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Company · Stewartby

Pope & Meads Limited

Machining

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 10

  1. David James Williams 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Donald Macleod Morrison 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Peter Alexander Clouston 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Hallam Ellis 2007-2023 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Thurson Black 2002-2014 Director View profile
  6. Denis Frank Spicer 1992-2023 Director View profile
  7. John Thomas Firkins 1992-2023 Director View profile
  8. Peter David Cowell 1998 Director View profile
  9. David James Williams 2009-2025 Secretary View profile
  10. Carole Evelyn Spicer 1992-2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Machining; Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Incorporated
20/06/1953
Registered office
Stewartby

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Pope & Meads Limited is controlled by Stephen Jonathan Spicer
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-03-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Jonathan Spicer.

3 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.

Financials

Net assets
£3,127,330
Total assets
£2,285,559
Cash
£465,743
Employees
47
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£74,374

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

11.2y median 8.8y
average tenure
23.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 6Health and social care 2Professional services 2Other services 1Property 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
00520848
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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