Institute of Materials Finishing
Company 00498619 Active
Registered charity: Institute of Materials Finishing
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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.
10 directors on the board
- Graham John Armstrong Director · appointed 2007
- Wendy Ann Chilton Director · appointed 2024
- Wilcox, Geoffrey David, Dr Director · appointed 2008
- Barry Gay Director · appointed 2001
- John Scott Oliver Director · appointed 2000
- Philip Bodycote Director · appointed 2024
- Ryder, Karl Scott, Prof Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Holder Director · appointed 2024
- John George Torr Director · appointed 2001
- Lansdell, Paul Averell William, Dr Director · appointed 2000
15.3y median 18.5y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Graham John Armstrong Director · appointed 2007
- Wilcox, Geoffrey David, Dr Director · appointed 2008
- Barry Gay Director · appointed 2001
- John Scott Oliver Director · appointed 2000
- Ryder, Karl Scott, Prof Director · appointed 2019
- John George Torr Director · appointed 2001
- Lansdell, Paul Averell William, Dr Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Wilcox, Geoffrey David, Dr Director · appointed 2008
- Barry Gay Director · appointed 2001
- John Scott Oliver Director · appointed 2000
- Philip Bodycote Director · appointed 2024
- Ryder, Karl Scott, Prof Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Holder Director · appointed 2024
- John George Torr Director · appointed 2001
- Lansdell, Paul Averell William, Dr Director · appointed 2000
Portfolio (2)
- Graham John Armstrong Director · appointed 2007
- Wendy Ann Chilton Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- John Burgess Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
- Michael Leonard Smith Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
- David Neal Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Brenda Peters Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
- Daniel Peter Chaplin Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
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 1Other services 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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
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.
Connected through a shared director
- OIL and Colour Chemists Association 1 shared director
- R A Chilton Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00498619 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 18/08/1951 |
| Address | NEW EXETER HOUSE, UNIT 2 THE COURTYARD ROMAN WAY, COLESHILL, BIRMINGHAM, B46 1HQ |
| Accounts next due | 31/03/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/06/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering85320 - Technical and vocational secondary education94120 - Activities of professional membership organizations
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.
- Graham John Armstrong
appoints directors · notified 2016-11-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- IMF Initiatives Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (127)
- Wendy Ann Chilton Director · appointed 2024
- Paul Holder Director · appointed 2024
- Philip Bodycote Director · appointed 2024
- Ryder, Karl Scott, Prof Director · appointed 2019
- Graham John Armstrong Secretary · appointed 2016
- Wilcox, Geoffrey David, Dr Director · appointed 2008
- Graham John Armstrong Director · appointed 2007
- Barry Gay Director · appointed 2001
- John George Torr Director · appointed 2001
- John Scott Oliver Director · appointed 2000
- Lansdell, Paul Averell William, Dr Director · appointed 2000
Show 89 former officers
- Michael Leonard Smith Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
- David Neal Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Phillip Charles Alexander Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2023
- Daniel Peter Chaplin Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
- John Burgess Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
- Eastham, David Raymond, Dr Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2024
- Brenda Peters Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
- Clive Arnold Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2020
- Edward Cotton Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2023
- Nick Johnson Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2021
- Richard Banks Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2021
- Gregory Simon Payne Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Peter Iain Hope Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
- Robert Samuel Briggs Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2016
- Tepe, Bulent, Dr Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2015
- Dennis, John Keith, Dr Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2016
- Barnes, Clive, Dr Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
- Nigel Gill Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2012
- Colin Geoffrey John Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2013
- Kenneth Paul Griffiths Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2018
- Dowling, Denis Pius, Dr Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2013
- Colin Mark Low Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2017
- James Peter Shelley Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2010
- Frederick Andrews Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2011
- Cobley, Andrew Joseph, Dr Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2011
- Clive Richard Payne Arnold Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2009
- Thomas Stephen Eagleton Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2009
- Richard Wells Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2009
- Crichton, Trevor John, Dr Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2023
- Crouch, Peter Charles, Dr Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2009
- John Rollason Whitehouse Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2013
- Paul Quinn Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2008
- Marshall, George William, Doctor Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2008
- Malcolm Harold George Griffiths Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2017
- Campbell, Sheelagh Anne, Dr Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2010
- Ronald Reginald Read Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2011
- John Peter George Farr Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2011
- David Andrew Elliott Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2007
- Mark James Webb Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2005
- Stephen Henry Pickerill Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2007
- David Russell Gabe Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2011
- David John Colwell Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2007
- Gareth Huw Williams Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2012
- Ian Mcdonald Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2007
- House, John Russell, Dr Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2005
- Ann Hopper Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2005
- Nicholas John Sawyer Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2004
- Geoffrey Herbert Smith Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2004
- George Marshall Paxton Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2004
- George Richard Davies Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2010
- Paul Christopher Wynn Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2013
- Martyn Paul Grimes Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
- Daniel Peter Chaplin Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
- Veronica Hazel Watkins Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
- Krishan Varma Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
- Andrew Keogh Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2006
- Brian Grieves Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
- Michael John Burrill Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
- Beverley Sewell Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
- George Bird Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2002
- Bocking, Clive Chris, Dr Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2004
- Critchlow, Gary William, Professor Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2003
- Gordon Richard Davies Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
- Clifford Franklin Beer Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
- Alan John Koch Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2016
- Douglas Riley Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
- Ross, David Howard, Dr Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
- John Kenneth Cosslett Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2003
- Michael Derek John Shute Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2004
- Pearson, Trevor, Doctor Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2010
- Rona Beverley Bate Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2000
- Leonard Geoffrey Hawkes Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2000
- Barrie Nigel Poeton Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2002
- Antony Spencer Barker Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1998
- Richard Arthur Hutchinson Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1999
- Paul Robert Ebdon Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1998
- Declan Clear Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2000
- William John Reuben Cook Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2000
- Rezai Kalantary, Mehrdad, Doctor Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1998
- Charles Farrell Welsh Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995
- Peter Charles Ryder Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1998
- Colin Anthony Addison Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1996
- David Roy Mason Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1997
- Kevin Peter Thurlow Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1996
- Anne Hope Chapman Secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 2011
- Stephen Leonard Parkes Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2000
- Layton, Denis Noel, Dr Secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 1997
- Roger Speck Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1995
- Gary Moore Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1995
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