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Company · Redditch

F.W. Thorpe Public Limited Company

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 9

  1. Antony Michael Cooper 2008-2023 Director View profile
  2. David Taylor 2008-2023 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas Anthony Colin Brangwin 2008-2011 Director View profile
  4. Dr David Anthony Dimeloe 1997-2011 Director View profile
  5. David Michael Lippold 1996-2007 Director View profile
  6. Colin Michael Brangwin 2016 Director View profile
  7. Ernest George Thorpe 1994 Director View profile
  8. Michael David Lippold 2002 Director View profile
  9. Peter Dennington Mason 2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of electric lighting equipment; Manufacture of other electrical equipment
Incorporated
26/08/1936
Registered office
Redditch

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above F.W. Thorpe Public Limited Company on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £13,633 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £13,633

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £13,6332021-03-25
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.

5 directors on the board

12.9y median 9y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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 3Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00317886
Status
Active
Type
Public 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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