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Bradford Model Engineering Society
Bradford Model Engineering Society is an active UK company (number 05735597), incorporated 2006, with 8 current directors including David Wyn Richards and Robert Beach. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- David Wyn RichardsDirector · since 2022
- Robert BeachDirector · since 2022
- Adrian Arthur ShuttleworthDirector · since 2021
- Laurence John BentleyDirector · since 2017
- Graham Rigg AstburyDirector · since 2016
- Michael Andrew Konrad HawkridgeDirector · since 2015
- Jennings, James Arthur, DoctorDirector · since 2012
- Russell Joseph CoppinDirector · since 2006
- Paul Raymond MarkeySecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 24
- Andrew James Ward 2023-2026 View profile
- Derek Maurice Edward Round 2018-2019 View profile
- John Andrew Shelton 2017-2024 View profile
- David Stuart Lindsey 2015-2016 View profile
- Kevin Smith 2014-2015 View profile
- Dr Ronald Sylvester Fitzgerald 2014-2019 View profile
- Peter Mark Nurse 2013-2015 View profile
- Stanley Jack Ashworth 2013-2014 View profile
- Jonathan Daniel Cherkowski 2013-2014 View profile
- David Charles Bedding 2013-2016 View profile
- Richard Smith 2013-2022 View profile
- Geoffrey Edward William Rogers 2009-2011 View profile
- Richard Anthony Ashworth 2007-2013 View profile
- David Richard Watts 2006-2018 View profile
- Michael Francis Gray 2006-2014 View profile
- Kenneth Graham Shipley 2006-2015 View profile
- Frederick Bilney 2006-2020 View profile
- Ian Newell Collins 2006-2013 View profile
- Colin Mark Brear 2006-2008 View profile
- Brian Ronald Ward 2006-2007 View profile
- David William Wilson Jackson 2006-2026 View profile
- Michael Turner 2006-2009 View profile
- David Brimacombe 2006-2018 View profile
- John Arthur Mills 2006-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/03/2006
Financials
- Net assets
- £21,600
- Total assets
- £21,600
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £21,600 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £19,801 |
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.
8 directors on the board
- Graham Rigg Astbury Director · appointed 2016
- Michael Andrew Konrad Hawkridge Director · appointed 2015
- Adrian Arthur Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2021
- Laurence John Bentley Director · appointed 2017
- David Wyn Richards Director · appointed 2022
- Russell Joseph Coppin Director · appointed 2006
- Robert Beach Director · appointed 2022
- Jennings, James Arthur, Doctor Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Graham Rigg Astbury Director · appointed 2016
- Michael Andrew Konrad Hawkridge Director · appointed 2015
- Laurence John Bentley Director · appointed 2017
- Russell Joseph Coppin Director · appointed 2006
- Jennings, James Arthur, Doctor Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Graham Rigg Astbury Director · appointed 2016
- Michael Andrew Konrad Hawkridge Director · appointed 2015
- Adrian Arthur Shuttleworth Director · appointed 2021
- David Wyn Richards Director · appointed 2022
- Russell Joseph Coppin Director · appointed 2006
- Robert Beach Director · appointed 2022
- Jennings, James Arthur, Doctor Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (1)
- Laurence John Bentley Director · appointed 2017
Left in the last 12 months
- Andrew James Ward Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- David William Wilson Jackson Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05735597
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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