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Company · Bilston

Chase Equipment Limited

Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Antony Peverell Hichens 2006-2007 Director View profile
  2. Edward George Clive 2005-2007 Director View profile
  3. Robin Ivan Howard 2000-2007 Director View profile
  4. John Archer Seaton 1993-1999 Director View profile
  5. Boyd, Simon Donald Rupert Neville, the Viscount Boyd of Merton 2000 Director View profile
  6. Philip Robin Chase 2000 Director View profile
  7. Charles Maxwell Sherwood 1997 Director View profile
  8. Richard Sherwood Seddon 1992 Director View profile
  9. Anne Luckett 2003-2017 Secretary View profile
  10. Michelle Dudley 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  11. David Eric Hughes 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  12. Stephen Loreto Schembri 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  13. Stephen Leslie Preston 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  14. Philip David Scott 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
Incorporated
22/11/1985
Registered office
Bilston

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. Chase Equipment Limited is controlled by Chase Loading Ramps Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Chase Loading Ramps Limited is controlled by Derek Joseph Sweeney
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Derek Joseph Sweeney.

1 other company in this group

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
£500,599
Total assets
£565,276
Cash
£205,795
Employees
0.42
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

26.2y median 26.2y
average tenure
29.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 4

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01963631
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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