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Longwood Engineering Company Limited

Longwood Engineering Company Limited is an active UK company (number 00073961), incorporated 1902, with 2 current directors, James Macdonald Taylor and Laura-Jane Battye. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 10

  1. Martin John Alexander Simmons 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Tyrone Littlewood 2013-2019 Director View profile
  3. Malcolm Kenyon Morris 2010-2013 Director View profile
  4. Alan Geoffrey Taylor 2000-2022 Director View profile
  5. Derek Arthur Hayes 2000-2010 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Skowron 2000-2005 Director View profile
  7. John Kenyon Dickinson 2000-2004 Director View profile
  8. William Edward Saville Gee 2004 Director View profile
  9. Malcolm Haigh 2000 Director View profile
  10. Martin John Simmons 2009-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/06/1902

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Alan Geoffrey Taylor ceased 2020-02-03
    25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (trust), 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2017-04-18
  • The Longwood Engineering Company (Holdings) Limited
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm), significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-04-18

Group

  1. Longwood Engineering Company Limited is controlled by Alan Geoffrey Taylor
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (trust), 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2017-04-18, ceased 2020-02-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan Geoffrey Taylor.

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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
£6,069,367
Total assets
£6,090,825
Cash
£3,475,559
Employees
0.54
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£2,378,358

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

2 directors on the board

13.6y median 13.6y
average tenure
13.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 2Manufacturing 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
00073961
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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