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National Skills Academy for Food and Drink
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Sally Anne MitchellDirector · since 2023
- David Arthur ProctorDirector · since 2023
- Edward MorganDirector · since 2023
- Caroline Marie KeohaneDirector · since 2021
- Louise CodlingDirector · since 2020
- David John WilkinsonDirector · since 2015
- Richard Peter BoothDirector · since 2014
- John Stephen WhiteheadDirector · since 2004
Previous officers 41
- Beverley Clarkson 2021-2025 View profile
- Jan Susan Richardson-Wilde 2020-2023 View profile
- Marcus Coleman 2016-2020 View profile
- Lucinda Emma Kate Bruce Gardyne 2015-2020 View profile
- David William Ashley Burgess 2015-2024 View profile
- Diana Margaret Holland 2015-2021 View profile
- Dr Paul Williams 2014-2017 View profile
- Justine Sarah Fosh 2012-2020 View profile
- Professor Colin Dennis 2010-2022 View profile
- Edward Johnathon Bales 2010-2013 View profile
- Robert John Charles Spooner 2010-2014 View profile
- Timothy John Smith 2010-2020 View profile
- David Andrew Williams 2010-2015 View profile
- David Eslick 2010-2016 View profile
- Simon James Jackson 2007-2012 View profile
- Professor Christopher James Griffith 2007-2010 View profile
- Stefan Barden 2007-2013 View profile
- Iain William Maclean 2007-2009 View profile
- Michael John Joseph Mullan 2007-2017 View profile
- Angela Teresa Coleshill 2006-2022 View profile
- William John Jermey 2006-2011 View profile
- Brian Cains 2005-2010 View profile
- Graham Charles Randell 2005-2008 View profile
- Jack Kennedy Matthews 2004-2012 View profile
- Brian Revell 2004-2006 View profile
- Dr Richard Christopher Wilson 2004-2007 View profile
- Christine Margaret Dunn 2004-2007 View profile
- Stephen Adrian Swire 2004-2005 View profile
- Gareth Hopkins 2004-2006 View profile
- Sylvia Halkerston 2004-2010 View profile
- Malcolm Charles Kerr Kane 2004-2006 View profile
- Christopher Nigel Banks 2004-2007 View profile
- Paul Jeffrey Seftel 2004-2007 View profile
- John Roger Hillier 2003-2005 View profile
- Thomas Cecil Mathers 2003-2006 View profile
- John Herbert Alan Stevenson 2003-2005 View profile
- Paul Nigel Wilkinson 2003-2022 View profile
- David Marett 2015-2020 View profile
- Nichole Sarah Roberts 2014-2015 View profile
- Stephen Robert Peter Chambers 2004-2014 View profile
- Thomas James Evans 2003-2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 18/05/2003
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.
- Improve Skills LTD
75-100% voting · notified 2026-06-03
Group
- National Skills Academy for Food and Drink
is controlled by Improve Skills LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% voting · notified 2026-06-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Improve Skills LTD.
2 other companies 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
- Total assets
- £545,021
- Cash
- £430,883
- Employees
- 0.08
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £798,290 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 Work and Pensions · £798,290 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
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.
8 directors on the board
- Louise Codling Director · appointed 2020
- David Arthur Proctor Director · appointed 2023
- John Stephen Whitehead Director · appointed 2004
- Edward Morgan Director · appointed 2023
- Richard Peter Booth Director · appointed 2014
- Sally Anne Mitchell Director · appointed 2023
- David John Wilkinson Director · appointed 2015
- Caroline Marie Keohane Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Louise Codling Director · appointed 2020
- John Stephen Whitehead Director · appointed 2004
- Richard Peter Booth Director · appointed 2014
- David John Wilkinson Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Sally Anne Mitchell Director · appointed 2023
- David John Wilkinson Director · appointed 2015
- Caroline Marie Keohane Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (5)
- Louise Codling Director · appointed 2020
- David Arthur Proctor Director · appointed 2023
- John Stephen Whitehead Director · appointed 2004
- Edward Morgan Director · appointed 2023
- Richard Peter Booth Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
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
- 04768495
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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