Surfex Limited

Company 02745686 Active

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Board DNA

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directors on the board

7.5y median 5.8y

average tenure

18.1y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Other services 7Business services 1Professional services 1

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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.

Related organisations

OIL and Colour Chemists Association 6 shared directors
Institute of Corrosion 1 shared director
Kaleidoscope Colours LTD 1 shared director
Analysis Scientific LTD 1 shared director

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Company details

Number	02745686
Status	Active
Type	Private Limited Company
Incorporated	08/09/1992
Address	MENTOR HOUSE, AINSWORTH STREET, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE, BB1 6AY
Accounts next due	30/09/2026
Accounts last made up	31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

Oil and Colour Chemists Association
ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors significant influence or control

Officers (42)

Fellows, Stuart Ian Director · appointed 2026
Ashburner, Danny Peter Director · appointed 2025
Steel, Anna Frances, Dr Director · appointed 2025
Sheppard, Paul Keith Director · appointed 2024
Knowles, Philip Andrew Director · appointed 2022
Humphrey, Elizabeth Director · appointed 2022
Martin, Nigel Anthony Director · appointed 2018
Morgan, Christopher Director · appointed 2018
Merritt, Laura Petra, Dr Director · appointed 2012
Etherington, Ann-Marie Director · appointed 2012
Bury, James Andrew Director · appointed 2010
Peters, Brenda Director · appointed 2008
Booth, Charlotte Lauren Former Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2025
Young, Jill Anne Former Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
Gilkes, Richard Kendrick Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2024
Bowtell, Thomas Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2014
Simpson, Keith Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
Jennings, Leonard Former Secretary · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
Dobell, Keith Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2016
Simpson, Keith Edward Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2012
Rafferty, Kevin Damian Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2021
Jennings, Leonard Raymond Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014
Bankes Chapple, Roy Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2008
Munn, Peter William Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2008
Jones, John Stanley Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2010
Wilkinson, Roy Rowley Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2010
Calderbank, John Thomas Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2008
Davison, John William, Professor Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
Foulger, David Leighton Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2007
Hemmings, James Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2012
O`Hara, Kevin John Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2001
Staples, Roland Lewis Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1999
Lawrence, Simon Gayner Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1997
Widdop, Brian Lindsay Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1996
Stanton, Peter Roy Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1999
Munn, Raymond Henry Edward Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1999
Seymour, Norman Henry Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2004
Morpeth, Frederick Johnson Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2006
Pacey-DAY, Christopher Former Secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 2012
Brooke, Leslie John Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2003
Cooper, Clifford Brian Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1993
Smith, Paul Former Secretary · appointed 1992 · resigned 1993

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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