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Bakelite Synthetics UK Limited

Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

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Previous officers 30

  1. Christopher Douglas Hynes 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Mark David Bidstrup 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. Arnoldus Wilhelmus Maria Mertens 2012-2021 Director View profile
  4. George Ferry Knight Iii 2012-2016 Director View profile
  5. Marcello Celeste Boldrini 2011-2012 Director View profile
  6. Dale Norman Plante 2008-2012 Director View profile
  7. James Langston 2006-2011 Director View profile
  8. Joseph Patrick Bevilaqua 2002-2011 Director View profile
  9. George Christopher Mackenzie Gallacher 2001-2017 Director View profile
  10. Peter John Hartland 1999-2006 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Joseph Zappala 1999-2002 Director View profile
  12. Roger Neville Young 1999-1999 Director View profile
  13. Cornelis Adrianus Bokmans 1995-1999 Director View profile
  14. Richard James Searle 1995-1999 Director View profile
  15. David John Roache 1994-1999 Director View profile
  16. John Frank Wilkinson 1994-1999 Director View profile
  17. Binns, Thomas David, Doctor 1994-1995 Director View profile
  18. Rodney Graham Turton 1999 Director View profile
  19. Alan George Ariss 1995 Director View profile
  20. Rupert James Beaupre Creed 1995 Director View profile
  21. John Barry Scanlan 1995 Director View profile
  22. David Tecwyn Wilkinson 1994 Director View profile
  23. Howard Arthur Walpole 1994 Director View profile
  24. Robin James Buckland 1993 Director View profile
  25. Jaap Schilder 2017-2021 Secretary View profile
  26. Richard Oliver Healey 2003-2014 Secretary View profile
  27. Leighton Wynne Davies 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  28. Anthony Green 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  29. Benjamin Harrison Jones 1999-2003 Secretary View profile
  30. Julian Francis Alfred Charman 1995-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals; Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals
Incorporated
20/12/1965
Registered office
Penarth
Previous names
Hexion UK Limited (until 22/10/2021)
Momentive Specialty Chemicals UK Limited (until 15/01/2015)
Hexion Specialty Chemicals UK Limited (until 03/11/2010)

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. Bakelite Synthetics UK Limited is controlled by Bakelite UK Holding LTD.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-06-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bakelite UK Holding LTD. is controlled by Stephen Henry Deckoff
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2020-08-16, ceased 2020-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Henry Deckoff.

13 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

3 grants · £30,241 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 · £24,292
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £5,949 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £3,7332022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £2,2162021-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £24,2922018-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

9.1y median 8.7y
average tenure
15.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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.

Finance 8

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00867053
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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