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The Mechanics Centre Museum of Labour and Trades' Union History Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 62

  1. John Robert Nicholson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Neil Smith 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Steven Stott 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. Christine Lilian Sheehy 2018-2025 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Rea 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Angela Rigby 2015-2025 Director View profile
  7. John Anthony Clegg 2014-2021 Director View profile
  8. Gerard Collier 2012-2015 Director View profile
  9. Kate Richardson 2009-2015 Director View profile
  10. Sara Livesey 2009-2018 Director View profile
  11. John William Mcdonnell 2008-2025 Director View profile
  12. Michael Stuart Graham 2007-2012 Director View profile
  13. Kevin Thomas Morley 2006-2025 Director View profile
  14. Dr Helen Jane Richardson 2006-2010 Director View profile
  15. Jeffries Edwin 2002-2004 Director View profile
  16. William Campbell 2002-2018 Director View profile
  17. Harri Pickles 2001-2021 Director View profile
  18. Dr Katherine Lorna Dyson 2001-2018 Director View profile
  19. Jeno Anthony Menezes 2000-2021 Director View profile
  20. Beryl Mavis Gatley 2000-2006 Director View profile
  21. Alex Stephen Love 1999-2003 Director View profile
  22. Barrie David Eckford 1998-2021 Director View profile
  23. Geremy Ralph Joseph Phillips 1998-2001 Director View profile
  24. Gerald Patrick Cooney 1997-2026 Director View profile
  25. Pauline Smith 1997-2003 Director View profile
  26. Anthony Robert Gallagher 1997-2009 Director View profile
  27. Jack Anthony Crossfield 1996-1997 Director View profile
  28. Noel Jackson 1995-1999 Director View profile
  29. Frank Reginald Winrow 1995-1996 Director View profile
  30. James Mcmullen 1995-2011 Director View profile
  31. Ann Mary Mccall 1995-1999 Director View profile
  32. John Torpey 1995-1998 Director View profile
  33. Jack Howarth 1995-1997 Director View profile
  34. Kieran Quinn 1994-2018 Director View profile
  35. Thomas Leo Legge 1994-1996 Director View profile
  36. David Boyle 1994-1999 Director View profile
  37. William Kerr 1994-2001 Director View profile
  38. Stephen Lawrence Little 1994-1996 Director View profile
  39. Brian Sean Devine 1994-2003 Director View profile
  40. Terence Stuart Morley 1994-2025 Director View profile
  41. John Mcgarry 1992-2002 Director View profile
  42. Arthur Stephen Perrin 1995 Director View profile
  43. John Blakey 1991 Director View profile
  44. Ernest Baxendale 1993 Director View profile
  45. Philip Mikallof 1991 Director View profile
  46. Pamela Ann Quinn 1994 Director View profile
  47. Marjorie Mcdermott 1994 Director View profile
  48. John Taylor 1991 Director View profile
  49. Francis Dean 1997 Director View profile
  50. Rudiger Walter John Small 1991 Director View profile
  51. John Flanagan 2018 Director View profile
  52. Alfred Stubbs 1991 Director View profile
  53. Richard Pickering 1991 Director View profile
  54. Alfred Slater 1994 Director View profile
  55. Francis Taylor 1994 Director View profile
  56. Charles Anthony Blakeley 1991 Director View profile
  57. Lawrence Thomas Hart 1995 Director View profile
  58. Peter Ritman 1994-2006 Secretary View profile
  59. David Murphy 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  60. Ann Guttridge 1993-1999 Secretary View profile
  61. David Edward Carter 1994 Secretary View profile
  62. Anthony Christopher Martin 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
24/07/1987
Also a registered charity
The Mechanics Centre Museum of Labour and Trades Union History Trust

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.

Group

  1. The Mechanics Centre Museum of Labour and Trades' Union History Trust is controlled by James Matthew Mcnicholls
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Matthew Mcnicholls.

1 other company 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

Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

9 directors on the board

13.9y median 11y
average tenure
32.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (9)

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.

Arts and leisure 9

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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02150230
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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