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Company · West Midlands

Walter Frank & Sons Limited

Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Philip Andrew Hine 2011-2015 Director View profile
  2. Robert John Salisbury 2007-2025 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Ronald Higham 2007-2011 Director View profile
  4. Martin Bernard Wilkinson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Andrew Ward 2005-2007 Director View profile
  6. Malcolm Ian Wall 2005-2007 Director View profile
  7. Thomas Philip Westley 2005-2007 Director View profile
  8. Kathleen Mary Cater 2005 Director View profile
  9. Richard Nicholas Kent 2005 Director View profile
  10. Wilfred Kent 2005 Director View profile
  11. John Wilfred Kent 2005 Director View profile
  12. Muriel Kathleen Kent 2005 Director View profile
  13. Newfield Trust Services LTD 2011-2015 Corporate-secretary View profile
  14. Peter William Kent 1996-2005 Secretary View profile
  15. Ian Hedley Woodruff 1991-1996 Secretary View profile
  16. Leslie Rimmington 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.; Manufacture of taps and valves; Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Incorporated
08/05/1947
Registered office
West Midlands

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. Walter Frank & Sons Limited is controlled by Westley Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Westley Group Limited is controlled by Thomas Philip Westley
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Thomas Philip Westley.

12 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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,621,852
Total assets
£1,626,502
Cash
£138,069
Employees
17
Turnover
£2,399,811
Profit/loss
-£125,567

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

10.5y median 9.9y
average tenure
20.8y
longest tenure

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.

Manufacturing 23Professional services 7Property 3Finance 2Dormant 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
00434787
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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