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Smile Education 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 3

  1. Emma Louise Sheldon 2014-2024 Director View profile
  2. Mark James Hunt 2013-2014 Director View profile
  3. Judy Elizabeth Freeman 2013-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

  • Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Government Commercial Agency, as the Authority, intends to put in place an agreement for the provision of temporary and permanent staffing for use by schools and educational establishments (excluding independent/for profit schools) The lot…

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About

What it does
Temporary employment agency activities
Incorporated
12/07/2013
Registered office
Birmingham

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.

  • Sehl Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2020-05-01

Group

  1. Smile Education Limited is controlled by Sehl Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2020-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Sehl Limited is controlled by Katherine Rees
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-05-23, ceased 2020-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Katherine Rees.

5 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
£1,170,278
Total assets
£1,170,278
Cash
£168,896
Employees
45
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £159,873 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 Work and Pensions · £159,873 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £11,1942022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £138,8722022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £9,8072021-04-01
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

12y median 12y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 7Finance 4Education 1Professional 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

  • 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
08608284
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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