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F.C. Brown (Steel Equipment) Limited

Manufacture of office and shop furniture

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Previous officers 21

  1. Emily Elizabeth Jones 2026-2026 Director View profile
  2. Richard David Costin 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. David Appleby 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. David William Botterill 2018-2023 Director View profile
  5. Robin Bayliss 2018-2024 Director View profile
  6. Helen Owen 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Paul Alan Crutcher 2013-2023 Director View profile
  8. John Dudley Atkin 2007-2020 Director View profile
  9. John David Irwin 2006-2015 Director View profile
  10. Neil Stuart Chaplain 2005-2006 Director View profile
  11. Ralph Ernest James Hearnshaw 1998-2018 Director View profile
  12. Brian Keith Matthews 1996-2005 Director View profile
  13. Robert John Steel 1994-1996 Director View profile
  14. Christopher Ross Stapleton 1993-2013 Director View profile
  15. Bernard John Richards 1993 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Charles Brown 2023 Director View profile
  17. Henry Richard Blackwell 2019 Director View profile
  18. William George Strang 2007 Director View profile
  19. Richard Ivor Giles 1996 Director View profile
  20. James Mcadam 2010 Director View profile
  21. Philip Roy Ashdown 2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of office and shop furniture; Manufacture of other furniture
Incorporated
23/05/1961
Registered office
Newport

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. F.C. Brown (Steel Equipment) Limited is controlled by Anthony Charles Brown
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-04-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anthony Charles Brown.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£25,425,000
Total assets
£25,425,000
Cash
£5,700,000
Employees
3.35
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£1,621,000

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. 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.

5 directors on the board

1.3y median 0.6y
average tenure
3.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 6Tech and media 2Manufacturing 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00693397
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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