Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company · Halesowen

Somers Forge Limited

Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is Somers Forge Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Stephen David Mccarthy 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. David Ian Wooldridge 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Anthony Malcolm Roberts 2018-2018 Director View profile
  4. Anthony Roberts 2018-2018 Director View profile
  5. Peter David Riley 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. John Warr 2014-2024 Director View profile
  7. Robert Haycock 2014-2014 Director View profile
  8. James Richard Thompson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Richard Fellows 2004-2008 Director View profile
  10. Keith Roderick Hayward 2004-2018 Director View profile
  11. Peter Valentine Mitchel 2004-2021 Director View profile
  12. Carl Stephen Griffin 2002-2009 Director View profile
  13. Constantine John Folkes 2002-2021 Director View profile
  14. John Joseph Hartley 2000-2002 Director View profile
  15. Roger Clive Fradgley 1995-2001 Director View profile
  16. Henry James Folkes 2001 Director View profile
  17. Paul Michael Turner 2002-2021 Secretary View profile
  18. Desmond John Newey 2002-2002 Secretary View profile
  19. Francis Coyle 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
Incorporated
21/05/1949
Registered office
Halesowen
Previous names
Folkes Forgings Limited (until 10/04/2014)

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.

  • Folkes Forgings Acquisition Limited
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Somers Forge Limited is controlled by Folkes Forgings Acquisition Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Folkes Forgings Acquisition Limited is controlled by Samson John Folkes
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-09-30, ceased 2021-10-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Samson John Folkes.

4 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.

Grants received

4 grants · £147,970 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 Energy Security and Net Zero · £113,287 (3 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £34,683

Most recent

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero £7,6802023-02-28
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero £44,6402023-02-28
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero £60,9672022-06-13
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £34,6832022-06-13
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.

7 directors on the board

12.2y median 12.9y
average tenure
18.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Finance 36Professional services 33Manufacturing 24Business services 6Construction 6Retail and trade 5Property 4

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
00468767
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data