Company
Specialist Crane Hire Limited
Specialist Crane Hire Limited is an active UK company (number 00835450), incorporated 1965, with 2 current directors, Ian Lloyd Scapens and Peter John Gibbs. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- John Damian Roberts 2020-2020 View profile
- Charles Peter Bithell 2017-2020 View profile
- Jean Joseph Pierre Georges Rollier 2016-2017 View profile
- Janet Elizabeth Entwistle 2016-2019 View profile
- Robin Michael Richardson 2015-2016 View profile
- Chris James Chambers 2015-2016 View profile
- Graham Farquhar 2015-2015 View profile
- Joanna Loke 2015-2015 View profile
- Graham Anthony Holyland 2008-2015 View profile
- Peter Cosgrove 2002-2015 View profile
- John Chappell 2002-2015 View profile
- Andrew Watson Jardine 2002 View profile
- Anthony Victor Jardine 1998 View profile
- Lynn Cosgrove 2002-2015 View profile
- Anne Marie Jardine Moorby 2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/01/1965
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.
- Ainscough Crane Hire LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Specialist Crane Hire Limited
is controlled by Ainscough Crane Hire LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Ainscough Crane Hire LTD
is controlled by Accord Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Accord Bidco Limited
is controlled by GSO Capital Partners (UK) LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-09-13 · source: Companies House PSC register - GSO Capital Partners (UK) LTD
is controlled by Stephen Schwarzman
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.
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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.
2 directors on the board
- Peter John Gibbs Director · appointed 2020
- Ian Lloyd Scapens Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Peter John Gibbs Director · appointed 2020
- Ian Lloyd Scapens Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Peter John Gibbs Director · appointed 2020
- Ian Lloyd Scapens Director · appointed 2020
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00835450
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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