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Appledore Shipbuilders Limited

Building and repairing of ships

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Philip William Searle 1995-1998 Director View profile
  2. Lorna Valerie Pearse 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Building and repairing of ships
Incorporated
29/12/1922
Registered office
Dorset
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.

8 directors on the board

30.9y median 31.5y
average tenure
33y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

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 12Professional services 3Transport 3Business services 2Agriculture 1Finance 1Property 1Utilities 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
00186726
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2004
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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