Company
Pathway First Limited
Pathway First Limited is an active UK company (number 04905838), incorporated 2003, with 2 current directors, Waheed Azam and Safaraz Ali. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- Hamait Ali 2013-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contract · £2,834,844 totalFrom 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.
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DN758798-Adult Skills Training-EMCCA
Nottinghamshire County Council on behalf of the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) conducted a Further Competition via the Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), ref: RM6348 Adult Skills and Learning DPS to …
About
- Incorporated
- 19/09/2003
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.
- Safaraz Ali
25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Pathway First Limited
is controlled by Safaraz Ali
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-09-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Safaraz Ali.
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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
- £2,960,241
- Total assets
- £2,968,726
- Cash
- £2,935,462
- Employees
- 102
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
9 grants · £4,328,842 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 · £3,100,241 (7 grants)
- Department for Work and Pensions · £1,228,601 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
- 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.
2 directors on the board
- Waheed Azam Director · appointed 2013
- Safaraz Ali Director · appointed 2003
Directors past 6 years
- Waheed Azam Director · appointed 2013
- Safaraz Ali Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Waheed Azam Director · appointed 2013
- Safaraz Ali Director · appointed 2003
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Hamait Ali Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2025
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
- 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
- 04905838
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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