Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company Liquidation

Softline Distribution Limited

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is Softline Distribution Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Nigel David Caine 2015-2020 Director View profile
  2. Neil Holmes 2013-2014 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Maxwell Corse 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Third Quad Capital PLC 2010-2011 Corporate-director View profile
  5. Deborah Jane Mccartney 2008-2010 Director View profile
  6. Darren William Dredge 2008-2010 Director View profile
  7. John Mccartney 2007-2011 Director View profile
  8. Lisa Jane Rider 2006-2007 Director View profile
  9. Schnieder, Lars Oliver, Doctor 2004-2006 Director View profile
  10. Stuart Robert Clark 2004-2024 Director View profile
  11. Dr Detlev Martin Walter Lux 2003-2004 Director View profile
  12. Kevin Joseph Doorley 2000-2008 Director View profile
  13. Steven Ernest Howard 1997-2000 Director View profile
  14. Oliver Ralf Hutt 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  15. Stephen Spector 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  16. Ronald Ernest Miller 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  17. Optima Business Development Limited 1997-1999 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
10/09/1997

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.

  • Nigel David Caine ceased 2020-05-17
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Softline LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-09-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Softline Distribution Limited is controlled by Nigel David Caine
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-05-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nigel David Caine.

1 other company 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.

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

12.9y median 12.9y
average tenure
12.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Dormant 3Professional services 3Business services 2Finance 2Hospitality 2Retail and trade 2Education 1Property 1

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
03432209
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data