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Benston Motor Engineers Limited

Benston Motor Engineers Limited is an active UK company (number SC201368), incorporated 1999, with 1 current director, James Gillespie. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Fraser Gillespie 1999-2023 Director View profile
  2. Sheila Gillespie 2003-2023 Secretary View profile
  3. George Reed 1999-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/11/1999

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. Benston Motor Engineers Limited is controlled by Benston Motor Engineers (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Benston Motor Engineers (Holdings) Limited is controlled by James Gillespie
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-03-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Gillespie.

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.

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.

1 directors on the board

10.1y median 10.1y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Finance 1Property 1Retail and trade 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC201368
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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