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Company · Newton Aycliffe

The Work Place (Aycliffe) Limited

Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Philip Duncan Murray 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. Carol Graham 2013-2017 Director View profile
  3. David Alan Emmerson 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Kevyn Malcom Smith 2010-2011 Director View profile
  5. Robert David White 2009-2012 Director View profile
  6. Gerard Moran 2009-2012 Director View profile
  7. Peter Eric Martin Burrell 2008-2011 Director View profile
  8. Gillian Collinson 2008-2020 Director View profile
  9. Sharon Oliver 2008-2009 Director View profile
  10. Susan Cocksedge 2008-2011 Director View profile
  11. David John Heaton 2007-2010 Director View profile
  12. Brian Mccafferty 2007-2008 Director View profile
  13. David Geoffrey Ford 2007-2012 Director View profile
  14. Steven Harness 2007-2009 Director View profile
  15. Gillian Collinson 2011-2020 Secretary View profile
  16. Nigel Hylton Goodall 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  17. Jane Other Ritchie 2007-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; Activities of conference organisers; Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Incorporated
07/11/2007
Registered office
Newton Aycliffe

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. The Work Place (Aycliffe) Limited is controlled by The Vocational Learning Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Vocational Learning Trust.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£87,140
Total assets
£89,211
Cash
£130,994
Employees
0.08
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.

4 directors on the board

8.3y median 7.7y
average tenure
15.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

Also govern a charity

0
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.

Other services 2

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06420612
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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