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Acorn Care and Education Limited

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

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Previous officers 15

  1. Iain James Anderson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  2. Dr Natalie-Jane Anne Macdonald 2013-2017 Director View profile
  3. Mike Robinson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  4. David William Johnson 2007-2014 Director View profile
  5. Sanaya Homi Bhote 2006-2008 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Robert Page 2005-2013 Director View profile
  7. Adrian Michael Yurkwich 2005-2005 Director View profile
  8. James Robert Thomas 2005-2010 Director View profile
  9. Kevin Joseph Mcneany 2004-2010 Director View profile
  10. Mary Joanne Logue 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  11. Chris Duffy 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  12. William Napier-Fenning 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  13. Mark Arnold Croghan 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  14. Adrian John Short 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  15. Janet Sarah Maclean 2004-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
19/01/2004
Registered office
Bolton

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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Sscp Spring Midco 1A Limited is controlled by Oasis Bidco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (trust), 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors · notified 2023-12-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Oasis Bidco 1 Limited is controlled by Oasis Midco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-11-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above Acorn Care and Education Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

3 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.

Grants received

3 grants · £74,599 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £49,686
  • Department for Education · £24,913 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £20,7992024-04-01
  • Department for Education £4,1142023-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £49,6862020-06-01
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

5.9y median 5.9y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

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.

Education 39Dormant 11Health and social care 9Finance 8Business services 6Professional services 5Other 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
05019430
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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