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Acorn Norfolk Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Richard John Cooke 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Anne Bygrave 2018-2018 Director View profile
  3. Ryan David Edwards 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Iain James Anderson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Dr Natalie-Jane Anne Macdonald 2013-2017 Director View profile
  6. Mike Robinson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Robert Page 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. David William Johnson 2011-2014 Director View profile
  9. Mark Arnold Croghan 2011-2012 Director View profile
  10. Andrew David Harris 2010-2011 Director View profile
  11. Mary Joanne Logue 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  12. Chris Duffy 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  13. William Napier-Fenning 2011-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £876,000,000 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.

  • Independent and Non-Maintained Special Schools (INMSS) Open Framework (CN260427) Buyer: Kent County Council £876,000,000 2026-06-11 Source: Find a Tender

    Kent County Council (KCC) is establishing a new Independent and Non‑Maintained Special Schools (INMSS) Open Framework (reference CN260427) to replace the existing NMISS Dynamic Purchasing System when it expires on 31 August 2026. The Framew…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
23/11/2010

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. Acorn Norfolk Limited is controlled by Acorn Care and Education Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Acorn Care and Education Limited is controlled by Outcomes First 4 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Outcomes First 4 Limited is controlled by Outcomes First 3 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Outcomes First 3 Limited is controlled by Outcomes First 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Outcomes First 2 Limited is controlled by Outcomes First 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Outcomes First 1 Limited is controlled by Sscp Spring Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-08-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Sscp Spring Bidco Limited is controlled by Sscp Spring Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Sscp Spring Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Sscp Spring Midco 1B Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-07-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Sscp Spring Midco 1B Limited is controlled by Sscp Spring Midco 1A Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Sscp Spring Midco 1A Limited is controlled by Oasis Bidco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (trust), 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors · notified 2023-12-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above Acorn Norfolk Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

25 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.

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

7.2y median 7.2y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 35Dormant 11Health and social care 6Business services 4Finance 4Professional services 4Other services 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
07448673
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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