Company
Swain Lifting Solutions Limited
Swain Lifting Solutions Limited is an active UK company (number 03098631), incorporated 1995, with 4 current directors including Stuart James Rigby and Matthew Deer. 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 5
- Paul Kavanagh 2015-2017 View profile
- Lucy Jane Toon 2014-2015 View profile
- Linda Ann Chucki 2006-2009 View profile
- Robert Peter Arthur Toon 1995-2016 View profile
- Pauline Anne Elizabeth Toon 1995-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 05/09/1995
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.
- Robert John Swain ceased 2016-04-06
75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - R.Swain & Sons Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Swain Lifting Solutions Limited
is controlled by Robert John Swain
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares (firm), 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robert John Swain.
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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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £980,186
- Total assets
- £1,286,399
- Cash
- £14,936
- Employees
- 23
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Small company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-28. 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
- Matthew Deer Director · appointed 2018
- Robert John Swain Director · appointed 2015
- Stuart James Rigby Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew George Swain Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Matthew Deer Director · appointed 2018
- Robert John Swain Director · appointed 2015
- Stuart James Rigby Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew George Swain Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Matthew Deer Director · appointed 2018
- Robert John Swain Director · appointed 2015
- Stuart James Rigby Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew George Swain Director · appointed 2015
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
- 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
- 03098631
- 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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