Open University Worldwide Limited

Active01260275 Private limited company

Incorporated: 25 May 1976 (50 years)
Industry: Educational support services (85600)
Directors: Mark Gerard Durkin
Klaus-Dieter Rossade
Paul James Traynor
Owned by: The Open University
Accounts type: Full
Region: South East
Address: Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK7 6AA

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 April 2027
Last accounts: 31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due: 23 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 9 July 2026

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Durkin, Mark Gerard, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 September 2026

Also at Friends of the Cancer Centre · more companies

British

Born May 1967 (59)

Fenne, Simon Berkeley

Secretary · Appointed 1 August 2024

Rossade, Klaus-Dieter, Dr.

Director · Appointed 2 October 2023

British

Born June 1962 (64)

Traynor, Paul James

Director · Appointed 1 January 2020

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British

Born October 1969 (57)

Officer history (59 former)

1 September 2026

Appointed Durkin, Mark Gerard, Professor as Director

24 June 2025

Resigned Shakesheff, Kevin Morris as Director

1 August 2024

Appointed Fenne, Simon Berkeley as Secretary

31 July 2024

Resigned Boyle, John David as Secretary

2 October 2023

Appointed Rossade, Klaus-Dieter, Dr. as Director

7 June 2023

Resigned Cachelin, Fary Mahamedi, Professor as Director

1 May 2021

Appointed Shakesheff, Kevin Morris as Director

26 March 2021

Resigned Hetherington, Kevin Ian as Director

1 January 2020

Appointed Traynor, Paul James as Director

31 December 2019

Resigned Holden, Laurence James as Director

1 July 2019

Appointed Cachelin, Fary Mahamedi, Professor as Director

31 May 2019

Resigned Roberts, Fiona Jane as Director

31 December 2018

Resigned Wylie, Jonathan Charles as Director

1 November 2017

Appointed Holden, Laurence James as Director

1 November 2017

Appointed Roberts, Fiona Jane as Director

31 October 2017

Resigned Zuydam, David Mel as Director

31 October 2017

Appointed Wylie, Jonathan Charles as Director

31 October 2017

Resigned Taylor, Rebecca Susan, Dr as Director

28 September 2017

Resigned Zimmerman, Keith Alan as Director

28 September 2017

Resigned Horrocks, Peter as Director

14 August 2017

Resigned Hill, Steven John as Director

28 July 2017

Appointed Zuydam, David Mel as Director

28 July 2017

Resigned Holden, Laurence James as Director

1 January 2017

Appointed Holden, Laurence James as Director

31 December 2016

Resigned Hedges, Miles Stuart as Director

14 December 2015

Resigned Woodburn, Alexander Fraser as Director

4 December 2015

Appointed Taylor, Rebecca Susan, Dr as Director

1 December 2015

Appointed Hetherington, Kevin Ian as Director

1 December 2015

Appointed Zimmerman, Keith Alan as Director

30 November 2015

Resigned Clarke, Charles Rodway as Director

29 September 2015

Resigned Mihsein, Musa Jafar Abdul, Professor as Director

11 June 2015

Appointed Horrocks, Peter as Director

11 June 2015

Resigned Blackman, Timothy John as Director

31 December 2014

Resigned Bean, Martin George as Director

11 December 2014

Appointed Blackman, Timothy John as Director

1 December 2013

Appointed Clarke, Charles Rodway as Director

26 March 2013

Appointed Bean, Martin George as Director

13 March 2013

Appointed Mihsein, Musa Jafar Abdul, Professor as Director

12 March 2013

Resigned Neil Reginald, Kemp, Dr as Director

15 May 2012

Appointed Hill, Steven John as Director

30 September 2011

Resigned Fleck, James, Professor as Director

30 September 2011

Resigned Gribbon, Anthony St George as Director

8 April 2011

Resigned Madden, Anthoula, Dr as Director

1 September 2010

Appointed Madden, Anthoula, Dr as Director

31 July 2010

Resigned Vincent, David Michael, Professor as Director

31 July 2007

Resigned Jones, Linda Joyce, Professor as Director

6 June 2007

Resigned Bjarnason, Svava as Director

30 September 2006

Resigned Brannan, David Alexander, Professor as Director

1 August 2005

Appointed Neil Reginald, Kemp, Dr as Director

1 August 2005

Appointed Bjarnason, Svava as Director

1 July 2005

Appointed Fleck, James, Professor as Director

31 December 2004

Resigned Kaye, Godfrey Roland as Director

20 September 2004

Appointed Gribbon, Anthony St George as Director

30 July 2004

Resigned Hancock, Gerald Francis, Dr as Director

10 May 2004

Appointed Jones, Linda Joyce, Professor as Director

8 March 2004

Appointed Vincent, David Michael, Professor as Director

8 March 2004

Resigned Gourley, Brenda Mary, Professor as Director

5 March 2004

Resigned Floyd, Ann Rosalind, Dr as Director

5 March 2004

Resigned Howe Of Idlicote, Elspeth Rosamund Morton, The Baroness as Director

1 August 2003

Resigned Peters, Geoffrey as Director

1 August 2003

Appointed Gourley, Brenda Mary, Professor as Director

14 May 2002

Resigned Knights, Susan Elizabeth as Director

1 May 2002

Appointed Hancock, Gerald Francis, Dr as Director

1 January 2002

Appointed Boyle, John David as Secretary

31 December 2001

Resigned Hall, Roger John as Secretary

1 October 2001

Appointed Hall, Roger John as Secretary

30 September 2001

Resigned Nixey, Graham Roderick as Secretary

1 August 2001

Appointed Howe Of Idlicote, Elspeth Rosamund Morton, The Baroness as Director

31 July 2001

Resigned Nelson, Elizabeth Hawkins, Dr as Director

31 July 2001

Resigned Barker, Jane Victoria as Director

18 April 2001

Resigned Daniel, John Sagar, Sir as Director

17 April 2001

Appointed Peters, Geoffrey as Director

15 January 2001

Resigned Nixey, Graham Roderick as Director

15 January 2001

Appointed Knights, Susan Elizabeth as Director

1 August 2000

Appointed Floyd, Ann Rosalind, Dr as Director

31 July 2000

Resigned Peters, Geoffrey as Director

31 July 2000

Resigned Masterton, Robert William as Director

31 July 2000

Resigned Rathkey, Philip William Keith as Director

31 July 2000

Resigned Williams, Keith, Dr as Director

31 July 2000

Resigned Lewis, Richard Wayne as Director

31 July 2000

Resigned Sarre, Philip Vilton, Dr as Director

27 July 2000

Appointed Woodburn, Alexander Fraser as Director

7 February 2000

Appointed Barker, Jane Victoria as Director

1 January 2000

Appointed Brannan, David Alexander, Professor as Director

31 December 1999

Resigned Meade, Michael Lewis, Dr as Director

20 September 1999

Appointed Sarre, Philip Vilton, Dr as Director

20 September 1999

Resigned Stevens, Anne as Director

21 June 1999

Resigned Smith, Norman Henry as Director

21 June 1999

Appointed Hedges, Miles Stuart as Director

1 January 1999

Appointed Kaye, Godfrey Roland as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Asch, David as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Asch, David as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Rathkey, Philip William Keith as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Masterton, Robert William as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Nelson, Elizabeth Hawkins, Dr as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Lewis, Richard Wayne as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Williams, Keith, Dr as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Meade, Michael Lewis, Dr as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Nixey, Graham Roderick as Director

1 August 1997

Appointed Stevens, Anne as Director

31 July 1997

Resigned Thomson, Andrew William John, Professor as Director

31 July 1997

Resigned Maidment, Richard Anthony, Doctor as Director

31 July 1997

Resigned Marsh, Philip John Glynne as Director

31 July 1997

Resigned Chapple, Jeremy Norman as Director

31 July 1997

Resigned Bowen, Paul David as Director

7 February 1997

Resigned Clarke, James Alan as Director

7 February 1997

Resigned Clarke, James Alan as Secretary

7 February 1997

Appointed Nixey, Graham Roderick as Secretary

12 July 1995

Appointed Peters, Geoffrey as Director

12 July 1995

Appointed Maidment, Richard Anthony, Doctor as Director

21 February 1995

Resigned Hall, Stuart, Professor as Director

31 July 1993

Resigned Edwards, Kenneth John Richard, Dr as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The Open University

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Charity

Reg. no. Rc 000391

Group structure 3 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Open University(the)

Open College of the Arts Right to appoint and remove directors

Open University Worldwide Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Latest accounts, made up to 31 July 2025, aren't available as data. See them on Companies House

Filings 227

Date	Description	Made Up To
8 September 2026	Appointment of a director
22 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	9 July 2026
2 June 2026	Amended full accounts	31 July 2025
27 March 2026	Total exemption full accounts	31 July 2025
10 July 2025	Termination of appointment of a director