CLAYTON ENGINEERING LIMITED
Company number 01274923 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Clayton Engineering operates as a highly specialised, captive manufacturer within the marine engineering sector, uniquely positioned as a subsidiary of the RNLI rather than a standard commercial enterprise. While categorized as a small business typical of the UK's bespoke fabrication industry, its strategic value is derived from producing safety-critical launching equipment, insulating it from open-market competition but tethering its fortunes to the third sector's funding cycles. Recent board turnover suggests potential governance restructuring by the parent charity, though the company's operational stability remains fundamentally anchored by the RNLI's ongoing fleet requirements.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1976-08-26
- Registered office
- Clayton Engineering Limited, West Quay Road, Poole, England, BH15 1HZ
- Postcode
- BH15 1HZ
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-03
- Next due by
- 2027-04-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 20 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by GRANGE VIEW INVESTMENTS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA405736 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- claytonengineering.co.uk
- Phone
- 01547520585
Manufacturers of specialised vehicles, winches, boat launching and recovery equipment. Clayton Engineering Ltd offers prototype design and manufacturing, welding and fabrication services, build to print, and complete products.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| M A BIGLAND (PREPARATIONS) LIMITED | 2000-05-31 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WEST QUAY ROAD ,, POOLE, DORSET, BH15 1HZ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2019-02-19 |
| LUDLOW ROAD, KNIGHTON, POWYS, LD7 1LP | 2019-01-07 |
| SWINFORD HOUSE, ALBION STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, WEST MIDLANDS DY5 3EL | 1998-09-29 |
| LUDLOW ROAD, KNIGHTON, POWYS, LD7 1LP | 1991-10-08 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 200 similar companies in BH, trading since 1976
The class of 1976
51%
of the 7,067 companies incorporated in 1976 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2019-01-25
- Where
- Powys (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYM763630 | Powys | Leasehold | 2019-01-25 | — |
| CYM123422 | Powys | Freehold | 2018-10-05 | — |
| CYM123421 | Powys | Freehold | 2003-04-29 | — |
| WA516739 | Powys | Freehold | 1989-11-29 | — |
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