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Woodworking Machinery Suppliers Association Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Paul Andrew Cooper 2008-2017 Director View profile
  2. Norman William Woods 2008-2011 Director View profile
  3. John Peter Smith 2005-2007 Director View profile
  4. Ian Stuart Brown 2005-2009 Director View profile
  5. John Palmer 2002-2004 Director View profile
  6. Kelvin John Wilkins 2002-2003 Director View profile
  7. John Michael Howard 2002-2004 Director View profile
  8. Robert Edward Talbott 2000-2002 Director View profile
  9. Nigel John Renton Smith 2000-2001 Director View profile
  10. Anthony Kaye 1999-2009 Director View profile
  11. Ian Peter Croft 1998-2001 Director View profile
  12. Michael Harry King 1996-2005 Director View profile
  13. Michael James Lines 1996-1999 Director View profile
  14. John Frederick Gibson 1996-2008 Director View profile
  15. John Brian Morris 1995-2001 Director View profile
  16. Peter John Whitehead 1995-1996 Director View profile
  17. David George Watts 1995-1996 Director View profile
  18. Barry Hughes 1994-1996 Director View profile
  19. Martin Philip James 1994-1998 Director View profile
  20. Francis Vernon Dalton 1994-2019 Director View profile
  21. Douglas Alexander Shopland 2005 Director View profile
  22. Geoffrey Charles Isenman 2006 Director View profile
  23. Michael Keith Farmer 1994 Director View profile
  24. Timothy Simon Shepheard 1994 Director View profile
  25. Peter Richard Brookman 1992 Director View profile
  26. Michael Humphreys Ingrey 1993 Director View profile
  27. John William Barnes 1994 Director View profile
  28. Enver Qasimali Visram 1993 Director View profile
  29. John Douglas Wilkins 1994 Director View profile
  30. John Robert Smith-Bodden 1999-2014 Secretary View profile
  31. Susan Claire Dean 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  32. Joseph Patrick Dowling 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  33. Robert John Kemp 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/09/1983

Financials

Net assets
£89,996
Total assets
£89,996
Cash
£90,895
Employees
7
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£89,996
2024-12-31Not reported£92,700

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

7 directors on the board

16.3y median 18.1y
average tenure
30.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Manufacturing 6Finance 3Professional services 3Retail and trade 3Business services 2Construction 2Dormant 2

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
01757131
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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