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Acclaim Handling Limited

Acclaim Handling Limited is an active UK company (number 02309389), incorporated 1988, with 4 current directors including Stephen Kenneth Frost and Samuel David Woods. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Lee Laurence Burt 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Steven John Shakespeare 2004-2004 Director View profile
  3. Philip Neil Hyslop 2003-2020 Director View profile
  4. Michael Hughes 2000-2001 Director View profile
  5. Richard David Bonser 1998-2019 Director View profile
  6. William Buck 1993-2004 Director View profile
  7. David Edward Perrin 2000 Director View profile
  8. David Michael Woods 2016 Director View profile
  9. Jeffrey Phillip Wood 2002-2007 Secretary View profile
  10. Janet Mary Wood 1993-2002 Secretary View profile
  11. Gillian Ann Woods 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/10/1988

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.

  • Carmel Frances Swift
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-10-31
  • David Michael Woods ceased 2018-10-31
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-10-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Acclaim Handling Limited is controlled by Carmel Frances Swift
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Carmel Frances Swift.

5 other companies 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
£9,387,165
Total assets
£23,608,259
Cash
£2,954,523
Employees
151
Turnover
£22,761,544
Profit/loss
£685,431

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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

12.6y median 9.8y
average tenure
21.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Retail and trade 5Business services 3Property 3Transport 3Other services 2

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
02309389
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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