Company
John Lawson Distributors Limited
John Lawson Distributors Limited is an active UK company (number 01508597), incorporated 1980, with 4 current directors including David Patrick Macneaney and Stephen Riches. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/07/1980
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- David Patrick Macneaney
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Finbar Joseph Macneaney ceased 2024-04-03
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-12
Group
- John Lawson Distributors Limited
is controlled by David Patrick Macneaney
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Patrick Macneaney.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £614,296
- Total assets
- £617,907
- Cash
- £133,629
- Employees
- 14
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £47,751
Filed as Small company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
4 directors on the board
- David Patrick Macneaney Director · appointed 2022
- Stephen Riches Director · appointed 2010
- Finbar Joseph Macneaney Director · appointed 2001
- Catherine Laboure Carol Macneaney Director · appointed 2001
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen Riches Director · appointed 2010
- Finbar Joseph Macneaney Director · appointed 2001
- Catherine Laboure Carol Macneaney Director · appointed 2001
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- David Patrick Macneaney Director · appointed 2022
- Stephen Riches Director · appointed 2010
- Finbar Joseph Macneaney Director · appointed 2001
- Catherine Laboure Carol Macneaney Director · appointed 2001
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01508597
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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