Company
Career Development Institute
Career Development Institute is an active UK company (number 08226390), incorporated 2012, with 10 current directors including Kate Roberts and Olakunle Ajibola Olaboopo. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Kate RobertsDirector · since 2026
- Olakunle Ajibola OlaboopoDirector · since 2025
- DE Backer, Mark Edmund, PaulDirector · since 2025
- Philippa AllnerDirector · since 2024
- Mohammad Tariq SadiqDirector · since 2024
- Uuganbayar RamsayDirector · since 2024
- John Anthony WalkerDirector · since 2023
- Gina VisramDirector · since 2023
- Nicola Jane LawrenceDirector · since 2022
- John Stewart AmbroseDirector · since 2021
Previous officers 33
- Claire Hilda Johnson 2025-2026 View profile
- Ryan Gibson 2025-2026 View profile
- Professor Peter John Robertson 2022-2025 View profile
- Avril Jane Hannon 2022-2025 View profile
- Elaine Inglis 2022-2025 View profile
- Carolyn Elizabeth Parry 2020-2023 View profile
- David Graham Cordle 2019-2021 View profile
- Kathrin Ann Wright 2019-2021 View profile
- Craig John Garton 2019-2022 View profile
- Nicolette Wykeman 2018-2021 View profile
- Stephanie Marie Rix 2018-2023 View profile
- Laura Jane Bell 2017-2019 View profile
- Tracey Ann Burley 2016-2017 View profile
- Thomas Evans 2016-2020 View profile
- Julie-Anne Mary Jamieson 2016-2022 View profile
- Claire Margaret Nix 2015-2018 View profile
- Susan Virginia Isaac 2015-2017 View profile
- Monica Iwanna Lemecha 2014-2022 View profile
- Gillian Lambert 2014-2015 View profile
- Gillian Kay Lambert 2014-2015 View profile
- Karen Teresa O'Donoghue 2013-2015 View profile
- Justin Lyle Brett 2013-2014 View profile
- Gary David Forrest 2013-2015 View profile
- Peter William Fennah 2012-2013 View profile
- Heather Rae Jackson 2012-2013 View profile
- Steven William Higginbotham 2012-2013 View profile
- Christopher John Lees 2012-2013 View profile
- Sarah Elizabeth Finnegan-Dehn 2012-2018 View profile
- Professor Stephen Mcnair 2012-2013 View profile
- Susan Barr 2012-2013 View profile
- Alan Leonard George Vincent 2012-2013 View profile
- Nicolette Patricia Moore 2017-2025 View profile
- Laura Bell 2013-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/09/2012
Ownership
Owned by (24) 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.
- John Stewart Ambrose
significant influence · notified 2021-12-10 - Nicola Jane Lawrence
significant influence · notified 2022-10-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Gina Visram
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2023-04-03 - John Anthony Walker
appoints directors · notified 2023-07-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Mohammad Tariq Sadiq
significant influence · notified 2024-04-22 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Uuganbayar Ramsay
significant influence · notified 2024-04-22 - Philippa Allner
significant influence · notified 2024-05-08 - DE Backer, Mark Edmund, Paul
significant influence · notified 2025-04-25 - Ryan Gibson
significant influence · notified 2025-04-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Claire Hilda Johnson
significant influence · notified 2025-04-27 - Monica Iwanna Lemecha ceased 2022-12-08
significant influence · notified 2016-09-24 - Susan Virginia Isaac ceased 2017-12-05
significant influence · notified 2016-09-24 - Thomas Evans ceased 2020-04-22
significant influence · notified 2016-09-24 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Tracey Ann Burley ceased 2017-03-08
significant influence · notified 2016-09-24 - Claire Margaret Nix ceased 2018-12-18
significant influence · notified 2016-10-01 - Avril Jane Hannon ceased 2025-12-11
significant influence · notified 2017-03-22 - Nicolette Patricia Moore ceased 2025-12-11
significant influence · notified 2017-05-10 - Laura Jane Bell ceased 2019-12-02
significant influence · notified 2017-05-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Nicolette Wykeman ceased 2021-01-25
significant influence · notified 2018-07-30 - David Graham Cordle ceased 2021-12-10
significant influence · notified 2019-01-01 - Kathrin Ann Wright ceased 2021-12-10
significant influence · notified 2019-01-01 - Craig John Garton ceased 2022-12-08
significant influence · notified 2019-01-01 - Carolyn Elizabeth Parry ceased 2023-12-06
significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-12-07 - Elaine Inglis ceased 2025-03-01
significant influence · notified 2022-12-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
- Possible match - 5 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 5 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Career Development Institute
is controlled by John Stewart Ambrose
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2021-12-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Stewart Ambrose.
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
- £263,354
- Total assets
- £267,325
- Cash
- £414,155
- Employees
- 0.27
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
1 grant · £7,994 total360Giving 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 · £7,994
Most recent
- Department for Education
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.
10 directors on the board
- Philippa Allner Director · appointed 2024
- John Anthony Walker Director · appointed 2023
- Mohammad Tariq Sadiq Director · appointed 2024
- Uuganbayar Ramsay Director · appointed 2024
- John Stewart Ambrose Director · appointed 2021
- DE Backer, Mark Edmund, Paul Director · appointed 2025
- Kate Roberts Director · appointed 2026
- Gina Visram Director · appointed 2023
- Nicola Jane Lawrence Director · appointed 2022
- Olakunle Ajibola Olaboopo Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Philippa Allner Director · appointed 2024
- Mohammad Tariq Sadiq Director · appointed 2024
- DE Backer, Mark Edmund, Paul Director · appointed 2025
- Kate Roberts Director · appointed 2026
- Nicola Jane Lawrence Director · appointed 2022
- Olakunle Ajibola Olaboopo Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (4)
- John Anthony Walker Director · appointed 2023
- Uuganbayar Ramsay Director · appointed 2024
- John Stewart Ambrose Director · appointed 2021
- Gina Visram Director · appointed 2023
Left in the last 12 months
- Professor Peter John Robertson Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
- Claire Hilda Johnson Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Avril Jane Hannon Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
- Ryan Gibson Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08226390
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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