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Company · Gateshead

Express Engineering (Gateshead) Limited

Machining

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. William Germaney 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gary Thirlwell 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Scott Thompson 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. John Patterson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Mark James Morgan Bevan 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Eric James Lewis 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Brian Cocksedge 2005-2013 Director View profile
  8. Neil Graham Baxter 2000-2004 Director View profile
  9. Nigel Davison 1999-2017 Director View profile
  10. James Thomas Ritchie 1996-2000 Director View profile
  11. Roy Robert Edward Stanley 1996-1999 Director View profile
  12. Robin James Dermot Mackie 1995-2003 Director View profile
  13. Robert Reed 1993-2000 Director View profile
  14. Keith Fulton Scott Thompson 2006 Director View profile
  15. Kevin Scott 2025 Director View profile
  16. Geoffrey Dean 1998 Director View profile
  17. Denis John Henderson 1997 Director View profile
  18. Stanley Burgess 1999 Director View profile
  19. Michael Vincent Blakey 2003-2018 Secretary View profile
  20. Arthur James Peter Borrell 1996-2004 Secretary View profile
  21. Olwyn Lois Thompson 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Machining; Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Incorporated
13/12/1978
Registered office
Gateshead
Previous names
Express Engineering (OIL & GAS) Limited (until 12/07/2017)
Express Engineering (Thompson) Limited (until 27/03/2014)

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.

Group

  1. Express Engineering (Gateshead) Limited is controlled by Express Engineering (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Express Engineering (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Express Engineering (Group) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Express Engineering (Group) Limited is controlled by Christopher Scott Thompson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Scott Thompson.

21 other companies 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.

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.

7 directors on the board

5.4y median 3y
average tenure
16.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

0
also govern a charity
3
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.

Finance 14Manufacturing 11Dormant 5Arts and leisure 1

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01405214
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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