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Company · Normanton

British Electric Lamps Limited

Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Ian James Simons 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Richard John Head 2008-2022 Director View profile
  3. David Kevin Barnes 2003-2006 Director View profile
  4. Andrew James Beresford 1994-2000 Director View profile
  5. John Knott 1992-2003 Director View profile
  6. Donald Laming 1999 Director View profile
  7. Phillis Ruth Helena Grote 1995 Director View profile
  8. Edwin Whitcombe Grote 1992 Director View profile
  9. Stanley Terence Smith 1993 Director View profile
  10. Brian Leggett 2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
Incorporated
07/05/1920
Registered office
Normanton

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. British Electric Lamps Limited is controlled by Michael Edwin Grote
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-05-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Edwin Grote.

2 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.

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.

7 directors on the board

9.6y median 3.8y
average tenure
21.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Dormant 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Other services 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00167205
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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