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Company · Newton Aycliffe

The Vocational Learning Trust

Other education n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Terence Stephenson 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Craig Alistair Peterson 2013-2021 Director View profile
  3. Philip Duncan Murray 2012-2017 Director View profile
  4. David Alan Emmerson 2011-2017 Director View profile
  5. Robin David Morton 2011-2024 Director View profile
  6. Sheila Isobel Palmerley 2008-2018 Director View profile
  7. Kevyn Malcolm Smith 2007-2011 Director View profile
  8. Keith Mitchell 2006-2025 Director View profile
  9. Brian Mccafferty 2005-2008 Director View profile
  10. Angus Crowther 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. Alasdair Macconachie 2005-2007 Director View profile
  12. Ian Stewart Kershaw 2005-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
19/07/2005
Registered office
Newton Aycliffe
Also a registered charity
The Vocational Learning Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Vocational Learning Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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

Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

6 directors on the board

7.6y median 6y
average tenure
21y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Property 2Business services 1Dormant 1Professional services 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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.

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
05513035
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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