Company
Automatics Tooling Company Limited
Automatics Tooling Company Limited is an active UK company (number 00513582), incorporated 1952, with 3 current directors including Simon John Nicholas Sheldrake and Dr Stephen Archer Huckvale. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- James Angus Mclean 2004-2004 View profile
- William John Sanders 2004-2005 View profile
- Brian John Litchfield 1997-2002 View profile
- Robert Arthur Lord 1994 View profile
- Edgar George Lord 1995 View profile
- Keith Malcolm Johnson 2007 View profile
- Janet Linda Hedges 2016-2025 View profile
- Santha Elizabeth Dixon 2012-2016 View profile
- Alison Jill Farago 2008-2012 View profile
- Clifford Vivian Smith 2005-2008 View profile
- Geoffrey Douglas Holland 1993-1999 View profile
- Colin William Evans 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/11/1952
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.
- ATC Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · 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.
Group
- Automatics Tooling Company Limited
is controlled by ATC Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by ATC Group Limited.
1 other company 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.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Dr Stephen Archer Huckvale Director · appointed 2002
- Guy Edgar Lord Director
- Simon John Nicholas Sheldrake Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Stephen Archer Huckvale Director · appointed 2002
- Simon John Nicholas Sheldrake Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Simon John Nicholas Sheldrake Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Stephen Archer Huckvale Director · appointed 2002
- Guy Edgar Lord Director
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.
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
- 00513582
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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