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Griffith Textile Machines Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. David Andrew Bowden 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. David Robert Acheson 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Albert Taylor 2013-2021 Director View profile
  4. Carole Lisa Watson 2013-2021 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Urquhart Clarke 2012-2025 Director View profile
  6. David John Watson 2010-2021 Director View profile
  7. Neil Stanley Grabham 2010-2025 Director View profile
  8. Charles Lambert Marie Francois Gylain Beauduin 2007-2010 Director View profile
  9. Germain Gustave Henri Noel Arnoys 2007-2010 Director View profile
  10. Peter John Griffiths 2005-2007 Director View profile
  11. Edward Brice Wilson 1998-2010 Director View profile
  12. Sandra Kemp 1998-2007 Director View profile
  13. Walter O. Wilson 2010 Director View profile
  14. John Dalton Griffith 2010 Director View profile
  15. Gillian Griffith 2007 Director View profile
  16. Elaine Ann Evans 2010-2025 Secretary View profile
  17. Debra Ann Almond 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  18. Douglas Archbold 2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/09/1984

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.

  • David John Watson ceased 2020-03-10
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-10-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Griffith Textile Machines Limited is controlled by David John Watson
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-10-13, ceased 2020-03-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Watson.

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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.

3 directors on the board

8.8y median 9.4y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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 8Finance 4Dormant 2Health and social care 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
01845474
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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