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Shorts Industries Limited

Shorts Industries Limited is an active UK company (number 01670669), incorporated 1982, with 4 current directors including John Kiran Read Fothergill and Robert William Sykes. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Kevin Armstrong 2011-2013 Director View profile
  2. Paul Welsby 1996-2019 Director View profile
  3. John Christopher Read Fothergill 2000 Director View profile
  4. Peter Bretherick 1996 Director View profile
  5. Robert George Middleton 2007-2014 Secretary View profile
  6. Martin Thomas Bell 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  7. David John Humphreys 1993-2001 Secretary View profile
  8. Denis Appleby 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From 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.

  • Supply of Passenger Lift Components Buyer: Leeds City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Leeds Building Services (LBS) have a requirement to purchase Passenger Lift Components to ensure LBS operatives have the necessary equipment to provide responsive repairs to lifts City Wide.

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About

Incorporated
08/10/1982

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Shorts Industries Limited is controlled by John Donald Read Fothergill
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-07-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Donald Read Fothergill.

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.

4 directors on the board

14.1y median 9.6y
average tenure
30.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Dormant 10Manufacturing 4Professional services 4Hospitality 3Finance 1Property 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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.

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
01670669
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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