Skip to content
Governance Register

Company · Stoke-on-Trent

Acorn Training LTD

Educational support services

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

Network

The large node is Acorn Training LTD. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Susan Rita Finney 2010-2020 Secretary View profile
  2. Carl Hayes 2008-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

Public contracts won

7 contracts · £6,719,176 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.

  • IA2616 Community Learning Framework Call-off Contract Awards 01.08.26-31.07.27 Buyer: Staffordshire County Council £885,843 2026-07-21 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This notice relates to Call-off contracts awarded from Staffordshire County Council's Community Learning Framework for the period 01.08.26 to 31.07.27. You can find the full award report at: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/se…

  • AT 1370 Apprentice Provider Provision Buyer: Luton Borough Council Value not published 2026-07-08 Source: Find a Tender

    Luton Borough Council wishes to establish a single provider framework for each of the 12 Lots in relation to Apprentice Provider Provision. The Council expects to do so by entering into a separate Framework Agreement for each Lot with the S…

    Framework
  • LCC Training Framework Buyer: Lincolnshire County Council £833,333 2026-06-29 Source: Find a Tender

    Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is developing an Open Light Touch Framework focusing on the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory/ Best Practice Training for its staff and relevant partners in Lincolnshire. This long-term commissioning …

    Framework
  • TC985 Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System - Round 1 Buyer: Manchester City Council £5,000,000 2025-11-05 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Round 1 - Learning and Development Flexible Purchasing System which include the following Lots:\r Lot 1 - Soft Skills and Leadership & Management Development\r Lot 2 - Elected Member Development\r Lot 3 - Health, Wellbeing & Environmenta…

  • Learning, Skills and Employability Service Adult Skills Programme Flexible Framework Buyer: Sunderland City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of Learning, Skills and Employability Service Adult Skills Programme Flexible Framework

    Framework
  • CALL-OFF: Lot 2 GLCCA Adult Skills and Employment Programmes Buyer: Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This Call Off competition is seeking to appoint providers for Adult Skills Programmes for 2026-27. Further Competitions will be held annually ahead of each new academic year and occasionally as additional requirements are identified. Lot No…

  • Training Services for Adults Buyer: Lancashire Combined County Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Contracting Authority is conducting this procurement under the Procurement Act 2023, following an open tender procedure in accordance with the Light Touch Regime and the publication of the relevant Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice. Th…

    Framework

About

What it does
Educational support services
Incorporated
28/02/2008
Registered office
Stoke-on-Trent

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.

  • Acorn Futures LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-01

Group

  1. Acorn Training LTD is controlled by Acorn Futures LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Acorn Futures LTD is controlled by Gareth Saldanha-Fallows
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gareth Saldanha-Fallows.

13 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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,983,389
Total assets
£2,096,383
Cash
£373,623
Employees
1.58
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-05. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

6 grants · £3,705,590 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 · £3,705,590 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £2,394,7222024-04-01
  • Department for Education £171,3782023-04-01
  • Department for Education £292,4252021-04-01
  • Department for Education £206,8442020-04-01
  • Department for Education £54,0162020-04-01
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.

1 directors on the board

18.4y median 18.4y
average tenure
18.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
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.

Education 9Hospitality 4Arts and leisure 1Construction 1Finance 1Manufacturing 1Property 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06517343
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
05/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data