Company · St Albans
Charles Wilson Engineers Limited
Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Ellen Pauline Gallagher 1993-2023 View profile
- David Alfred Wilson 2021 View profile
- Charles Gallagher 1993 View profile
- Gary Leslie Shaw 2003 View profile
- Stephen Wallace 1999-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment; Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 10/10/1978
- Registered office
- St Albans
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.
- Matthew Investments Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Charles Wilson Engineers Limited
is controlled by Matthew Investments Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Matthew Investments Limited
is controlled by Gallagher Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Gallagher Holdings Limited
is controlled by Gallagher Investments Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Gallagher Investments Limited.
15 other companies in this group
- Ayot Place Limited
- Emerypark Management Limited
- Charles Gallagher Limited
- Greenland Oaks Management Limited
- Fleet Mill Management Limited
- Gallagher Holdings Limited
- Roadmarch Management Limited
- Matthew Homes Limited
- Pendragon Debt Collection Agency Limited
- Mackay Plant Hire Limited
- Greenland Oaks Management NO. 2 Limited
- Matthew Investments Limited
- Matthew Properties Limited
- 11729449
- Gallagher Investments 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
- £130,262,230
- Total assets
- £147,678,187
- Cash
- £12,157,991
- Employees
- 3.85
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £10,107,907
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.
5 directors on the board
- Charles Hubert Gallagher Director
- Mark Clifford Pudney Director · appointed 2019
- Graham John Pollard Director · appointed 1997
- Mark David Dominic Wilson Director · appointed 1993
- David Andrew Gallagher Director
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Clifford Pudney Director · appointed 2019
- Graham John Pollard Director · appointed 1997
- Mark David Dominic Wilson Director · appointed 1993
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Mark Clifford Pudney Director · appointed 2019
- Graham John Pollard Director · appointed 1997
- Mark David Dominic Wilson Director · appointed 1993
Portfolio (2)
- Charles Hubert Gallagher Director
- David Andrew Gallagher Director
Also govern a charity
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
- 01393410
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/01/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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