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Company · Cradley Heath

Francis W Birkett & Sons Limited

Casting of light metals

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

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Previous officers 24

  1. Philip Andrew Hine 2011-2015 Director View profile
  2. Robert John Salisbury 2007-2025 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Ronald Higham 2007-2011 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Philip Westley 2002-2007 Director View profile
  5. Roderick Richard Hallett 2002-2004 Director View profile
  6. Walter Christopher Miles 2002-2007 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Andrew Ward 2001-2007 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth Lydall 2001-2002 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Mawe 1999-2002 Director View profile
  10. John Arthur Revill 1996-1997 Director View profile
  11. James Veitch Henderson 1996-1999 Director View profile
  12. Ian Williamson 1995-2002 Director View profile
  13. Malcolm Ian Wall 1995-2007 Director View profile
  14. Alastair Ryan Cridland 1994-1996 Director View profile
  15. Maria Angelika Fieldhouse 1993-1995 Director View profile
  16. John Walter Douglas Ewart 1995 Director View profile
  17. Martin Bernard Wilkinson 2007 Director View profile
  18. Hetley Christian Burnham 2001 Director View profile
  19. William Robert Ibberson 1996 Director View profile
  20. Brian Walker 1995 Director View profile
  21. David William Adam 1999 Director View profile
  22. John Francis Galloway 2003 Director View profile
  23. Graham Robert Logan Brown 1995 Director View profile
  24. Newfield Trust Services LTD 2011-2015 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Casting of light metals; Casting of other non-ferrous metals; Machining
Incorporated
06/04/1911
Registered office
Cradley Heath

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.

Group

  1. Francis W Birkett & Sons Limited is controlled by Westley Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Westley Group Limited is controlled by Thomas Philip Westley
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Thomas Philip Westley.

12 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
£3,994,001
Total assets
£4,411,140
Cash
£153,303
Employees
60
Turnover
£4,449,905
Profit/loss
£43,055

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,000 total

360Giving 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 · £1,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
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

10.7y median 9.9y
average tenure
21.7y
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.

Manufacturing 23Professional services 7Property 3Finance 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
00115131
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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