Company · Northampton
MLS Solutions LTD
Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Michael Wilfred Harrison 1996-1998 View profile
- Teressa Jolley 1996-1997 View profile
- Susan Briggs 1999-2017 View profile
- Patricia Briggs 1996-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 03/09/1996
- Registered office
- Northampton
- Previous names
- Mechanical & Lubrication Services Limited (until 18/04/2011)
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.
- Richard Allan Briggs
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Peter Lavelle
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - MCM Optimal Solutions Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-07-15
Group
- MLS Solutions LTD
is controlled by Richard Allan Briggs
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Allan Briggs.
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
- £1,885,683
- Total assets
- £1,908,357
- Cash
- £1,095,101
- Employees
- 18
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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.
5 directors on the board
- Christopher Ian Followell Director · appointed 2022
- Peter Lavelle Director · appointed 2004
- Michelle Jane Swain Director · appointed 2022
- Richard Allan Briggs Director · appointed 1996
- Michael Thomas Varnsverry Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Peter Lavelle Director · appointed 2004
- Richard Allan Briggs Director · appointed 1996
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Richard Allan Briggs Director · appointed 1996
Portfolio (4)
- Christopher Ian Followell Director · appointed 2022
- Peter Lavelle Director · appointed 2004
- Michelle Jane Swain Director · appointed 2022
- Michael Thomas Varnsverry Director · appointed 2022
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03244982
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/05/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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