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Company · Gateshead

Express Engineering (Aerospace) Limited

Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. William Germaney 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gary Thirlwell 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Scott Thompson 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. John Patterson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Mark James Morgan Bevan 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Eric James Lewis 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Iain Oates 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Nigel Davison 2013-2017 Director View profile
  9. Hugh Benson Welch 2013-2013 Director View profile
  10. Michael Vincent Blakey 2013-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Incorporated
05/06/2013
Registered office
Gateshead
Previous names
Express Engineering (Stokesley) Limited (until 27/03/2014)
Timec 1418 Limited (until 05/09/2013)

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. Express Engineering (Aerospace) Limited is controlled by Express Engineering (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Express Engineering (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Express Engineering (Group) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Express Engineering (Group) Limited is controlled by Christopher Scott Thompson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Scott Thompson.

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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

4.6y median 4.6y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
3
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 6Finance 4Dormant 2Arts and leisure 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
08556186
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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