Company
Universal Lifts Limited
Universal Lifts Limited is an active UK company (number 02904958), incorporated 1994, with 1 current director, John Donald Read Fothergill. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Iain Peter Forbester 1998-2000 View profile
- Trevor Thomas Hope 1996-1999 View profile
- Norman Harrison 1994-2000 View profile
- Stephen Michael Mcnulty 1994-1998 View profile
- Robert George Middleton 2007-2014 View profile
- Martin Thomas Bell 2001-2007 View profile
- David John Humphreys 1996-2001 View profile
- West Yorkshire Registrars LTD 1994-1996 View profile
- Richard James Hayter 1994-1994 View profile
- Rachel Slingsby 1994-1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/03/1994
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.
- John Donald Read Fothergill
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-15
Group
- Universal Lifts Limited
is controlled by John Donald Read Fothergill
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Donald Read Fothergill.
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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.
1 directors on the board
- John Donald Read Fothergill Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- John Donald Read Fothergill Director · appointed 2000
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.
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02904958
- 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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