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Company Liquidation

Kershaw Mechanical Services Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Luke Ashton 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Mark Digby 2014-2014 Director View profile
  3. Gary David Smith 2004-2020 Director View profile
  4. David Lee 2000-2006 Director View profile
  5. Jack Richard Kirk 2000-2004 Director View profile
  6. Mark Stephen Finlay 1997-2018 Director View profile
  7. Graham Cashin 1997 Director View profile
  8. Paul Constable 2000 Director View profile
  9. Giles William Bingley 1999 Director View profile
  10. Edward Leonard Bird 2018 Director View profile
  11. Raymond Peter Michael Bone 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/11/1954

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. Kershaw Mechanical Services Limited is controlled by Mark Stephen Finlay
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2017-05-04, ceased 2018-03-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Stephen Finlay.

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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 for researchers

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.

7 directors on the board

11.2y median 8.3y
average tenure
22.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Arts and leisure 1Professional 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
00540706
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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