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Charter (Machine Tools) Limited

Charter (Machine Tools) Limited is an active UK company (number 01421456), incorporated 1979, with 3 current directors including Nicholas Stuart Sutton and Ian David Sallis. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Annabel Sutton 1999-2009 Secretary View profile
  2. Olive Hughes 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/05/1979

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. Charter (Machine Tools) Limited is controlled by Stuart Ernest Sutton
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stuart Ernest Sutton.

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
£339,632
Total assets
£450,290
Cash
£124,547
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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

16.9y median 16.9y
average tenure
16.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
01421456
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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