Company
Pickerings Europe Limited
Pickerings Europe Limited is an active UK company (number 03217853), incorporated 1996, with 4 current directors including John Kiran Read Fothergill and Gary Daniel Rains. 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 17
- Neil Andrew Bruce Marsden 2021-2023 View profile
- Michael Fallis-Taylor 2016-2017 View profile
- Gary Noel Burton 2014-2017 View profile
- Kirk Whitehead Lawson 2011-2014 View profile
- Lynn Humble 2011-2018 View profile
- Mark Anthony Thompson 2008-2009 View profile
- Robert George Middleton 2007-2014 View profile
- Per Erik Langli 2006-2011 View profile
- Ian Malcolm Fourie 2003-2006 View profile
- Ian Andrew Bowers 2000-2019 View profile
- Kevin Armstrong 2000-2011 View profile
- Marriotts Limited 1996-1996 View profile
- John Christopher Read Fothergill 1996-2000 View profile
- Trevor Thomas Hope 1996-2000 View profile
- David John Humphreys 1996-2001 View profile
- Robert William White 1996-2007 View profile
- Martin Thomas Bell 2001-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
8 contracts · £9,825,311 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Huntingdonshire District Council Lift Maintenance
Lift Servicing and Maintenance to include potential refurbishments of lifts within HDC owned properties
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Lift Upgrade - Redcar Civic Centre
Award of contract for a Lift Upgrade at the Civic Centre, Redcar. Contract Period: 24/01/2026 - 27/01/2026
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Facilities Management Framework - Corporate Estate
The Authority (Hull City Council) has appointed: Pickerings Europe Primary Contractor for Lot 3 Airco Refrigeration and Airconditioning Limited as Secondary Contractor for Lot 3 and Primary Contractor for Lot 5 O&E Services Limited as P…
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Passenger Lift Servicing and Repairs - Leeds Building Services
Leeds Building Services (LBS) have a requirement for subcontractors to support the delivery of Passenger Lift Servicing and Repairs. Works are regular visits to service, test and maintain in a safe and efficient working order, internal pas…
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WHHT - Hemel Hempstead Lift Gearbox Works
The West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded a contract to the supplier Pickering Lift for the provision of Hemel Hempstead Lift Gearbox Works - This was awarded via EEM0075 Lot 2
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Lift Maintenance and Repairs Services
For passenger lifts, platform lifts, step lifts, through-floor lifts, and stair lifts installed within the Employer's Properties, the Contractor will complete to best industry practice: - Scheduled Lift Servicing - Reactive maintenance / re…
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Stairlift Servicing and Call Outs - Leeds Building Services
Leeds City Council has a requirement for a sub-contractor(s) to undertake Stairlift Servicing and Call Outs on behalf of Leeds Building Services.
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Lifts - Service & Maintenance 26-30
To award a new contract to Pickerings Lifts via ProcurePublics Passenger Lifts Framework Lot 1 Passenger Lifts & Lot 2 Mobility Lifts. For the period 1st August 2026 to 31st July 2028 with the option to extend annually to 31st July 2030
About
- Incorporated
- 27/06/1996
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
- Pickerings Europe 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.
21 other companies in this group
- Shorts Environmental Limited
- Sapphire Internet Limited
- Kiplun Trading Limited
- Pickerings Limited
- The Fothergill Neuroscience Society Limited
- Read Limited
- Universal Lifts Limited
- Shorts Industries Limited
- Open Hearth Hospitality Limited
- Globe Elevators Limited
- Pickerings Building Services Limited
- Pickerings Manufacturing Limited
- White Cross Trading & Investment Limited
- Read Holdings Limited
- Universal Lift Systems Limited
- Helvetic Reserve Limited
- Sapphire Technologies Limited
- Shorts (Lifts) Limited
- Kiplun Limited
- ALL Counties Finance Limited
- First Sight Estates Limited
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.
4 directors on the board
- John Donald Read Fothergill Director · appointed 1996
- John Kiran Read Fothergill Director · appointed 2019
- Gary Daniel Rains Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Brooks Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- John Donald Read Fothergill Director · appointed 1996
- John Kiran Read Fothergill Director · appointed 2019
- Gary Daniel Rains Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Brooks Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Gary Daniel Rains Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Brooks Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (2)
- John Donald Read Fothergill Director · appointed 1996
- John Kiran Read Fothergill Director · appointed 2019
Also govern a charity
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
- 03217853
- 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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