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The Gazelle Group (also known as Gazelle Colleges or Gazelle Colleges Group) was an association of United Kingdom further education colleges which claimed to promote entrepreneurship. It has been widely criticised for its accounting practices. [1] To date, no one has been held accountable for the failures of the organisation. [2] It was founded in 2011 [3] or January 2012. [4]

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A report in FE Week in January 2017 reported that only six colleges remained in the group and that its executive director had left, and described the group as "on its last legs". [2] As of 2024, Companies House records that the Gazelle Colleges Group was a company registered in 2016 and which was "dissolved via voluntary strike-off " in 2021. [5]

Members

There were 22 member colleges as of April 2014: [6]

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

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References

  1. Lee, Joseph (7 December 2012). "Business guru praises local scheme with global reach". TES Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Gazelle Group on its last legs after its director and most members quit". FE Week. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. "Gazelle: Top Ten FAQs". Highbury College Portsmouth. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. "About us". Gazelle Colleges. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  5. "Gazelle Colleges Group: Filing history". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. "Colleges". Gazelle Colleges. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.