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Hardide PLC

Treatment and coating of metals

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Stephen John Paul 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Timothy Julian Rice 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Charles Edward Irving Swift 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Janice Elizabeth Ward 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Philip David Kirkham 2012-2024 Director View profile
  6. Bruce Charles Robinson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  7. Dr Richard Graham Hine 2008-2011 Director View profile
  8. Robert John Goddard 2008-2023 Director View profile
  9. William Yale Zakroff 2007-2015 Director View profile
  10. David Edward Christian Mott 2005-2009 Director View profile
  11. Hugh Carlisle Smith 2005-2011 Director View profile
  12. David Moore Alexander Chestnutt 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. James Murray Smith 2005-2008 Director View profile
  14. Peter Neil Davenport 2006-2020 Secretary View profile
  15. Rebecca Louise Smith 2005-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Treatment and coating of metals
Incorporated
27/01/2005
Registered office
Bicester

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Hardide PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 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

2 grants · £263,305 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £263,305 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £246,4222023-06-07
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £16,8832023-05-04
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.

6 directors on the board

8.3y median 5y
average tenure
21.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Manufacturing 6Professional services 6Construction 5Dormant 2Agriculture 1Property 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.

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
05344714
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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