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Vertage Limited

Temporary employment agency activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. Timothy Briant 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Baroness Tina Wendy Stowell 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Alison Louise Wilford 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Darren Mee 2015-2016 Director View profile
  5. Lord Michael Anthony Ashcroft 2014-2024 Director View profile
  6. Derek Patrick O'Neill 2014-2018 Director View profile
  7. Michael Ivan Laurie 2014-2024 Director View profile
  8. Sir Paul Robert Stephenson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Mike Ettling 2013-2024 Director View profile
  10. Julia Robertson 2013-2025 Director View profile
  11. Lincoln Peter Munro Jopp 2013-2014 Director View profile
  12. Angela Elizabeth Entwistle 2012-2024 Director View profile
  13. Eileen Kelliher 2012-2014 Director View profile
  14. Shane Leslie Stone 2011-2017 Director View profile
  15. Cheryl Christine Jones 2008-2012 Director View profile
  16. Desmond Mark Christopher Doyle 2008-2009 Director View profile
  17. Elizabeth Noel Harwerth 2008-2011 Director View profile
  18. Valerie Anne Scoular 2008-2011 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Stephen Wilson 2008-2014 Director View profile
  20. Adrian Courtney Carey 2008-2008 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Jeremy Burchall 2008-2014 Director View profile
  22. John Rowley 2008-2011 Director View profile
  23. Kevin David Mahoney 2008-2012 Director View profile
  24. Richard James Bradford 2008-2008 Director View profile
  25. Alnery Incorporations NO. 2 Limited 2008-2008 Corporate-director View profile
  26. Rebecca Jane Watson 2008-2023 Secretary View profile
  27. Alnery Incorporations NO.1 Limited 2008-2008 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £24,000,000 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.

  • Temporary Staffing Neutral Vendor Buyer: NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL £24,000,000 2025-08-05 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The awarded contract is for temporary agency resources utilising the neutral vendor model. This is a direct award through the NEPO Framework for Agency Staff (Reference NEPO508).

About

What it does
Temporary employment agency activities
Incorporated
21/02/2008
Registered office
Luton
Previous names
Impellam Group Limited (until 24/09/2026)
Impelum Group PLC (until 04/03/2008)
Alnery NO.2770 PLC (until 03/03/2008)

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.

  • Headfirst Global PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-03-21
  • Possible match - 4 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 4 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Vertage Limited is controlled by Michael Ashcroft
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-03-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

92 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

2 grants · £618,279 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 Education · £618,279 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £118,5052020-04-01
  • Department for Education £499,7742020-04-01
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

0.9y median 0.9y
average tenure
1.4y
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.

Business services 20Professional services 11Health and social care 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06511961
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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