Fort Vale Engineering Limited
Company 00902920 Active
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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
- Matthew James Woodcock Director · appointed 2023
- David Bailey Director · appointed 2008
- Graham Peter Blanchard Director · appointed 2020
- Ian Wilson Director
- Shaun Laycock Director · appointed 2008
- Peter Anthony Staveley Director · appointed 2008
- Edward Martin Drury Director
13y median 18.5y
average tenure
18.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- David Bailey Director · appointed 2008
- Graham Peter Blanchard Director · appointed 2020
- Shaun Laycock Director · appointed 2008
- Peter Anthony Staveley Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Matthew James Woodcock Director · appointed 2023
- David Bailey Director · appointed 2008
- Graham Peter Blanchard Director · appointed 2020
- Shaun Laycock Director · appointed 2008
Portfolio (3)
- Ian Wilson Director
- Peter Anthony Staveley Director · appointed 2008
- Edward Martin Drury Director
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also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Edward Sagar Fort Obe Director · resigned 2026
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Riggs Autopack Limited 2 shared directors
- Fort Vale Nuclear Limited 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- Francis Searchlights Limited 1 shared director
- Fort Vale Limited 1 shared director
- Atlantic Tool Leasing U.K. Limited 1 shared director
- Datum Finance Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00902920 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 06/04/1967 |
| Address | CALDER VALE PARK SIMONSTONE LANE, SIMONSTONE, BURNLEY, LANCASHIRE, BB12 7ND |
| Accounts next due | 30/11/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 28/02/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
24520 - Casting of steel25990 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
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.
- Edward Sagar Fort Obe ceased 2026-03-07
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Fort Vale Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2026-03-07
Officers (19)
- Matthew James Woodcock Director · appointed 2023
- Graham Peter Blanchard Director · appointed 2020
- Sharon Hendleman Secretary · appointed 2013
- David Bailey Director · appointed 2008
- Shaun Laycock Director · appointed 2008
- Peter Anthony Staveley Director · appointed 2008
- Ian Wilson Director
- Edward Martin Drury Director
Show 11 former officers
- Andrew John Bishop Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2018
- Andrew Bryce Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2025
- Kevin Singh Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2015
- John Horsfall Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2020
- Patricia Calway Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2006
- Giuseppe Licata Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2011
- Jean-Frederic Frot Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2004
- Edward Sagar Fort Obe Director · resigned 2026
- David Frederick Howard Smith Director · resigned 2015
- John Joseph O Gara Director · resigned 2006
- William Bennet Robinson Director · resigned 2000
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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