Somers Forge Limited
Company 00468767 Active
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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
- Samson John Folkes Director · appointed 2013
- Alexander Cross Director · appointed 2018
- Cleopatra Liana Folkes Director · appointed 2009
- Christopher Bartley Director · appointed 2026
- Amy Angela Folkes Director · appointed 2010
- Paul Tomlinson Director · appointed 2013
- Tammy Louise Inglis Director · appointed 2008
12.2y median 12.9y
average tenure
18.4y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Samson John Folkes Director · appointed 2013
- Alexander Cross Director · appointed 2018
- Cleopatra Liana Folkes Director · appointed 2009
- Amy Angela Folkes Director · appointed 2010
- Paul Tomlinson Director · appointed 2013
- Tammy Louise Inglis Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Alexander Cross Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (6)
- Samson John Folkes Director · appointed 2013
- Cleopatra Liana Folkes Director · appointed 2009
- Christopher Bartley Director · appointed 2026
- Amy Angela Folkes Director · appointed 2010
- Paul Tomlinson Director · appointed 2013
- Tammy Louise Inglis Director · appointed 2008
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Folkes Properties Limited 6 shared directors
- Folkes Holdings Limited 6 shared directors
- Folkes Holdings (U.K.) Limited 6 shared directors
- Folkes Forgings Acquisition Limited 6 shared directors
- Somers Group Limited 6 shared directors
- William Williams (Bridgnorth) Limited 4 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00468767 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 21/05/1949 |
| Address | PROSPECT ROAD, HAYWOOD FORGE, HALESOWEN, WEST MIDLANDS, B62 8DZ |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
25500 - Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy
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.
Owns 7 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Roland Metals Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Somers Steelstock Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - C F E Stockholders Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Folkes Forge Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Folkes Forgings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Clarkes Crankshaft Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - City Forge Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (27)
- Christopher Bartley Director · appointed 2026
- Alexander Cross Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Tomlinson Director · appointed 2013
- Paul Tomlinson Secretary · appointed 2013
- Samson John Folkes Director · appointed 2013
- Amy Angela Folkes Director · appointed 2010
- Cleopatra Liana Folkes Director · appointed 2009
- Tammy Louise Inglis Director · appointed 2008
Show 19 former officers
- Stephen David Mccarthy Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2023
- David Ian Wooldridge Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2020
- Anthony Malcolm Roberts Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2018
- Anthony Roberts Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2018
- Peter David Riley Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2018
- John Warr Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2024
- Robert Haycock Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2014
- James Richard Thompson Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2013
- Richard Fellows Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2008
- Keith Roderick Hayward Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2018
- Peter Valentine Mitchel Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2021
- Carl Stephen Griffin Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2009
- Paul Michael Turner Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2021
- Constantine John Folkes Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2021
- Desmond John Newey Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2002
- John Joseph Hartley Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2002
- Roger Clive Fradgley Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2001
- Francis Coyle Secretary · resigned 2002
- Henry James Folkes Director · resigned 2001
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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