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Company · Kent

BWE Limited

Manufacture of metal forming machinery

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Susan Louise Fish 2010-2023 Director View profile
  2. Gillian Elizabeth Hawkes 2006-2025 Director View profile
  3. Stephen James Laidlow 1999-2001 Director View profile
  4. Dr John Robert Dawson 1995-2014 Director View profile
  5. Rex Young 1994-1997 Director View profile
  6. Michael John Archer 1994-2006 Director View profile
  7. Daniel John Hawkes 2025 Director View profile
  8. Clifford Etherington 1993 Director View profile
  9. Roy Eric Morgan 1996 Director View profile
  10. Phillip Andrew Jones 2007 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Fish 2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of metal forming machinery
Incorporated
16/02/1988
Registered office
Kent

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. BWE Limited is controlled by BWE International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BWE International Limited is controlled by John Hawkes
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Hawkes.

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
£4,452,401
Total assets
£4,469,748
Cash
£2,299,175
Employees
0.22
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£410,115

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.

4 directors on the board

8.9y median 6.9y
average tenure
19.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Dormant 4Professional services 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02221658
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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