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Company · Greater Manchester Liquidation

Lion Steel Equipment Limited

Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Richard Craig Johnson 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Gerard Noel Small 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Templeman 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Anthony Baxter 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Ian Stuart Smith 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Alastair Mckay 2000-2018 Director View profile
  7. Anthony James Wood 1998-2003 Director View profile
  8. Richard Vaughan Williams 1998-2020 Director View profile
  9. Kevin Palliser 1995-2016 Director View profile
  10. David John Hall 1994-1998 Director View profile
  11. Neil Andrew Macdonald 1994-1998 Director View profile
  12. John Charles Michael Francis Bergin 1994-1998 Director View profile
  13. Howard Simpkin 1992 Director View profile
  14. Ernest Walker 1995 Director View profile
  15. Reginald George Hardie 1994 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Baxter 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  17. Graham Charles Coupe 2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)
Incorporated
13/08/1981
Registered office
Greater Manchester

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.

Group

  1. Lion Steel Equipment Limited is controlled by Whittan Intermediate Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-03-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Whittan Intermediate Limited is controlled by Whittan Storage Systems Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Whittan Storage Systems Limited is controlled by Whittan Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Whittan Midco Limited is controlled by Whittan Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Whittan Group Limited.

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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.

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

5y median 5y
average tenure
6.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Manufacturing 8Professional services 8

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
01580003
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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