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Explore 2050 Manufacturing Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 29

  1. Martin Staehr 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rowan Clare Baker 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Noel Alan Gaskin 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Alexander Stewart Mcintyre 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Stephen John Harley 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Stuart Robert Purves 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. Paul William Mcnerney 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Steve Coleby 2015-2016 Director View profile
  9. Callum Mitchell Tuckett 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Russell Guy Kellett 2011-2015 Director View profile
  11. Peter Spencer Varnsverry 2010-2011 Director View profile
  12. Paul Cornelius Collins 2009-2014 Director View profile
  13. Hugh Waters 2006-2009 Director View profile
  14. Philip Michael Wainwright 2006-2007 Director View profile
  15. Dr Mihajlo Kazic 2003-2006 Director View profile
  16. Martin Andrew Spencer Simons 2001-2006 Director View profile
  17. Grant Hutcheson Mcgregor 2001-2002 Director View profile
  18. Raymond Gabriel O'Rourke 2000-2006 Director View profile
  19. Hubert Desmond O'Rourke 2000-2014 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Hollingshead 2000-2005 Director View profile
  21. Bernard Anthony Dempsey 2000-2011 Director View profile
  22. Nigel Anthony Harper 2000-2003 Director View profile
  23. David Anthony Shillito 2000-2015 Director View profile
  24. Barry Dye 2000-2002 Director View profile
  25. Allan Philip Jordan 2000-2006 Director View profile
  26. Dennis Arthur Johnson 2000-2006 Director View profile
  27. Robert Edward Turner 2016-2026 Secretary View profile
  28. Teresa Ann Styant 2010-2016 Secretary View profile
  29. Clive William Price Mckenzie 2000-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £20,000,000 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.

  • Modular Lift, Design, Manufacture, Installation, Testing and Commissioning Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED £20,000,000 Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Description of the Requirement Network Rail Infrastructure Limited intends to enter into a contract with Explore 2050 (Trading as Vertiq) for the design, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of the Vertiq Modular Lift and a…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
26/07/2000

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Explore 2050 Manufacturing Limited is controlled by Laing O'Rourke Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Laing O'Rourke Holdings Limited is controlled by Laing O'Rourke PLC.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Laing O'Rourke PLC. is controlled by O'Rourke Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. O'Rourke Investments Limited is controlled by O'Rourke Investments Holdings (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. O'Rourke Investments Holdings (UK) Limited is controlled by Raymond Gabriel O'Rourke
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2021-03-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Raymond Gabriel O'Rourke.

62 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.

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

5.4y median 5.4y
average tenure
6.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Construction 10Professional 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04040804
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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