{"name":"CLAYTON ENGINEERING LIMITED","company_number":"01274923","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1976-08-26","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Clayton Engineering Limited, West Quay Road, Poole, England, BH15 1HZ","postcode":"BH15 1HZ","sic_codes":[{"code":32990,"description":"Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"M A BIGLAND (PREPARATIONS) LIMITED","changed_on":"2000-05-31"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Small","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":null,"financials":[],"officers":{"current":3,"resigned":20,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":17,"outstanding":6},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"http://claytonengineering.co.uk","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/clayton-engineering","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/clayton-engineering/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/clayton-engineering/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01274923","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/clayton-engineering/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/clayton-engineering/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/clayton-engineering/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/clayton-engineering"}