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Company · Barnsley

Operam Education Group Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. William Luke Maddock 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Robert Shaun Johnson 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Mark Thomas Rigby 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Barry-John Simmons 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Katie Hazel Buckle 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Paul Frome 2017-2024 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.

  • Recruitment Agency Framework - AWARD Buyer: Derby College £0 2025-08-08 CPV 79600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The framework has been designed to support the fulfilment of all temporary, temporary to permanent, permanent and interim contract personnel across three Lots. The successful Agencies should represent Derby College Group as…

About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
18/08/2017
Registered office
Barnsley
Previous names
Whco7 Limited (until 06/03/2018)

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.

  • Edward Patrick Austin ceased 2019-02-28
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-18
  • Andrew Paul Frome ceased 2019-02-28
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-18
  • Edward Patrick Austin ceased 2024-11-13
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-08-18
  • Cresco Bidco LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-11-13
  • BGF GP Limited ceased 2024-11-13
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-02-28

Group

  1. Operam Education Group Limited is controlled by Edward Patrick Austin
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-18, ceased 2019-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Edward Patrick Austin.

8 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
-£7,591,000
Total assets
-£6,955,000
Cash
£1,581,000
Employees
1.09
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£2,200,000

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-08-31Not reported-£7,591,000
2025-08-31Not reported-£7,591,000

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.

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

5.6y median 6.3y
average tenure
8.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 28Finance 17Professional services 6Education 5Tech and media 3Other services 2Property 2Dormant 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
10923543
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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