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AFI-Uplift Limited

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

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Previous officers 15

  1. Richard Anthony Orme 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Graham Hawkins 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Matt Scott 2014-2019 Director View profile
  4. Steve Williams 2013-2020 Director View profile
  5. Steve Woodhams 2012-2022 Director View profile
  6. William Robert Dempster 2004-2006 Director View profile
  7. Austin Philip William Baker 2003-2019 Director View profile
  8. Graham Peter Osmond 2003-2017 Director View profile
  9. Geoffrey Gibson 2002-2026 Director View profile
  10. Roger Paul Thorington 2002-2007 Director View profile
  11. Ruairi Duggan 2000-2001 Director View profile
  12. Malcolm Bowers 1998-2005 Director View profile
  13. Richard Anthony Orme 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  14. David Ridge 1998-2009 Secretary View profile
  15. Susan Elizabeth Hilditch 1998-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/04/1998

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.

Group

  1. AFI-Uplift Limited is controlled by AFI Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. AFI Holdings Limited is controlled by AFI Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. AFI Bidco Limited is controlled by AFI Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. AFI Midco Limited is controlled by AFI Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. AFI Topco Limited is controlled by AFI Rentals Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. AFI Rentals Group Limited is controlled by David Anthony Mcnicholas
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-06, ceased 2019-08-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Anthony Mcnicholas.

30 other companies 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £2,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • HM Revenue & Customs · £2,000

Most recent

  • HM Revenue & Customs £2,0002021-04-30
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.

10 directors on the board

14.1y median 13y
average tenure
24.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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 36Professional services 24Property 5Business services 3Construction 2Manufacturing 2Finance 1Utilities 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

  • 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
03539352
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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