UK Leather Federation

Active00169392 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 31 July 1920 (106 years)
Previously known as: BLC Research (until 2 September 2010)
BLC Leather Technology Centre (until 19 July 2000)
BLC the Leather Technology Centre (until 25 April 1997)
Earlier: British Leather Confederation, British Leather Manufacturers Research Association(the)
Industry: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74909)
Directors: Michael Vincent Crawford
Nicholas Ramsay Muirhead
Inge Flowers
all 7 directors
Accounts type: Total exemption full
Region: West Midlands
Address: C/o Batf
Federation House Vyse Street
Hockley
Birmingham
B18 6LT

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Last accounts: 30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due: 16 March 2027
Last conf. stmt: 2 March 2026

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Crawford, Michael Vincent

Director · Appointed 29 February 2024

British

Born March 1985 (41)

Muirhead, Nicholas Ramsay

Director · Appointed 2 March 2023

Also at Scottish Leather Group Limited, Scottish Leather Group Operations Limited, Andrew Muirhead & Son Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1983 (43)

Flowers, Inge

Director · Appointed 10 July 2020

British

Born May 1978 (48)

Heginbotham, Daniel Mark

Director · Appointed 10 July 2020

British

Born June 1967 (59)

Bailey, Andrew William

Director · Appointed 24 January 2018

Also at Charles F Stead (Holdings) Limited, Charles F.Stead & Company,limited, Charles F Stead (Properties) Limited · more companies

British

Born August 1980 (46)

Lang, James

Director · Appointed 12 June 2015

British

Born April 1961 (65)

Senior, Kerry Charles, Dr

Director · Appointed 12 June 2013

British

Born June 1969 (57)

Senior, Kerry Charles, Dr

Secretary · Appointed 29 January 2013

Officer history (68 former)

29 February 2024

Appointed Crawford, Michael Vincent as Director

29 February 2024

Resigned Loxston, Jonathan Frederick as Director

13 November 2023

Resigned Dodd, Michael Keith as Director

2 March 2023

Appointed Muirhead, Nicholas Ramsay as Director

2 March 2023

Resigned Hankey, Reginald Herbert as Director

2 March 2023

Resigned Bowden, Warren Brian, Dr as Director

10 July 2020

Appointed Flowers, Inge as Director

10 July 2020

Appointed Heginbotham, Daniel Mark as Director

13 February 2020

Resigned Fagan, Matthew as Director

24 January 2019

Appointed Bowden, Warren Brian, Dr as Director

24 January 2018

Appointed Bailey, Andrew William as Director

14 November 2017

Resigned Wade, Colin Paul as Director

6 June 2016

Resigned Muirhead, Jonathan Andrew Macfie as Director

6 January 2016

Appointed Fagan, Matthew as Director

6 January 2016

Appointed Wade, Colin Paul as Director

12 June 2015

Resigned Ettling, John Barrington as Director

12 June 2015

Appointed Lang, James as Director

12 June 2015

Resigned Gilmour, Hugh as Director

12 June 2013

Appointed Senior, Kerry Charles, Dr as Director

15 April 2013

Resigned Pearson, Robert Paul as Secretary

29 January 2013

Resigned Seaward, Andrew William Leslie as Director

29 January 2013

Appointed Senior, Kerry Charles, Dr as Secretary

2 February 2012

Appointed Loxston, Jonathan Frederick as Director

26 March 2011

Appointed Gilmour, Hugh as Director

26 January 2011

Resigned Evans, George Levick as Director

1 December 2010

Appointed Dodd, Michael Keith as Director

27 January 2010

Resigned Shannon, William Arthur Purdon as Director

14 September 2006

Appointed Evans, George Levick as Director

14 September 2006

Appointed Seaward, Andrew William Leslie as Director

30 August 2005

Resigned Parsons, Michael William as Director

16 June 2005

Resigned Borge, Johannes Olason as Director

26 August 2003

Resigned Koerner, Terence Rodney John as Director

26 August 2003

Resigned Johnson, Howard as Director

26 August 2003

Resigned Sudborough, Christopher John as Director

26 August 2003

Resigned Crack, Douglas Ernest as Director

26 August 2003

Resigned Jones, Alan Brian as Director

26 August 2003

Appointed Parsons, Michael William as Director

26 August 2003

Resigned Johnson, Stephen Robert as Director

26 August 2003

Resigned Birkin, Roger Harold as Director

26 August 2003

Resigned Blain, James as Director

1 April 2003

Resigned Bacon, Julian John as Director

1 September 2002

Resigned Wright, John Anthony as Director

15 May 2002

Appointed Shannon, William Arthur Purdon as Director

15 May 2002

Appointed Blain, James as Director

15 May 2002

Resigned Connolly, Timothy John as Director

15 May 2002

Appointed Muirhead, Jonathan Andrew Macfie as Director

1 April 2002

Resigned Kershaw, Philip Musgrave as Director

1 April 2002

Resigned Mason, Peter Laurits as Director

1 April 2002

Resigned Michel, Ian Ormond as Director

1 October 2001

Resigned Paterson, Owen William, Rt Hon as Director

1 October 2001

Resigned Ulliott, Thomas William as Director

1 October 2001

Resigned Stanners, Edward Smith Mogg as Director

1 December 2000

Resigned Dickinson, Robert Ernest as Director

2 November 2000

Resigned Marriott, Anthony Geoffrey, Dr as Director

2 November 2000

Resigned Pearson, Michael Shirley as Director

2 November 2000

Appointed Sudborough, Christopher John as Director

2 November 2000

Appointed Ettling, John Barrington as Director

1 October 2000

Appointed Mason, Peter Laurits as Director

1 October 2000

Appointed Johnson, Howard as Director

1 October 2000

Appointed Borge, Johannes Olason as Director

1 October 2000

Appointed Bacon, Julian John as Director

1 October 2000

Appointed Koerner, Terence Rodney John as Director

1 October 1999

Resigned Moller, Andreas as Director

1 October 1999

Resigned Hughes, Christopher James as Director

1 October 1999

Resigned Brearley, John Marcus as Director

1 October 1999

Resigned Boston, Charles James William as Director

1 October 1999

Appointed Johnson, Stephen Robert as Director

1 October 1999

Resigned Pebody, Michael William as Director

1 December 1998

Resigned Buckley, Peter as Director

1 November 1998

Appointed Hughes, Christopher James as Director

1 November 1998

Appointed Kershaw, Philip Musgrave as Director

5 October 1998

Resigned Williams, Richard Bryan as Director

13 March 1998

Appointed Williams, Richard Bryan as Director

13 March 1998

Resigned Crack, Ernest Henry as Director

13 March 1998

Resigned Bacon, George Colin Dairymple as Director

13 March 1998

Resigned Appleton, Anthony David as Director

31 October 1997

Resigned Booth, Stuart as Director

2 April 1997

Resigned Creedon, Aidan Patrick Michael as Director

20 March 1997

Appointed Ulliott, Thomas William as Director

20 March 1997

Appointed Hankey, Reginald Herbert as Director

20 March 1997

Appointed Boston, Charles James William as Director

20 March 1997

Resigned Dell, Julian David as Director

1 May 1996

Resigned Fergus, John Graham as Director

7 March 1996

Appointed Moller, Andreas as Director

15 July 1995

Resigned Coggins, John Arthur, Dr as Director

6 July 1995

Appointed Michel, Ian Ormond as Director

6 July 1995

Appointed Brearley, John Marcus as Director

9 March 1995

Appointed Crack, Douglas Ernest as Director

9 March 1995

Appointed Dell, Julian David as Director

9 March 1995

Resigned Cherrington, Daniel James as Director

9 March 1995

Resigned Mayer, Max Heinz as Director

9 March 1995

Resigned Koch, Howard Alexander as Director

30 June 1994

Appointed Cherrington, Daniel James as Director

30 June 1994

Appointed Buckley, Peter as Director

29 March 1994

Resigned Cock, Richard James as Director

29 March 1994

Resigned Walker, Dennis Raymond as Director

29 March 1994

Appointed Paterson, Owen William, Rt Hon as Director

29 March 1994

Appointed Jones, Alan Brian as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Moore, Timothy Charles as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Coggins, John Arthur, Dr as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Harrison, John William as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Nichols, David Murray as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Pebody, William Gilbert as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Shortland, Frederick James Doull as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Stanners, Edward Smith Mogg as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Gaskell, Henry as Secretary

12 April 1993

Resigned Truedsom, Goran, Managing Director Mr as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Booth, John Alastair as Director

12 April 1993

Resigned Booth, Stuart as Director

1 April 1993

Appointed Pearson, Robert Paul as Secretary

4 March 1993

Appointed Truedsom, Goran, Managing Director Mr as Director

1 March 1993

Appointed Booth, Stuart as Director

1 March 1993

Resigned Paterson, Alfred Dobell as Director

1 January 1993

Appointed Coggins, John Arthur, Dr as Director

12 December 1992

Appointed Coggins, John Arthur, Dr as Director

12 December 1992

Appointed Booth, Stuart as Director

2 July 1992

Appointed Moore, Timothy Charles as Director

2 July 1992

Appointed Stanners, Edward Smith Mogg as Director

7 May 1992

Resigned Strutt, Clifford Robert as Director

14 July 1988

Appointed Stanners, Edward Smith Mogg as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings

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Date	Description	Made Up To
22 April 2026	Total exemption full accounts	30 September 2025
3 March 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	2 March 2026
31 March 2025	Total exemption full accounts	30 September 2024
26 March 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	26 March 2025
22 January 2025	Registered office address changed