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Canal Engineering Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Miles Robert Boyd 2019-2020 Director View profile
  2. Lee Robert Hunt 2015-2021 Director View profile
  3. Richard Alan Smith 2012-2013 Director View profile
  4. Jim John Quibell 2012-2020 Director View profile
  5. Keith William Hayward 2005-2006 Director View profile
  6. Price, Martin, <R 2001-2022 Director View profile
  7. Kimberley Lord 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  8. Sonia Louise Price 2016-2022 Secretary View profile
  9. Michael David Bailey 2001-2019 Secretary View profile
  10. Kimberley Jayne Lord 2001-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/01/2001

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. Canal Engineering Limited is controlled by Edward Stephen Richard Lord
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Edward Stephen Richard Lord.

4 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

5 grants · £438,347 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

  • Department for Education · £434,023 (4 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £4,323

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £4,3232021-04-01
  • Department for Education £114,3392021-04-01
  • Department for Education £159,0482020-04-01
  • Department for Education £87,8352020-04-01
  • Department for Education £72,8012020-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

9.3y median 5.9y
average tenure
25.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Construction 3Dormant 2Professional services 2Business services 1Health and social care 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
04145340
Status
Liquidation
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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