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First Castle Developments Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Timothy Clarke 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. Hilary Freda Bills 2014-2015 Director View profile
  3. Sir Albert Bore 2012-2015 Director View profile
  4. Dr Randal Anthony Maddock Brew 2011-2012 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Luke Huxtable 2010-2011 Director View profile
  6. Cooper, Darren Conrad, Cllr 2009-2014 Director View profile
  7. Paul Kehoe CBE 2008-2017 Director View profile
  8. William Humphrey Thomas 2008-2009 Director View profile
  9. Michael Upton 2006-2007 Director View profile
  10. Gregory, Leonard Robin, Honorary Alderman 2004-2010 Director View profile
  11. Oliver Cussen 2004-2007 Director View profile
  12. John Julian Stent 2004-2007 Director View profile
  13. Richard James Heard 2003-2007 Director View profile
  14. Muhammad Afzal 2003-2004 Director View profile
  15. Milkinderpal Singh Jaspal 2002-2008 Director View profile
  16. Marcus Charles Balmforth 2001-2004 Director View profile
  17. Margaret Sweeney 2001-2004 Director View profile
  18. Richards, George Edward, Cllr 2000-2015 Director View profile
  19. Eamon Francis Foley 1999-2001 Director View profile
  20. Philip John O Doherty 1999-1999 Director View profile
  21. Michael Peter Corser 1998-2000 Director View profile
  22. Andrew Richard Burgess 1998-2001 Director View profile
  23. Derek Keogh 1997-1999 Director View profile
  24. Frederick Stuart Hunt 1997-2002 Director View profile
  25. Noel Hanlon 1997-2005 Director View profile
  26. John Lewis Hudson 1997-2017 Director View profile
  27. Margaret Wells 1997-2003 Director View profile
  28. Alan Stuart Lewis 1997-1998 Director View profile
  29. Robert John Hilliard 1994-1997 Director View profile
  30. Alan John Street 1994-1996 Director View profile
  31. Robert Richard Taylor 1993-1994 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Vernon Watson 1993-1993 Director View profile
  33. Brian Summers 1993-2003 Director View profile
  34. Stephen Harold Greenwood 1993-1997 Director View profile
  35. Peter Douglas Pearce 1993-1993 Director View profile
  36. Fiona Penhallurick 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  37. Declan Anthony Peter Timmins 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  38. Michael Joseph Kelly 1998-2015 Secretary View profile
  39. Charmon Jeanette Claire Westwood 1993-2004 Secretary View profile
  40. Florence Mary Bond 1993-1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/01/1993

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. First Castle Developments Limited is controlled by Birmingham Airport Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Birmingham Airport Limited is controlled by Birmingham Airport Operations Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Birmingham Airport Operations Limited is controlled by Birmingham Airport Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Birmingham Airport Holdings Limited is controlled by Airport Group Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Airport Group Investments Limited is controlled by UK Airports Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-05-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. UK Airports Midco Limited is controlled by UK Airports Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-08-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by UK Airports Topco Limited.

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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.

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

7.3y median 7.5y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

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.

Transport 9Finance 5Professional services 5Business services 3Construction 3Property 3Other 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

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
02783202
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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