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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 41

  1. Stephen Patrick Gill 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Christopher John Philip Long 2013-2015 Director View profile
  3. John Charles Paterson 2013-2020 Director View profile
  4. Stuart John Gregory 2011-2024 Director View profile
  5. Keith Brown 2011-2015 Director View profile
  6. Martin William Haynes 2007-2011 Director View profile
  7. Leslie Hawkins 2005-2006 Director View profile
  8. Martyn Terence Hill 2004-2006 Director View profile
  9. Ian Gilbertson 2004-2013 Director View profile
  10. Colin Douglas Philip Robinson 2002-2006 Director View profile
  11. David Hartley Rowbottom 2001-2017 Director View profile
  12. Paul Kenneth Spackman 1999-2011 Director View profile
  13. John Edward Loseby 1999-2002 Director View profile
  14. Simon Robert Rainger 1999-2002 Director View profile
  15. Paul Anthony Wilson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  16. Alan Clarke 1999-2001 Director View profile
  17. Rudolf Ian Hercik 1998-2005 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Charles Evans 1998-1999 Director View profile
  19. John Preskey 1996-1999 Director View profile
  20. Leslie Milnes 1995-1998 Director View profile
  21. Christopher Paul Lamont 1995-2013 Director View profile
  22. Dr Kenneth Trevor Lee 1994-1998 Director View profile
  23. John Lawrenson 1993-1995 Director View profile
  24. John Joseph Allott 1993-2000 Director View profile
  25. Albert Edward Wright 1992-1995 Director View profile
  26. Paul Anthony Buckley 1992-1996 Director View profile
  27. Malcolm Mitchell 1994 Director View profile
  28. Gordon Tyrer 2004 Director View profile
  29. Gerald Alfred Greenwood 2004 Director View profile
  30. Dr James Melville Birch 2003 Director View profile
  31. Anthony Michael Berry 1992 Director View profile
  32. Charles Keith Higginbottom 2002 Director View profile
  33. Raymond Gordon Hewitt 1992 Director View profile
  34. Barry Upton 1993 Director View profile
  35. Philip Thomas Roberts 2001 Director View profile
  36. Julia Cartwright 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  37. Dianne June Willis 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  38. Dr Pamela Anne Murrell 2014-2014 Secretary View profile
  39. Tom Siddle 2005-2014 Secretary View profile
  40. Dr David Anthony Harris 2000-2005 Secretary View profile
  41. Norman Allan Dew 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/09/1969
Also a registered charity
The Diecasting Society Limited

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.

  • John Charles Paterson ceased 2018-02-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Diecasting Society Limited is controlled by John Charles Paterson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-15, ceased 2018-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Charles Paterson.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Employees
1,834
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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

15.7y median 17.8y
average tenure
25.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 6

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
00961970
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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