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Karas Plating Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Neil Topping 2018-2018 Director View profile
  2. Robert Ian Nelson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  3. Paul Vincent Boswell 1994-2000 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Anthony Ashcroft 1994-2022 Director View profile
  5. John Allan Anderton 1994-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £672,394 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

Incorporated
22/09/1994

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Robert Ian Nelson ceased 2016-12-15
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Andrew Anthony Ashcroft ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • MET-FIN LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - 7 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 7 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Karas Plating Limited is controlled by James Peter Clarke
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Peter Clarke.

22 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £950 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • HM Revenue & Customs · £950

Most recent

  • HM Revenue & Customs £9502021-04-30
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.

2 directors on the board

4.7y median 4.7y
average tenure
5.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Finance 3Manufacturing 3Professional services 2Property 2Dormant 1

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02970659
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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