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Woolley GMC Engineering Company Limited
Machining
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Richard Arthur Shield 2010-2012 View profile
- Robert Kenneth Brown 2008-2009 View profile
- Malcolm George Morley 2008-2012 View profile
- Martyn Cooper 2000-2001 View profile
- Clifford John Holmes 2010 View profile
- Graham Cooper 2010 View profile
- Trevor John Woolley 2003 View profile
- Susan Cooper 2004-2010 View profile
- Jonathan Cooper 2003-2004 View profile
- Gary John Woolley 1993-2002 View profile
- Patricia Elizabeth Woolley 2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Machining
- Incorporated
- 13/02/1978
- Registered office
- Syston
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.
- Christopher Richard Francis Shield
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Woolley GMC Engineering Company Limited
is controlled by Christopher Richard Francis Shield
Evidence
active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher Richard Francis Shield.
26 other companies in this group
- Burrows & Smith Holdings Limited
- Home Farm Beeby Holdings Limited
- Shield Engineering Holdings Limited
- Shield-Lodge Engineering Limited
- G W Atkins & Sons Limited
- BCC Foundry Limited
- Shield Engineering (Syston) Limited
- R A Shield Holdings Limited
- Shield Properties Holdings Limited
- Spaw Engineering Limited
- C R Shield Holdings Limited
- Burrows & Smith Limited
- Twingear Limited
- 10325088
- Shield Engineering Group Holdings Limited
- Woolley GMC Engineering Holdings Limited
- Shield Manufacturing Technologies Limited
- PFS Manufacturing Limited
- Twingear Holdings Limited
- Home Farm Beeby Limited
- 10485460
- G W Atkins and Sons Holdings Limited
- Maniflex Holdings Limited
- Shield Manufacturing Technologies Holdings Limited
- Shield Powertrain Systems Company Limited
- Shield Properties 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
- £11,137,891
- Total assets
- £11,287,793
- Cash
- £1,920,610
- Employees
- 66
- Turnover
- £15,431,681
- Profit/loss
- £1,222,590
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Jonathan Cooper Director · appointed 2000
- Brian John O'Connor Director · appointed 1999
- Christopher Richard Francis Shield Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Jonathan Cooper Director · appointed 2000
- Brian John O'Connor Director · appointed 1999
- Christopher Richard Francis Shield Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Jonathan Cooper Director · appointed 2000
- Brian John O'Connor Director · appointed 1999
- Christopher Richard Francis Shield Director · appointed 2010
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
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
- 01352834
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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