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Hoist Hire Services Limited

Hoist Hire Services Limited is an active UK company (number 02398442), incorporated 1989, with 4 current directors including Christopher Peter Douce and Katy Williamson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Derek Palk 1996-2000 Director View profile
  2. Mark Mallyon Lomas 1995 Director View profile
  3. Martin Hewson Thornton 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/06/1989

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Hoist Hire Services Limited is controlled by Hoist Hire Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Hoist Hire Holdings Limited is controlled by Jeremy Paul Douce
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2017-10-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jeremy Paul Douce.

2 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
£3,067,170
Total assets
£5,349,055
Cash
£87,116
Employees
41
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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

12.9y median 9.4y
average tenure
30y
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.

Business services 3

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
  • 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
02398442
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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