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Company · Cheltenham

Delapena Honing Equipment Limited

Delapena Honing Equipment Limited is an active UK company (number 01879464), incorporated 1985, with 2 current directors, Sandra Margaret Arthur and Martin Paul Elliott. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Manufacture of other machine tools

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Previous officers 13

  1. David Robert Arthur 2006-2024 Director View profile
  2. Julia Herion 2005-2006 Director View profile
  3. Olaf Tessarzyk 2002-2003 Director View profile
  4. Gerhard Simon 1999-2006 Director View profile
  5. Etienne Jean Baptiste Becker 1998-2000 Director View profile
  6. Paul Bignell 1995-2005 Director View profile
  7. Robert Charles Kipp 1995-1997 Director View profile
  8. Michael Stanley Warwick 1995-2002 Director View profile
  9. Dorothee Stein 1992-2006 Director View profile
  10. Hans Alexander Grimm 1992-1999 Director View profile
  11. Alan Nigel Breeze 1995 Director View profile
  12. Phillip Jeremy John King 2006-2011 Secretary View profile
  13. David John Sebire 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other machine tools
Incorporated
22/01/1985
Registered office
Cheltenham

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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 Robert Arthur ceased 2017-12-31
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Delapena Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-12-31
  • Delapena Group Limited ceased 2019-06-17
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-12-31

Group

  1. Delapena Honing Equipment Limited is controlled by David Robert Arthur
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Robert Arthur.

2 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.

Financials

Net assets
£629,643
Total assets
£694,701
Cash
£102,743
Employees
27
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

4 grants · £1,086,173 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £908,577 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £177,596 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £470,5482022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £438,0292020-10-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £145,8502020-05-19
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £31,7462020-05-19
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.

2 directors on the board

10.8y median 10.8y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Finance 2Professional services 2Retail and trade 2Construction 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
01879464
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
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