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Pathway First Limited

Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 1

  1. Hamait Ali 2003-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £2,834,844 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • DN758798-Adult Skills Training-EMCCA Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL £2,834,844 2025-08-08 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Nottinghamshire County Council on behalf of the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) conducted a Further Competition via the Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), ref: RM6348 Adult Skills and Learning DPS to …

About

What it does
Human resources provision and management of human resources functions; Other education n.e.c.; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
19/09/2003
Registered office
Birmingham

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.

  • Safaraz Ali
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Pathway First Limited is controlled by Safaraz Ali
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Safaraz Ali.

21 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

Net assets
£2,960,241
Total assets
£2,968,726
Cash
£2,935,462
Employees
102
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

9 grants · £4,328,842 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 · £3,100,241 (7 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £1,228,601 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,680,3842024-04-01
  • Department for Education £27,3302023-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £-6,7522022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,235,3532021-04-01
  • Department for Education £725,5812021-04-01
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

22.8y median 22.8y
average tenure
22.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Hamait Ali Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2025

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 24Property 16Professional services 7Business services 6Education 6Finance 6Hospitality 4Retail and trade 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04905838
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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