Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Owen Trotter 2020–2022 View profile
- Paul Clinkscales 2013–2015 View profile
- Ken Leonard 2013–2015 View profile
- Nicholas Tuson 2013–2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 31/07/2013
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.
- Avantis Group LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Learnpad Limited
is controlled by Avantis Group LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Avantis Group LTD
is controlled by Friars 745 Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-03-03 · source: Companies House PSC register - Friars 745 Limited
is controlled by KEY Capital Partners (Nominees) Limited
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-02-07, ceased 2022-07-18 · source: Companies House PSC register - KEY Capital Partners (Nominees) Limited
is controlled by KEY Capital Partners GP IX Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register - KEY Capital Partners GP IX Limited
is controlled by KEY Capital Partners LLP
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-10-29 · source: Companies House PSC register - KEY Capital Partners LLP
is controlled by James William Excell
Evidence
active 25-50% voting (LLP) · notified 2025-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James William Excell.
29 other companies in this group
- Avantis Americas Limited
- 16455877
- CMO Group Limited
- KEY Capital Partners (General Partner) III Limited
- KEY Capital Partners Viii (Nominees) Limited
- KEY Capital Partners LLP
- KEY Capital Partners GP IX Limited
- Piccadilly Holdco Limited
- Regency Hard Services Limited
- Avantis Group LTD
- Iceway Topco Limited
- KEY Capital Partners IX (Nominees) Limited
- Iceway Bidco Limited
- Educational Book Company LTD
- KEY Capital Partners (General Partner) Viii Limited
- Oliver Michael Books LTD
- Project Piccadilly Group LTD
- Friars 745 Limited
- Avantis Education Limited
- Haven Books Limited
- KEY Capital Partners (Nominees) Limited
- Badger Publishing Limited
- Early Years Book Company LTD
- KEY Capital Partners (Carried Interest) III LLP
- Avantis Apac Limited
- KEY Capital Partners III (Nominees) Limited
- 16453278
- KEY Capital Partners (Investments) III LLP
- KEY Capital Partners (General Partner) LTD
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 for researchers
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.
3 directors on the board
- David Michael Walters Director · appointed 2023
- Huw Aled Williams Director · appointed 2023
- Rupert John Kapp Rawnsley Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Rupert John Kapp Rawnsley Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- David Michael Walters Director · appointed 2023
- Huw Aled Williams Director · appointed 2023
- Rupert John Kapp Rawnsley Director · appointed 2013
Left in the last 12 months
- Nicholas Tuson Director · appointed 2013 · 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08631487
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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