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Careforward Limited

Dormant Company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Stephen James Christie 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. David Jon Leatherbarrow 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Iain James Anderson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Dr Natalie-Jane Anne Macdonald 2013-2017 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Robert Page 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. David William Johnson 2010-2014 Director View profile
  7. Melvyn William Roger Shaw 2003-2010 Director View profile
  8. Chris Duffy 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  9. Helen Elizabeth Lecky 2014-2020 Secretary View profile
  10. William Napier-Fenning 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  11. Mark Arnold Croghan 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  12. Sally Headspith 2003-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dormant Company
Incorporated
03/01/2003
Registered office
Bolton
Previous names
Care Forward Limited (until 24/04/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Careforward Limited is controlled by Fostering Solutions Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Fostering Solutions Limited is controlled by Acorn Care and Education Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-11-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Acorn Care and Education Limited is controlled by Outcomes First 4 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Outcomes First 4 Limited is controlled by Outcomes First 3 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Outcomes First 3 Limited is controlled by Outcomes First 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Outcomes First 2 Limited is controlled by Outcomes First 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Outcomes First 1 Limited is controlled by Sscp Spring Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-08-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Sscp Spring Bidco Limited is controlled by Sscp Spring Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Sscp Spring Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Sscp Spring Midco 1B Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-07-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Sscp Spring Midco 1B Limited is controlled by Sscp Spring Midco 1A Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above Careforward Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

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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.

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

2.5y median 2.5y
average tenure
3.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 78Dormant 18Finance 12Business services 10Professional services 4

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
04627726
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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