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Institute of Materials Finishing

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

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Previous officers 116

  1. Michael Leonard Smith 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. David Neal 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Phillip Charles Alexander 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Daniel Peter Chaplin 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. John Burgess 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. Dr David Raymond Eastham 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Brenda Peters 2017-2025 Director View profile
  8. Clive Arnold 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Edward Cotton 2017-2023 Director View profile
  10. Nick Johnson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Richard Banks 2016-2021 Director View profile
  12. Gregory Simon Payne 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Peter Iain Hope 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Robert Samuel Briggs 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Dr Bulent Tepe 2013-2015 Director View profile
  16. Dr John Keith Dennis 2012-2016 Director View profile
  17. Dr Clive Barnes 2012-2015 Director View profile
  18. Nigel Gill 2012-2012 Director View profile
  19. Colin Geoffrey John 2011-2013 Director View profile
  20. Kenneth Paul Griffiths 2011-2018 Director View profile
  21. Dr Denis Pius Dowling 2011-2013 Director View profile
  22. Colin Mark Low 2010-2017 Director View profile
  23. James Peter Shelley 2009-2010 Director View profile
  24. Frederick Andrews 2008-2011 Director View profile
  25. Dr Andrew Joseph Cobley 2008-2011 Director View profile
  26. Clive Richard Payne Arnold 2007-2009 Director View profile
  27. Thomas Stephen Eagleton 2006-2009 Director View profile
  28. Richard Wells 2006-2009 Director View profile
  29. Dr Trevor John Crichton 2006-2023 Director View profile
  30. Dr Peter Charles Crouch 2006-2009 Director View profile
  31. John Rollason Whitehouse 2005-2013 Director View profile
  32. Paul Quinn 2005-2008 Director View profile
  33. Marshall, George William, Doctor 2005-2008 Director View profile
  34. Malcolm Harold George Griffiths 2005-2017 Director View profile
  35. Dr Sheelagh Anne Campbell 2005-2010 Director View profile
  36. Ronald Reginald Read 2004-2011 Director View profile
  37. John Peter George Farr 2004-2011 Director View profile
  38. David Andrew Elliott 2004-2007 Director View profile
  39. Mark James Webb 2004-2005 Director View profile
  40. Stephen Henry Pickerill 2004-2007 Director View profile
  41. David Russell Gabe 2004-2011 Director View profile
  42. David John Colwell 2004-2007 Director View profile
  43. Gareth Huw Williams 2003-2012 Director View profile
  44. Ian Mcdonald 2002-2007 Director View profile
  45. Dr John Russell House 2002-2005 Director View profile
  46. Ann Hopper 2002-2005 Director View profile
  47. Nicholas John Sawyer 2002-2004 Director View profile
  48. Geoffrey Herbert Smith 2001-2004 Director View profile
  49. George Marshall Paxton 2001-2004 Director View profile
  50. George Richard Davies 2001-2010 Director View profile
  51. Paul Christopher Wynn 2000-2013 Director View profile
  52. Martyn Paul Grimes 2000-2003 Director View profile
  53. Daniel Peter Chaplin 2000-2003 Director View profile
  54. Veronica Hazel Watkins 2000-2003 Director View profile
  55. Krishan Varma 2000-2003 Director View profile
  56. Andrew Keogh 1999-2006 Director View profile
  57. Brian Grieves 1999-2001 Director View profile
  58. Michael John Burrill 1999-2001 Director View profile
  59. Beverley Sewell 1999-2000 Director View profile
  60. George Bird 1999-2002 Director View profile
  61. Dr Clive Chris Bocking 1998-2004 Director View profile
  62. Professor Gary William Critchlow 1998-2003 Director View profile
  63. Gordon Richard Davies 1997-2000 Director View profile
  64. Clifford Franklin Beer 1997-2000 Director View profile
  65. Alan John Koch 1997-2016 Director View profile
  66. Douglas Riley 1997-2000 Director View profile
  67. Dr David Howard Ross 1997-1998 Director View profile
  68. John Kenneth Cosslett 1997-2003 Director View profile
  69. Michael Derek John Shute 1997-2004 Director View profile
  70. Pearson, Trevor, Doctor 1997-2010 Director View profile
  71. Rona Beverley Bate 1996-2000 Director View profile
  72. Leonard Geoffrey Hawkes 1996-2000 Director View profile
  73. Barrie Nigel Poeton 1996-2002 Director View profile
  74. Antony Spencer Barker 1996-1998 Director View profile
  75. Richard Arthur Hutchinson 1996-1999 Director View profile
  76. Paul Robert Ebdon 1995-1998 Director View profile
  77. Declan Clear 1995-2000 Director View profile
  78. William John Reuben Cook 1995-2000 Director View profile
  79. Rezai Kalantary, Mehrdad, Doctor 1995-1998 Director View profile
  80. Charles Farrell Welsh 1994-1995 Director View profile
  81. Peter Charles Ryder 1994-1998 Director View profile
  82. Colin Anthony Addison 1994-1996 Director View profile
  83. David Roy Mason 1994-1997 Director View profile
  84. Kevin Peter Thurlow 1994-1996 Director View profile
  85. Stephen Leonard Parkes 1993-2000 Director View profile
  86. Roger Speck 1993-1995 Director View profile
  87. Gary Moore 1993-1995 Director View profile
  88. Anthony Russell Poeton 1993-1996 Director View profile
  89. Gary Marshman 1992-1994 Director View profile
  90. Jayne Louise Dunmore 1992-1994 Director View profile
  91. Hayden Oldham 1992-1994 Director View profile
  92. Andrew Martin Hayes 1992-1995 Director View profile
  93. Professor David Thomas Gawne 1992-1995 Director View profile
  94. Dr Simon Wernick 1992-1995 Director View profile
  95. Richard Anthony Lewis 1991-1994 Director View profile
  96. Dr John Alan Crossley 1991-1996 Director View profile
  97. Terence Jones 1991-1994 Director View profile
  98. Edward Louis Masek 1991-1995 Director View profile
  99. Bernard Ernest Bunce 1991-1999 Director View profile
  100. Alan James Dowell 1991-1993 Director View profile
  101. Eric Williams 1990-2007 Director View profile
  102. Peter Granam Linney Vivian 1992 Director View profile
  103. Geoffrey Charles Taylor 1992 Director View profile
  104. Robert Williams 1992 Director View profile
  105. Leslie Vivian Lewis 1995 Director View profile
  106. Ronald Arthur Neale 2001 Director View profile
  107. Dr Sidney Alec Watson 1993 Director View profile
  108. Dr Arthur Watson 1994 Director View profile
  109. Brian Frederick Johnson 1993 Director View profile
  110. Sydney Alfred Harris 1993 Director View profile
  111. Ian Robert Christie 1994 Director View profile
  112. Tony Eugene Such 1994 Director View profile
  113. Charles Brian Stembridge 1998 Director View profile
  114. John Hopkins 1992 Director View profile
  115. Anne Hope Chapman 1993-2011 Secretary View profile
  116. Dr Denis Noel Layton 1993-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; Technical and vocational secondary education; Activities of professional membership organizations
Incorporated
18/08/1951
Registered office
Birmingham
Also a registered charity
Institute of Materials Finishing
Previous names
The Institute of Metal Finishing (until 28/01/2013)

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.

  • Graham John Armstrong
    appoints directors · notified 2016-11-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Institute of Materials Finishing is controlled by Graham John Armstrong
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2016-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Graham John Armstrong.

2 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

1 grant · £10,963 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £10,963

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £10,9632020-11-01
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.

10 directors on the board

15.3y median 18.5y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

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 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00498619
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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