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British Alcan Aluminium Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 38

  1. Andrew William Hodges 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Brian James King 2014-2017 Director View profile
  3. Martin John Betts 2014-2018 Director View profile
  4. Pierre Beaulieu 2013-2018 Director View profile
  5. David Ian Jones 2012-2016 Director View profile
  6. Abel Martins Alexandre 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Donald Patrick Griffin 2010-2014 Director View profile
  8. Mario Foucault 2010-2012 Director View profile
  9. James Clark Wilkie 2010-2014 Director View profile
  10. Rhodri James Harries 2007-2010 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Lawrence Kilbride 2001-2010 Director View profile
  12. Keith Howard Cousins Ruffle 2001-2007 Director View profile
  13. Arthur Cooper 2000-2002 Director View profile
  14. Wyn Edgerton Jones 2000-2010 Director View profile
  15. Ian Philip Hewett 2000-2001 Director View profile
  16. Geoffrey Peter Batt 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. Robert Lee Ball 1999-2002 Director View profile
  18. John Bullard Gray 1999-2001 Director View profile
  19. Sir George Russell 1997-2001 Director View profile
  20. Thomas Daniel Dingwall 1996-2000 Director View profile
  21. David George Edwards 1996-1999 Director View profile
  22. Jean-Pierre Maurice Ergas 1996-1999 Director View profile
  23. Frank Mcgravie 1996-1998 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Bark Jones 1995-2004 Director View profile
  25. John Stuart Bridgeman 1993-1995 Director View profile
  26. Reinhold Wagner 1996 Director View profile
  27. Jacques Bougie 1998 Director View profile
  28. Peter John Elton 1999 Director View profile
  29. Sir Robert Courtney Smith 1999 Director View profile
  30. Ronald Ernest Utiger 1995 Director View profile
  31. Douglas Malcolm Ritchie 1993 Director View profile
  32. David Morton 1995 Director View profile
  33. Helen Christine Day 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  34. Katherine Dean 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  35. Gemma Jane Constance Aldridge 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  36. Katherine Frances Anthony Wilkinson 2001-2010 Secretary View profile
  37. Dr Margaret Catherine Dorrans Dick 1995-2001 Secretary View profile
  38. Robert Hugh Armitage Forbes 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/02/1944

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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 Alcan Aluminium Limited is controlled by RIO Tinto International Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. RIO Tinto International Holdings Limited is controlled by RIO Tinto PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by RIO Tinto PLC.

71 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.

2 directors on the board

6.4y median 6.4y
average tenure
10.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Professional services 15Dormant 3Business services 2Finance 2Mining 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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
00385816
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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