- Mary Macleod MpDirector · since 2018
- Olivia Louise ColeDirector · since 2016
- James David Kempster BardrickDirector · since 2011
- Jane DavidsonSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 23
- Richard Andrew Sanders 2022–2025 View profile
- Shen Chen 2022–2025 View profile
- Alexander Hugh Mccormack Begbie 2016–2024 View profile
- Jeremy David Fletcher Palmer 2014–2018 View profile
- Maurice Benisty 2014–2026 View profile
- David James Bucknall 2014–2022 View profile
- David Richard Trott 2013–2023 View profile
- Debasish Satya Sanyal 2011–2014 View profile
- William Joseph Mills 2010–2012 View profile
- John Eric Daniels 2008–2012 View profile
- Jondel Hoye 2007–2015 View profile
- Simon Andrew Dalton Hall 2006–2011 View profile
- Dr Heather Jane M Gregor 2006–2016 View profile
- Richard Wedlake Chambers 2004–2011 View profile
- Robert William Ashburnham Swannell 2002–2010 View profile
- Sir Winfried Franz Wilhelm Bischoff 2002–2013 View profile
- Dame Ruth Muldoon Silver 2002–2004 View profile
- John Ferrandino 2002–2007 View profile
- Lucy Austin 2025–2025 View profile
- Sian Robertson 2024–2025 View profile
- Trefor Shaw Wilkinson 2017–2024 View profile
- Martyn Nigel Drain 2008–2017 View profile
- Andrew Martin Gaulter 2002–2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/04/2002
- Also a registered charity
- The UK Career Academy Foundation
Board analysis for researchers
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.
9 directors on the board
- Mary Macleod Mp Director · appointed 2018
- Shilpen Suryakant Savani Director · appointed 2022
- Mark Richard Smiley Director · appointed 2026
- Miss Alison Jane Rayner Director · appointed 2026
- James David Kempster Bardrick Director · appointed 2011
- Daniel O'Hara Director · appointed 2026
- Olivia Louise Cole Director · appointed 2016
- John William Stewart Director · appointed 2026
- Ruth Minnican Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Mary Macleod Mp Director · appointed 2018
- James David Kempster Bardrick Director · appointed 2011
- Olivia Louise Cole Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Mary Macleod Mp Director · appointed 2018
- James David Kempster Bardrick Director · appointed 2011
- Daniel O'Hara Director · appointed 2026
- Olivia Louise Cole Director · appointed 2016
- Ruth Minnican Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Shilpen Suryakant Savani Director · appointed 2022
- Mark Richard Smiley Director · appointed 2026
- Miss Alison Jane Rayner Director · appointed 2026
- John William Stewart Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Maurice Benisty Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04428178
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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