Institute of Materials Finishing

Active00498619 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 18 August 1951 (75 years)
Previously known as: The Institute of Metal Finishing (until 28 January 2013)
Institute of Metal Finishing Incorporating Electrodepositors Technical Society (The) (until 31 December 1981)
Industry: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72190)
Technical and vocational secondary education (85320)
Activities of professional membership organizations (94120)
Directors: Wendy Ann Chilton
Paul Holder
Philip Bodycote
all 10 directors
Controlled by: Graham John Armstrong
Accounts type: Total exemption full
Region: West Midlands
Address: New Exeter House
Unit 2 The Courtyard Roman Way
Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 1HQ

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Last accounts: 30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due: 9 December 2026
Last conf. stmt: 25 November 2025

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Chilton, Wendy Ann

Director · Appointed 1 November 2024

Also at R A Chilton Limited

British

Born April 1975 (51)

Holder, Paul

Director · Appointed 1 November 2024

British

Born February 1974 (52)

Bodycote, Philip

Director · Appointed 1 February 2024

British

Born March 1972 (54)

Oliver, John Scott

Director · Appointed 7 July 2022

British

Born April 1954 (72)

Ryder, Karl Scott, Prof

Director · Appointed 1 January 2019

British

Born May 1963 (63)

Armstrong, Graham John

Secretary · Appointed 29 November 2016

Wilcox, Geoffrey David, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 July 2008

British

Born January 1960 (66)

Armstrong, Graham John

Director · Appointed 1 July 2007

British

Born October 1950 (76)

Gay, Barry

Director · Appointed 1 July 2001

British

Born January 1943 (83)

Torr, John George

Director · Appointed 1 July 2001

British

Born January 1951 (75)

Lansdell, Paul Averell William, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 July 2000

British

Born December 1954 (71)

Officer history (151 former)

21 November 2025

Resigned Peters, Brenda as Director

20 November 2025

Resigned Chaplin, Daniel Peter as Director

20 November 2025

Resigned Neal, David as Director

20 November 2025

Resigned Smith, Michael Leonard as Director

1 October 2025

Resigned Burgess, John as Director

1 November 2024

Resigned Eastham, David Raymond, Dr as Director

1 November 2024

Appointed Chilton, Wendy Ann as Director

1 November 2024

Appointed Holder, Paul as Director

1 February 2024

Appointed Bodycote, Philip as Director

1 February 2024

Appointed Smith, Michael Leonard as Director

29 November 2023

Resigned Crichton, Trevor John, Dr as Director

1 March 2023

Resigned Cotton, Edward as Director

1 March 2023

Resigned Alexander, Phillip Charles as Director

7 July 2022

Appointed Oliver, John Scott as Director

7 December 2021

Resigned Banks, Richard as Director

6 May 2021

Resigned Johnson, Nick as Director

1 July 2020

Appointed Neal, David as Director

1 July 2020

Appointed Alexander, Phillip Charles as Director

30 June 2020

Resigned Arnold, Clive as Director

1 July 2019

Appointed Chaplin, Daniel Peter as Director

1 January 2019

Appointed Burgess, John as Director

1 January 2019

Appointed Ryder, Karl Scott, Prof as Director

25 January 2018

Resigned Griffiths, Kenneth Paul as Director

4 December 2017

Resigned Payne, Gregory Simon as Director

10 April 2017

Appointed Eastham, David Raymond, Dr as Director

4 April 2017

Resigned Gay, Barry as Director

4 April 2017

Resigned Hope, Peter Iain as Director

4 April 2017

Resigned Smith, Michael Leonard as Director

4 April 2017

Resigned Griffiths, Malcolm Harold George as Director

3 April 2017

Appointed Peters, Brenda as Director

3 April 2017

Resigned Low, Colin Mark as Director

3 April 2017

Appointed Arnold, Clive as Director

27 March 2017

Appointed Cotton, Edward as Director

29 November 2016

Resigned Briggs, Robert Samuel as Director

29 November 2016

Resigned Gay, Barry as Secretary

29 November 2016

Appointed Johnson, Nick as Director

29 November 2016

Appointed Gay, Barry as Director

29 November 2016

Resigned Koch, Alan John as Director

29 November 2016

Appointed Armstrong, Graham John as Secretary

26 July 2016

Resigned Dennis, John Keith, Dr as Director

26 July 2016

Appointed Banks, Richard as Director

1 July 2015

Appointed Payne, Gregory Simon as Director

1 July 2015

Resigned Barnes, Clive, Dr as Director

1 July 2015

Resigned Tepe, Bulent, Dr as Director

23 January 2014

Appointed Hope, Peter Iain as Director

21 January 2014

Appointed Briggs, Robert Samuel as Director

4 December 2013

Resigned Briggs, Robert Samuel as Director

27 November 2013

Appointed Smith, Michael Leonard as Director

27 November 2013

Resigned John, Colin Geoffrey as Director

27 June 2013

Resigned Dowling, Denis Pius, Dr as Director

26 June 2013

Resigned Wynn, Paul Christopher as Director

26 June 2013

Appointed Tepe, Bulent, Dr as Director

20 May 2013

Resigned Whitehouse, John Rollason as Director

5 December 2012

Appointed Dennis, John Keith, Dr as Director

5 December 2012

Resigned Gill, Nigel as Director

1 July 2012

Appointed Barnes, Clive, Dr as Director

1 July 2012

Appointed Gill, Nigel as Director

30 June 2012

Resigned Dennis, John Keith, Dr as Director

30 June 2012

Resigned Williams, Gareth Huw as Director

30 June 2012

Resigned Payne, Gregory Simon as Director

12 October 2011

Appointed John, Colin Geoffrey as Director

12 October 2011

Resigned Read, Ronald Reginald as Director

1 July 2011

Resigned Gabe, David Russell as Director

1 July 2011

Resigned Barnes, Clive, Dr as Director

1 July 2011

Resigned Cobley, Andrew Joseph, Dr as Director

1 July 2011

Appointed Dowling, Denis Pius, Dr as Director

1 July 2011

Resigned Hope, Peter Iain as Director

1 July 2011

Appointed Griffiths, Kenneth Paul as Director

1 July 2011

Resigned Farr, John Peter George as Director

1 July 2011

Resigned Andrews, Frederick as Director

1 July 2011

Resigned Chapman, Anne Hope as Director

8 December 2010

Resigned Pearson, Trevor, Doctor as Director

1 October 2010

Resigned Davies, George Richard as Director

16 August 2010

Resigned Campbell, Sheelagh Anne, Dr as Director

13 May 2010

Resigned Shelley, James Peter as Director

25 February 2010

Appointed Low, Colin Mark as Director

1 July 2009

Appointed Shelley, James Peter as Director

30 June 2009

Resigned Crouch, Peter Charles, Dr as Director

30 June 2009

Resigned Wells, Richard as Director

30 June 2009

Resigned Eagleton, Thomas Stephen as Director

30 June 2009

Resigned Arnold, Clive Richard Payne as Director

1 July 2008

Appointed Wilcox, Geoffrey David, Dr as Director

1 July 2008

Appointed Hope, Peter Iain as Director

1 July 2008

Appointed Cobley, Andrew Joseph, Dr as Director

1 July 2008

Appointed Andrews, Frederick as Director

30 June 2008

Resigned Marshall, George William, Doctor as Director

30 June 2008

Resigned Quinn, Paul as Director

1 July 2007

Appointed Arnold, Clive Richard Payne as Director

1 July 2007

Appointed Armstrong, Graham John as Director

30 June 2007

Resigned Colwell, David John as Director

30 June 2007

Resigned Mcdonald, Ian as Director

30 June 2007

Resigned Williams, Eric as Director

30 June 2007

Resigned Pickerill, Stephen Henry as Director

30 June 2007

Resigned Oliver, John Scott as Director

30 June 2007

Resigned Elliott, David Andrew as Director

1 July 2006

Appointed Eagleton, Thomas Stephen as Director

1 July 2006

Appointed Wells, Richard as Director

1 July 2006

Appointed Crouch, Peter Charles, Dr as Director

1 July 2006

Appointed Crichton, Trevor John, Dr as Director

30 June 2006

Resigned Keogh, Andrew as Director

27 October 2005

Resigned Webb, Mark James as Director

1 July 2005

Appointed Marshall, George William, Doctor as Director

1 July 2005

Appointed Campbell, Sheelagh Anne, Dr as Director

1 July 2005

Appointed Griffiths, Malcolm Harold George as Director

1 July 2005

Appointed Whitehouse, John Rollason as Director

1 July 2005

Appointed Payne, Gregory Simon as Director

1 July 2005

Appointed Quinn, Paul as Director

30 June 2005

Resigned House, John Russell, Dr as Director

30 June 2005

Resigned Hopper, Ann as Director

15 December 2004

Appointed Farr, John Peter George as Director

15 December 2004

Appointed Read, Ronald Reginald as Director

1 July 2004

Appointed Elliott, David Andrew as Director

1 July 2004

Appointed Webb, Mark James as Director

1 July 2004

Appointed Colwell, David John as Director

1 July 2004

Appointed Wynn, Paul Christopher as Director

1 July 2004

Appointed Pickerill, Stephen Henry as Director

1 July 2004

Appointed Gabe, David Russell as Director

1 July 2004

Appointed Oliver, John Scott as Director

1 July 2004

Appointed Barnes, Clive, Dr as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Bocking, Clive Chris, Dr as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Sawyer, Nicholas John as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Shute, Michael Derek John as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Marshall, George William, Doctor as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Read, Ronald Reginald as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Paxton, George Marshall as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Farr, John Peter George as Director

30 June 2004

Resigned Smith, Geoffrey Herbert as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Critchlow, Gary William, Professor as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Varma, Krishan as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Wynn, Paul Christopher as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Watkins, Veronica Hazel as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Barnes, Clive, Dr as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Chaplin, Daniel Peter as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Cosslett, John Kenneth as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Grimes, Martyn Paul as Director

1 July 2003

Appointed Williams, Gareth Huw as Director

1 July 2003

Resigned Oliver, John Scott as Director

1 July 2003

Appointed Keogh, Andrew as Director

24 October 2002

Resigned Bird, George as Director

24 October 2002

Resigned Poeton, Barrie Nigel as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed Hopper, Ann as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed Mcdonald, Ian as Director

1 July 2002

Resigned Pickerill, Stephen Henry as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed Sawyer, Nicholas John as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed House, John Russell, Dr as Director

1 July 2002

Resigned Keogh, Andrew as Director

1 July 2001

Appointed Marshall, George William, Doctor as Director

1 July 2001

Appointed Torr, John George as Director

1 July 2001

Appointed Paxton, George Marshall as Director

1 July 2001

Appointed Smith, Geoffrey Herbert as Director

1 July 2001

Appointed Davies, George Richard as Director

1 July 2001

Appointed Gay, Barry as Secretary

1 July 2001

Appointed Gay, Barry as Director

30 June 2001

Resigned Burrill, Michael John as Director

30 June 2001

Resigned Eastham, David Raymond, Dr as Director

30 June 2001

Resigned Grieves, Brian as Director

30 June 2001

Resigned Chapman, Anne Hope as Secretary

30 June 2001

Resigned House, John Russell, Dr as Director

30 June 2001

Resigned Neale, Ronald Arthur as Director

1 July 2000

Appointed Wynn, Paul Christopher as Director

1 July 2000

Appointed Chaplin, Daniel Peter as Director

1 July 2000

Appointed Watkins, Veronica Hazel as Director

1 July 2000

Appointed Varma, Krishan as Director

1 July 2000

Appointed Lansdell, Paul Averell William, Dr as Director

1 July 2000

Appointed Barnes, Clive, Dr as Director

1 July 2000

Appointed Grimes, Martyn Paul as Director

1 July 2000

Appointed Oliver, John Scott as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Parkes, Stephen Leonard as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Beer, Clifford Franklin as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Gabe, David Russell as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Davies, Gordon Richard as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Bate, Rona Beverley as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Riley, Douglas as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Hawkes, Leonard Geoffrey as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Marshall, George William, Doctor as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Clear, Declan as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Cook, William John Reuben as Director

30 June 2000

Resigned Sewell, Beverley as Director

1 July 1999

Appointed Grieves, Brian as Director

1 July 1999

Appointed Burrill, Michael John as Director

1 July 1999

Appointed Keogh, Andrew as Director

1 July 1999

Appointed Sewell, Beverley as Director

1 July 1999

Appointed Bird, George as Director

30 June 1999

Resigned Bunce, Bernard Ernest as Director

30 June 1999

Resigned Hutchinson, Richard Arthur as Director

1 July 1998

Appointed Pickerill, Stephen Henry as Director

1 July 1998

Appointed Briggs, Robert Samuel as Director

1 July 1998

Appointed House, John Russell, Dr as Director

1 July 1998

Appointed Bocking, Clive Chris, Dr as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Barker, Antony Spencer as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Ebdon, Paul Robert as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Ryder, Peter Charles as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Rezai Kalantary, Mehrdad, Doctor as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Ross, David Howard, Dr as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Smith, Geoffrey Herbert as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Stembridge, Charles Brian as Director

4 May 1998

Appointed Critchlow, Gary William, Professor as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Riley, Douglas as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Beer, Clifford Franklin as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Ross, David Howard, Dr as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Chapman, Anne Hope as Secretary

1 July 1997

Appointed Cosslett, John Kenneth as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Shute, Michael Derek John as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Koch, Alan John as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Pearson, Trevor, Doctor as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Davies, Gordon Richard as Director

30 June 1997

Resigned Mason, David Roy as Director

30 June 1997

Resigned Layton, Denis Noel, Dr as Secretary

30 June 1997

Resigned Layton, Denis Noel, Dr as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Barker, Antony Spencer as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Smith, Geoffrey Herbert as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Bate, Rona Beverley as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Poeton, Barrie Nigel as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Hawkes, Leonard Geoffrey as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Hutchinson, Richard Arthur as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Marshall, George William, Doctor as Director

30 June 1996

Resigned Shute, Michael Derek John as Director

30 June 1996

Resigned Thurlow, Kevin Peter as Director

30 June 1996

Resigned Crossley, John Alan, Dr as Director

30 June 1996

Resigned Poeton, Anthony Russell as Director

1 June 1996

Resigned Addison, Colin Anthony as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Rezai Kalantary, Mehrdad, Doctor as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Farr, John Peter George as Director

1 July 1995

Resigned Moore, Gary as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Cook, William John Reuben as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Ebdon, Paul Robert as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Clear, Declan as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Speck, Roger as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Hawkes, Leonard Geoffrey as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Gawne, David Thomas, Professor as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Hayes, Andrew Martin as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Welsh, Charles Farrell as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Ross, David Howard, Dr as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Lewis, Leslie Vivian as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Wilcox, Geoffrey David, Dr as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Masek, Edward Louis as Director

30 June 1995

Resigned Wernick, Simon, Dr as Director

1 July 1994

Appointed Mason, David Roy as Director

1 July 1994

Appointed Ryder, Peter Charles as Director

1 July 1994

Appointed Thurlow, Kevin Peter as Director

1 July 1994

Appointed Dennis, John Keith, Dr as Director

1 July 1994

Appointed Addison, Colin Anthony as Director

1 July 1994

Appointed Welsh, Charles Farrell as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Watson, Arthur, Dr as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Oldham, Hayden as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Bocking, Clive Chris, Dr as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Marshman, Gary as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Christie, Ian Robert as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Dunmore, Jayne Louise as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Such, Tony Eugene as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Jones, Terence as Director

30 June 1994

Resigned Lewis, Richard Anthony as Director

1 July 1993

Appointed Poeton, Anthony Russell as Director

1 July 1993

Appointed Parkes, Stephen Leonard as Director

1 July 1993

Appointed Speck, Roger as Director

1 July 1993

Appointed Moore, Gary as Director

1 July 1993

Appointed Chapman, Anne Hope as Director

1 July 1993

Appointed Layton, Denis Noel, Dr as Secretary

1 July 1993

Appointed Gabe, David Russell as Director

30 June 1993

Resigned Dowell, Alan James as Director

30 June 1993

Resigned Read, Ronald Reginald as Secretary

30 June 1993

Resigned Alexander, Phillip Charles as Director

30 June 1993

Resigned Watson, Sidney Alec, Dr as Director

30 June 1993

Resigned Johnson, Brian Frederick as Director

30 June 1993

Resigned Harris, Sydney Alfred as Director

30 June 1993

Resigned Dennis, John Keith, Dr as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Marshman, Gary as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Gawne, David Thomas, Professor as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Alexander, Phillip Charles as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Oldham, Hayden as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Dunmore, Jayne Louise as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Ross, David Howard, Dr as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Hayes, Andrew Martin as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Wernick, Simon, Dr as Director

30 June 1992

Resigned Taylor, Geoffrey Charles as Director

30 June 1992

Resigned Williams, Robert James as Director

30 June 1992

Resigned Vivian, Peter Granam Linney as Director

30 June 1992

Resigned Chapman, Anne Hope as Director

30 June 1992

Resigned Thurlow, Kevin Peter as Director

30 June 1992

Resigned Oliver, John Scott as Director

30 June 1992

Resigned Hopkins, John as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Bunce, Bernard Ernest as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Crossley, John Alan, Dr as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Lewis, Richard Anthony as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Wilcox, Geoffrey David, Dr as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Dowell, Alan James as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Masek, Edward Louis as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Hawkes, Leonard Geoffrey as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Jones, Terence as Director

1 July 1990

Appointed Williams, Eric as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Graham John Armstrong

Individual · Notified 25 November 2016

Right to appoint and remove directors

British

Born October 1950 (76)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
17 December 2025	Total exemption full accounts	30 June 2025
5 December 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	25 November 2025
4 December 2025	Director's details changed
4 December 2025	Director's details changed
4 December 2025	Termination of appointment of a director