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AQA Assessment Services Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Claire Elizabeth Thomson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Justin Christopher Coombs 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Martin Derek Lloyd 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. David Alfred Shaw 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Mark Richard Bedlow 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. Patricia Brennan 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Martin Stevens 2017-2025 Director View profile
  8. John William Peck 2013-2014 Director View profile
  9. Mark Lawrence Hamilton 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Bernadette Philomena Brooks 2013-2021 Director View profile
  11. Stephen John Gowers 2012-2016 Director View profile
  12. Neil Robert Anderson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Mark Beats 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. Graham Charles Hudson 2010-2014 Director View profile
  15. Christopher John Ayres 2009-2010 Director View profile
  16. Denton Van Niekerk 2009-2009 Director View profile
  17. Simon John Day 2005-2007 Director View profile
  18. Anthony Christopher John Lee 2005-2012 Director View profile
  19. Malcolm Brighton 2005-2009 Director View profile
  20. Gary Brighton 2005-2017 Director View profile
  21. John David Richardson 2016-2016 Secretary View profile
  22. Richard Andrew Cole 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  23. Sally Patricia Hopwood 2006-2014 Secretary View profile
  24. Arthur Mark Tebbutt 2005-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/09/2005

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • AQA Commercial Services Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-03-26
  • AQA Education ceased 2023-11-24
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-12-20
  • AQA Education ceased 2024-03-26
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-11-24

Group

  1. AQA Assessment Services Limited is controlled by AQA Commercial Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-03-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. AQA Commercial Services Limited is controlled by AQA Education
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by AQA Education.

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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.

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

1.7y median 1.7y
average tenure
2.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Tech and media 2Finance 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
05568337
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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