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R & D Tool & Engineering Limited

R & D Tool & Engineering Limited is an active UK company (number 01866185), incorporated 1984, with 3 current directors including James Anthony Ramsey and Philipp Gruner. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Michael Stiles 2017-2022 Director View profile
  2. Tim White 2011-2022 Director View profile
  3. William Todd Riley 2011-2016 Director View profile
  4. Alan Langton Tolley 2001-2022 Director View profile
  5. Miles Iredell Carey 1997-1999 Director View profile
  6. Ivan Drienik 1997-2007 Director View profile
  7. Rex Duane Luchtel 1996-2011 Director View profile
  8. David John Kilford 2003 Director View profile
  9. Shaun Ennis 2011-2022 Secretary View profile
  10. Richard Blaine Lantefield 1996-2011 Secretary View profile
  11. Pauline Linda Kilford 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/11/1984

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Ardith M Drienik ceased 2022-09-01
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • James Anthony Ramsey ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Tim White ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Michael Stiles ceased 2017-03-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-01
  • R & D Europe Limited
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. R & D Tool & Engineering Limited is controlled by Ardith M Drienik
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ardith M Drienik.

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
£2,878,326
Total assets
£5,380,567
Cash
£531,293
Employees
78
Turnover
£8,385,205
Profit/loss
£218,456

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£8,385,205£2,878,326
2025-12-31£8,385,205£2,878,326

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,500 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £1,500

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,5002023-04-01
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

3.7y median 3.8y
average tenure
3.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 3Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01866185
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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