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Westland Group PLC

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

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Previous officers 32

  1. Matthew John Richards 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Kerry Anne Watson 2012-2018 Director View profile
  3. Mark Josceline Sclater 2011-2018 Director View profile
  4. Nigel John Stephens 2011-2017 Director View profile
  5. Robert Michael Allen 2006-2011 Director View profile
  6. Judith Mary Felton 2005-2014 Director View profile
  7. David Leonard Rood 2001-2005 Director View profile
  8. Rufus Alexander Ogilvie Smals 2001-2011 Director View profile
  9. Grey Denham 2001-2009 Director View profile
  10. Kevin Smith 1999-2002 Director View profile
  11. Andrew David Philip Milne 1996-2001 Director View profile
  12. Sir Sir David Bryan Lees 1995-1996 Director View profile
  13. David John Turner 1994-1996 Director View profile
  14. David John Wright 1994-2000 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Clark Gustar 1993-2002 Director View profile
  16. Richard Ian Case 1993-2001 Director View profile
  17. Sir (John) Maldwyn Thomas 1994 Director View profile
  18. Alan Wingate Jones 1995 Director View profile
  19. Alexander Daly 1994 Director View profile
  20. Christopher Jonathan Bunker 1996 Director View profile
  21. Rt Hon Lord Anthony Henry Fanshawe 1994 Director View profile
  22. Dr John Francis Lehman 1994 Director View profile
  23. Brian Augustine Walsh 1993 Director View profile
  24. Thomas Gilmore Pownall 1994 Director View profile
  25. Sir Leslie Fletcher 1994 Director View profile
  26. Jonathon Colin Fyfe Crawford 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  27. Kerry Anne Abigail Porritt 2012-2012 Secretary View profile
  28. Tanya Stote 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  29. David Gordon Pavey 2001-2005 Secretary View profile
  30. Peter Weatherhead Hardisty 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  31. William David Lee 1994-1996 Secretary View profile
  32. John Richard Bayley 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
04/07/1935
Registered office
Birmingham

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Westland Group PLC is controlled by GKN Aerospace Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2019-09-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GKN Aerospace Holdings Limited is controlled by GKN Enterprise Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-09-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. GKN Enterprise Limited is controlled by GKN Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. GKN Holdings Limited is controlled by GKN Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-04-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. GKN Limited is controlled by Melrose Industries PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-08-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Melrose Industries PLC.

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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.

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

2.5y median 2.4y
average tenure
3.1y
longest tenure
0
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.

Dormant 156Professional services 58Manufacturing 18Finance 10Business services 4Property 4Construction 1Education 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
00302632
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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