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Makers Academy Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Sarah Elizabeth Ledwidge 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Simon Steward 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rahul Satsangi 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Arjuna Gihan Fernando 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Ruben Kostucki 2014-2022 Director View profile
  6. Robert Arnold Johnson 2014-2018 Director View profile
  7. Robert John Murphy 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Neil David Hutchinson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  9. Madalena Benito Garcia Moreira Hoye 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  10. Oliver Charles Godfrey 2017-2020 Secretary View profile
  11. Jane Marie Warwick 2012-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £2,120,000 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.

  • Level 4 DevOps Apprenticeship Buyer: Department for Business and Trade £102,000 2026-06-22 CPV 80400000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Level 4 DevOps Apprenticeship required for 6 learners

  • AI Essentials - Level 3 Apprenticeship Buyer: DSIT £78,000 2026-05-11 CPV 80420000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of a level 3 - AI essentials apprenticeship for a cohort of individuals

  • Level 4 DevOps Engineer ST0825 and L4 Software Developer ST0116 Package Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions £1,400,000 2026-03-09 CPV 80511000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Delivery of the Level 4 DevOps Engineer ST0825 and L4 Software Developer ST0116 Package to DWP Employees. This contract was awarded from the Framework RM6102

  • Provision of Level 4 Software Tester apprenticeship ST0129 to DWP employees Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions £540,000 2025-07-25 CPV 80511000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Level 4 Software Tester apprenticeship ST0129 to DWP employees

  • YPO - 001086 Apprenticeships Buyer: Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Value not published Date not published CPV 80000000 Source: Find a Tender

    Framework Agreement for the provision of Apprenticeship Standards and Associated Training. The Framework is designed to meet the needs of all public sector organisations which includes YPO's internal requirements. YPO may seek to introduce …

    Framework

About

Incorporated
15/10/2012

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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. Makers Academy Limited is controlled by Robert Arnold Johnson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-06-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert Arnold Johnson.

1 other company 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

3 grants · £1,654,058 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 · £1,654,058 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £132,4682023-04-01
  • Department for Education £170,1722020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,351,4182020-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

8.4y median 9.9y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 3Education 2Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08253870
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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