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Carwood Motor Units Limited

Carwood Motor Units Limited is an active UK company (number 00469608), incorporated 1949, with 6 current directors including Glenn Adam Mckeown and Simon John Quantrell. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Andrew James Graham 2007-2015 Director View profile
  2. Ian Harold Neill 2001-2018 Director View profile
  3. Barry Michael Smith 1995-2000 Director View profile
  4. Simon Haynes 1994-1998 Director View profile
  5. David Robert Wedgewood 1994 Director View profile
  6. Peter John Boardman 1993-2018 Secretary View profile
  7. Reginald Lawrence West 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £12,350,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • 704461451-710 - MSS/141-SPA689-CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2026-08-06 CPV 35500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Maritime Spares. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a Framework agreement to provide…

  • 704461451-MSS/141-SPA707 - CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2026-07-07 CPV 35500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Maritime Spares. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a Framework agreement to provide…

  • The Repair of Engines, Engine Groups, Powerpacks and Associated Assemblies Buyer: Ministry of Defence £150,000 2026-03-04 CPV 50116000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Babcock Land Defence Limited, Acting as Agent on behalf of the UK MOD, has awarded a 3 year contract including a further 2 x 1 option years for the Repair of Quad Bike Engines and Associated Assemblies.

  • Provision of a Direct Repair Scheme in the UK, NI and BFPO Germany Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE £12,200,000 2015-01-31 CPV 50116000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of a Direct Repair Scheme in the UK, NI and BFPO Germany

About

Incorporated
14/06/1949

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. Carwood Motor Units Limited is controlled by Carwood Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Carwood Limited is controlled by Carwood Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Carwood Holdings Limited is controlled by Kevin Patrick Mulholland
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kevin Patrick Mulholland.

11 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

2 grants · £3,500 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

  • HM Revenue & Customs · £2,000
  • Department for Education · £1,500

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,5002023-04-01
  • HM Revenue & Customs £2,0002021-07-22
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.

6 directors on the board

9.5y median 7.9y
average tenure
21.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

1
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.

Dormant 12Professional services 10Manufacturing 2Finance 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
00469608
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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