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National Skills Academy for Food and Drink

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 41

  1. Beverley Clarkson 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jan Susan Richardson-Wilde 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Marcus Coleman 2016-2020 Director View profile
  4. Lucinda Emma Kate Bruce Gardyne 2015-2020 Director View profile
  5. David William Ashley Burgess 2015-2024 Director View profile
  6. Diana Margaret Holland 2015-2021 Director View profile
  7. Dr Paul Williams 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Justine Sarah Fosh 2012-2020 Director View profile
  9. Professor Colin Dennis 2010-2022 Director View profile
  10. Edward Johnathon Bales 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. Robert John Charles Spooner 2010-2014 Director View profile
  12. Timothy John Smith 2010-2020 Director View profile
  13. David Andrew Williams 2010-2015 Director View profile
  14. David Eslick 2010-2016 Director View profile
  15. Simon James Jackson 2007-2012 Director View profile
  16. Professor Christopher James Griffith 2007-2010 Director View profile
  17. Stefan Barden 2007-2013 Director View profile
  18. Iain William Maclean 2007-2009 Director View profile
  19. Michael John Joseph Mullan 2007-2017 Director View profile
  20. Angela Teresa Coleshill 2006-2022 Director View profile
  21. William John Jermey 2006-2011 Director View profile
  22. Brian Cains 2005-2010 Director View profile
  23. Graham Charles Randell 2005-2008 Director View profile
  24. Jack Kennedy Matthews 2004-2012 Director View profile
  25. Brian Revell 2004-2006 Director View profile
  26. Dr Richard Christopher Wilson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  27. Christine Margaret Dunn 2004-2007 Director View profile
  28. Stephen Adrian Swire 2004-2005 Director View profile
  29. Gareth Hopkins 2004-2006 Director View profile
  30. Sylvia Halkerston 2004-2010 Director View profile
  31. Malcolm Charles Kerr Kane 2004-2006 Director View profile
  32. Christopher Nigel Banks 2004-2007 Director View profile
  33. Paul Jeffrey Seftel 2004-2007 Director View profile
  34. John Roger Hillier 2003-2005 Director View profile
  35. Thomas Cecil Mathers 2003-2006 Director View profile
  36. John Herbert Alan Stevenson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  37. Paul Nigel Wilkinson 2003-2022 Director View profile
  38. David Marett 2015-2020 Secretary View profile
  39. Nichole Sarah Roberts 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  40. Stephen Robert Peter Chambers 2004-2014 Secretary View profile
  41. Thomas James Evans 2003-2004 Secretary 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.

Group

  1. 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 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 Work and Pensions · £798,290 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £-1,8602022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £800,1502021-04-01
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

8.3y median 5.7y
average tenure
22.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

0
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.

Education 4Arts and leisure 3Professional services 2Business services 1Property 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.

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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