Company

Mechan Limited

Mechan Limited is an active UK company (number 00947728), incorporated 1969, with 4 current directors including Martin John Dootson and Lindsey Anne Mills. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

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Jean-Pierre Rorive 2019-2024 Director View profile
Martin Stuart Berry 2018-2022 Director View profile
Jean Henri Gourp 2018-2019 Director View profile
Christophe Yves Lhotellier 2017-2019 Director View profile
Andrew Philip Mott 2017-2022 Director View profile
Alain Bertrand Lovambac 2017-2019 Director View profile
Richard Alan Carr 2006-2018 Director View profile
Christian Lee Fletcher 2005-2011 Director View profile
Sidney Frederick Cripps 2004-2005 Director View profile
Owen Dunster Snell 1996-2001 Director View profile
Anthony Gerard Hague 2011 Director View profile
Adrian Robert Edwards 2007 Director View profile
Alison Bradshaw 1998-2017 Secretary View profile
Graham Leslie Cofield 1993-2014 Secretary View profile
Esther Rosatti Hague 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

Goods Supply for Accommodation Bogies for Midland Metro Limited Buyer: West Midlands Combined Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
Goods Supply for Accommodation Bogies for Midland Metro Limited (Bespoke Requirement)

About

Incorporated: 11/02/1969

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.

Mechan Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

Mechan Limited is controlled by Mechan Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Mechan Group Limited is controlled by Zahir Altaf
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Zahir Altaf.

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Mechan Group Limited

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: £832,255
Total assets: £835,480
Cash: £918,000
Employees: 0.23
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

Martin John Dootson Director · appointed 2022
Zahir Altaf Director · appointed 2006
Lindsey Anne Mills Director · appointed 2022
Thomas Fournier Director · appointed 2019

9.1y median 6y

average tenure

19.9y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Zahir Altaf Director · appointed 2006
Thomas Fournier Director · appointed 2019

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

Martin John Dootson Director · appointed 2022
Zahir Altaf Director · appointed 2006
Lindsey Anne Mills Director · appointed 2022
Thomas Fournier Director · appointed 2019

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 4

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: 00947728
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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