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Midland Tool and Design Limited
Midland Tool and Design Limited is an active UK company (number 00962501), incorporated 1969, with 4 current directors including David John Newell and Nicholas Paul Brittle. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 33
- Kevin Thomas Fellows 2022-2024 View profile
- Nigel Antony Brice 2006-2007 View profile
- Nicholas Anthony Walker 2006-2007 View profile
- Michael Roy Pass 2006-2007 View profile
- Andrew Kenneth Jolliffe 2006-2006 View profile
- Graham Michael Entwistle 2006-2006 View profile
- John Nicholl Sawford 2004-2005 View profile
- Thomas Moore 2003-2005 View profile
- Thomas E Carr 2002-2003 View profile
- Frank Stuart Jardine 2002-2003 View profile
- Andrew Kenneth Jollife 2002-2004 View profile
- Leslie Michael Eccleshall 2001-2004 View profile
- Sheridan Willoughby Austell Comonte 2001-2004 View profile
- Andrew John Marsh 2001-2002 View profile
- Richard Armon Evans 2000-2001 View profile
- Roger Harrop 2000-2001 View profile
- Michael Morfill 1998-1999 View profile
- Anthony Kerr Griffiths 1998-2001 View profile
- Barry George Hickman 1996-2005 View profile
- David Timothy Tinker 1996-1998 View profile
- Martin Ronald Atkins 1996-2000 View profile
- Anthony Doyle 1996-1998 View profile
- Trevor Blackshaw 1996-2000 View profile
- James Anthony Ryan 1993-1996 View profile
- Trevor Hirst 1998 View profile
- William George French 1992 View profile
- Charles Harold Webb 1994 View profile
- Peter Henry Evans 1996 View profile
- Harry Hirst 1996 View profile
- Wendy Jill Sharp 2006-2007 View profile
- Martin Graham Leigh 1996-2006 View profile
- Roger Hammond Hockey 1993-1996 View profile
- David George Neve 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/09/1969
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.
- Darren John Booton
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Dalion Engineering Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-10-01
Group
- Midland Tool and Design Limited
is controlled by Darren John Booton
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Darren John Booton.
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
- Net assets
- £2,343,868
- Total assets
- £2,616,914
- Cash
- £93,372
- Employees
- 79
- Turnover
- £7,221,428
- Profit/loss
- £318,220
Filed as Medium-sized 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.
Grants received
4 grants · £1,374,437 total360Giving 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 · £1,302,723 (2 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £71,714 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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
- Lesley Joanne Barrows Director · appointed 2016
- Nicholas Paul Brittle Director · appointed 2022
- Darren John Booton Director · appointed 2006
- David John Newell Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Lesley Joanne Barrows Director · appointed 2016
- Darren John Booton Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Nicholas Paul Brittle Director · appointed 2022
- David John Newell Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (2)
- Lesley Joanne Barrows Director · appointed 2016
- Darren John Booton Director · appointed 2006
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.
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
- 00962501
- 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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