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Black & Decker International

Company 00209797 Active

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Board DNA

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2
directors on the board
13.2y median 13.2y
average tenure
14.9y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
0 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Dormant 76Professional services 43Business services 3Finance 2Manufacturing 2Education 1

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Company details

Number00209797
StatusActive
TypePrivate Unlimited Company
Incorporated20/11/1925
AddressC/O STANLEY BLACK & DECKER HELLABY LANE, HELLABY, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S66 8HN
Accounts next due-
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

70100 - Activities of head offices

Ownership - persons with significant control (2)

  • Stanley Black & Decker Uk Group Ltd
    ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Emhart International Limited ceased
    ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors

Officers (31)

  • Costello, Steven John Secretary · appointed 2016
  • Smiley, Mark Richard Director · appointed 2015
  • Sood, Amit Kumar Director · appointed 2011
  • Stubbs, Susan Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2016
  • Cowley, John Mitchell Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2015
  • Cogzell, Matthew James Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2012
  • Allan, Michael J Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2011
  • Torello, Catherine S Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2019
  • Boelen, Sebastianus Antonius Theodorus Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2006
  • Coyne, Julian Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
  • Crince, Marcelius Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2004
  • Stevens, Matthew Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2001
  • Watt, David Andrew Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
  • Hill, Stephen Ronald Former Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2001
  • Johnston, Gavin Henry Robert Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2011
  • Rothleitner, Mark Maxwell Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2010
  • Holmes, Jackie Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
  • Chakravarthi, Giri Venkatesan Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
  • Watson, Clive Graeme Former Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 1999
  • Sanderson, Antony Richard Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
  • Whichelow, Roger Alfred Former Secretary · appointed 1996 · resigned 1997
  • Judd, Norman Russell Former Secretary · appointed 1996 · resigned 2000
  • Fenton, Charles Eugene Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1998
  • VAN Schijndel, Antonius Martinus Josephus Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1996
  • Schoewe, Thomas Michael Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1994
  • Karsner, Michael Stephen Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1994
  • Powell Smith, Christopher Brian Former Director · resigned 2012
  • Rivers, Brian David Former Director · resigned 1996
  • Green, Ronald David Pacey Former Secretary · resigned 1996
  • Thomas, Roger Humphrey Former Director · resigned 1994
  • Freeman, William Ian Bede Former Director · resigned 1996

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