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Livability

Technical and vocational secondary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 44

  1. Anne Suganthi Anketell 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Thomas Joseph O'Connor 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Susan Margaret Johns 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Heather Laffin 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. John Martin Weaving 2020-2026 Director View profile
  6. David John Bentley 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Craig Edward Philbrick 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Hannah Margaret Foster 2016-2019 Director View profile
  9. Angus Robert Brown 2016-2022 Director View profile
  10. Nicola Jane Mathers Tallett 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. John Harris Robinson 2014-2024 Director View profile
  12. Lynne Morris 2014-2016 Director View profile
  13. Sarah Ellington 2014-2016 Director View profile
  14. Brian Derek James 2014-2019 Director View profile
  15. Caroline Davina Armitage 2013-2018 Director View profile
  16. Sally Victoria Chivers 2012-2019 Director View profile
  17. Kate Margaret Clare 2011-2022 Director View profile
  18. Agnita Oyawale 2010-2020 Director View profile
  19. Josephine Anne-Marie Costigan 2009-2020 Director View profile
  20. Paula Rosalind Kerr 2009-2012 Director View profile
  21. Keith Robin Hickey 2009-2020 Director View profile
  22. Jenny Anne Edwards 2009-2015 Director View profile
  23. Grooms Shaftesbury 2007-2008 Corporate-director View profile
  24. Leonard John Hobhouse Beighton 2007-2016 Director View profile
  25. Sally Ray Harris 2007-2008 Director View profile
  26. Rodger Scott 2007-2011 Director View profile
  27. Martin Major Bradford 2007-2015 Director View profile
  28. David Norton Roberts 2007-2008 Director View profile
  29. Alison Esther Grieve 2007-2009 Director View profile
  30. Valerie Georgina Howarth 2007-2016 Director View profile
  31. Dawn Priscilla Sugden 2007-2013 Director View profile
  32. Susan Margaret Goodrich 2007-2009 Director View profile
  33. David John Harmer 2006-2010 Director View profile
  34. Richard Shaw Smillie 2006-2007 Director View profile
  35. Christopher David Carr 2006-2016 Director View profile
  36. Peter Neil Griffiths 2006-2014 Director View profile
  37. Stephen Richard Marriott 2006-2008 Director View profile
  38. Linda Morrissey 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  39. Michael Langworth 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  40. Harvey, Mark Ian, Company Secretary 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  41. Erica Ross Wilkinson 2019-2019 Secretary View profile
  42. Alex Botha 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  43. Stephanie Boyce 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  44. Michael Peter Antony Langworth 2006-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £50,120 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.

  • Mental Health Support East London Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS £50,120 2015-05-29 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The required provision is to support and encourage participants with moderate to severe mental health problems in to sustainable employment. It will enhance claimants’ motivation and skills required for the job market and provide them with …

  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service. Buyer: NHS NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Value not published Date not published CPV 85100000 Source: Find a Tender

    Icanho provides a specialist community neurorehabilitation service for adults aged 18 years and over who are registered with a GP practice in Suffolk and the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality. The provision supports people with acquired …

About

What it does
Technical and vocational secondary education; Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled; Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
16/10/2006
Registered office
Gateshead
Also a registered charity
Livability
Previous names
Grooms-Shaftesbury (until 20/10/2010)

Group

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

6 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

7 grants · £321,008 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

Most recent

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.

9 directors on the board

3.3y median 4.1y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Health and social care 5Professional services 3Education 2Arts and leisure 1Construction 1Hospitality 1Other services 1Retail and trade 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
05967087
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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