Company
Thanet Waste Services Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom 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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Commercial Waste Receipt and Disposal Service
Thanet District Council is seeking to procure a specialist contractor to receive Commercial General Waste, Commercial Dry Recycling and Commercial Food Waste for Receipt and Disposal. The waste streams will be collected by Thanet District C…
About
- Incorporated
- 30/01/1998
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.
- 1948 Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-30
Group
- Thanet Waste Services Limited
is controlled by 1948 Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register - 1948 Group Limited
is controlled by Leslie John Ray
Evidence
active 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust) · notified 2026-02-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Leslie John Ray.
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- Handy BAG Limited
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- Recomix Limited
- 1948 Group Limited
- T W Services (Kent) Limited
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- Reco PRO Limited
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- Storage Solutions (Kent) Limited
- Reco Ready MIX Limited
- Southwood Design & Build Limited
- DDS Group Limited
- Downfast Limited
- Glynns CT Management Company Limited
- DDS Demolition 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £4,156,956
- Total assets
- £6,537,617
- Cash
- £216,774
- Employees
- 105
- Turnover
- £17,820,028
- Profit/loss
- £229,553
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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
- Wesley Ray Director · appointed 2005
- Lorraine Winifred Ray Director · appointed 1999
- Peter Michael Friend Director · appointed 2014
- Spencer Henry Ray Director · appointed 2005
- Leslie John Ray Director · appointed 1998
Directors past 6 years
- Wesley Ray Director · appointed 2005
- Lorraine Winifred Ray Director · appointed 1999
- Peter Michael Friend Director · appointed 2014
- Spencer Henry Ray Director · appointed 2005
- Leslie John Ray Director · appointed 1998
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Peter Michael Friend Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (4)
- Wesley Ray Director · appointed 2005
- Lorraine Winifred Ray Director · appointed 1999
- Spencer Henry Ray Director · appointed 2005
- Leslie John Ray Director · appointed 1998
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
- 03501825
- 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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