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Fort Vale Engineering Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Andrew John Bishop 2016-2018 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Bryce 2010-2025 Director View profile
  3. Kevin Singh 2009-2015 Director View profile
  4. John Horsfall 2008-2020 Director View profile
  5. Patricia Calway 2004-2006 Director View profile
  6. Giuseppe Licata 1998-2011 Director View profile
  7. Jean-Frederic Frot 1997-2004 Director View profile
  8. Edward Sagar Fort OBE 2026 Director View profile
  9. David Frederick Howard Smith 2015 Director View profile
  10. John Joseph O Gara 2006 Director View profile
  11. William Bennet Robinson 2000 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/04/1967

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. Fort Vale Engineering Limited is controlled by Edward Sagar Fort OBE
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2026-03-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Edward Sagar Fort OBE.

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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.

Grants received

2 grants · £25,381 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £18,381
  • Department for Education · £7,000

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £18,3812021-04-01
  • Department for Education £7,0002020-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

13y median 18.5y
average tenure
18.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 5Professional services 3Finance 1Health and social care 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
00902920
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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