Company · Evesham
Foster & Freeman Limited
Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Simon Charles King 2022-2024 View profile
- Alexander Warnock 2020-2025 View profile
- Elzbieta Wiktoria Duell 2019-2020 View profile
- Robert Michael Freeman 2011-2019 View profile
- Douglas James Foster 2011-2019 View profile
- Michael John Freeman 2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom 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.
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Laser Kit
CRIME-LITE LASER - BLUE AND GREEN LASER KIT (QCL/LASER/BLUE-GREENKIT)
About
- What it does
- Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 01/12/1978
- Registered office
- Evesham
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Douglas James Foster ceased 2019-08-09
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Robert Michael Freeman ceased 2019-08-09
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Galton Bidco Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-09
Group
- Foster & Freeman Limited
is controlled by Douglas James Foster
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-08-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Douglas James Foster.
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.
Grants received
2 grants · £45,939 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 · £31,496
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £14,442
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- 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.
3 directors on the board
- Philip Ian Wild Director · appointed 2025
- Rex Alastair Orton Director · appointed 2020
- Robert Andrew Dartnell Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Rex Alastair Orton Director · appointed 2020
- Robert Andrew Dartnell Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Philip Ian Wild Director · appointed 2025
- Rex Alastair Orton Director · appointed 2020
- Robert Andrew Dartnell Director · appointed 2000
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
- 01403147
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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