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The Sheffield and District Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Limited

The Sheffield and District Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Limited is an active UK company (number 02859595), incorporated 1993, with 12 current directors including Ian Hutchinson and Ben Harris. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 38

  1. John Robert Potter 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Donald Butterell 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Holmes 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Francis 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Robert Barton 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Mills 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Professor Michael Richard John Gibbs 2018-2025 Director View profile
  8. Alan John Cooper 2017-2026 Director View profile
  9. John Patrick Seaton 2016-2021 Director View profile
  10. Dr Edward James Hollis 2016-2017 Director View profile
  11. Benjamin James Harris 2015-2023 Director View profile
  12. Ian Christopher Cox 2013-2019 Director View profile
  13. Edward Charles Cordran 2013-2022 Director View profile
  14. Kevin Michael Price 2013-2019 Director View profile
  15. David Austin Williams 2012-2015 Director View profile
  16. Dr Alexander Murray Wilson 2011-2015 Director View profile
  17. Graham Mulhearn 2011-2013 Director View profile
  18. Ian David Hanstock 2011-2012 Director View profile
  19. Charles Richard Davy 2011-2018 Director View profile
  20. Stephen James Addy 2009-2010 Director View profile
  21. Norman Hanstock 2009-2016 Director View profile
  22. John Simeon Catlow 2008-2010 Director View profile
  23. Brian Potts 2008-2011 Director View profile
  24. David Everingham 2006-2019 Director View profile
  25. Andrew Joseph Womack 2005-2006 Director View profile
  26. Alan Kenneth Bullock 2005-2006 Director View profile
  27. Kenneth Walter Bingham 2004-2005 Director View profile
  28. Peter David Fells 2004-2005 Director View profile
  29. David John Peck 2004-2016 Director View profile
  30. Eric Wilson 2003-2013 Director View profile
  31. Robert William Granville Pickford 1993-2003 Director View profile
  32. Colin Tissiman 1993-1995 Director View profile
  33. George Drewery Wainwright 1993-2011 Director View profile
  34. Ivan Law 1993-2022 Director View profile
  35. Limited Company Services BY Temples Limited 1993-1994 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  36. Jonathan George Tillin 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  37. Anthony Paul Wood 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  38. George David Rupert Vere 1993-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/10/1993

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. The Sheffield and District Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Limited is controlled by John Robert Potter
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-10-03, ceased 2016-10-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Robert Potter.

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
£159,191
Total assets
£165,203
Cash
£90,229
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

13 directors on the board

6.4y median 4.2y
average tenure
22.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (11)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

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

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02859595
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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