Company
Vehicle Lease and Service Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 24
- Louise Bennett 2016-2026 View profile
- Owen Sutherland 2014-2016 View profile
- Diane Newton 2012-2018 View profile
- James William Whittaker 2008-2008 View profile
- Stephen Pickering 2007-2008 View profile
- Mark John Horsley 2001-2006 View profile
- Michael John Leighton 2001-2008 View profile
- Matthew Paul Grant 2001-2010 View profile
- John Mcgovern 2000-2020 View profile
- Barry Leighton 2000-2004 View profile
- Adrian Hudson 2000-2001 View profile
- Christopher Michael Green 1999-2001 View profile
- John Michael Kitchen 1999-2001 View profile
- Philip Vivian Gould 1999-1999 View profile
- Paul Ainsley 1999-2014 View profile
- Paul Spencer Wood 1999-2009 View profile
- David Malcolm Swan 1999-2001 View profile
- Melchior De Vogue 1999-1999 View profile
- Simon Mark Straw 1999-2000 View profile
- Kenneth Linge 1998-2009 View profile
- Joanne Wheatley 2014-2022 View profile
- Graeme Blackburn 2011-2014 View profile
- Alan Hudson James 2001-2011 View profile
- Gail Valerie Giles 1998-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/08/1998
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.
- Northern Electric PLC
25-50% shares, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - NWG Commercial Solutions Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Vehicle Lease and Service Limited
is controlled by Northern Electric PLC
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Northern Electric PLC
is controlled by Northern Powergrid Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Northern Powergrid Limited
is controlled by Northern Powergrid UK Holdings
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Northern Powergrid UK Holdings
is controlled by Northern Powergrid Holdings Company
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Northern Powergrid Holdings Company.
82 other companies in this group
- Nedl Limited
- Yorkshire Electricity Group PLC
- IUS Limited
- Powergrid (North East) Limited
- Powergrid (South Eastern) Limited
- Northern Powergrid (Northeast) PLC
- Powergrid (Western) Limited
- Northern Electricity Networks Company Limited
- South Western Powergrid Limited
- Infrastructure North Limited
- West Powergrid Limited
- North Eastern Powergrid Limited
- Yedl Limited
- Powergrid (Midlands) Limited
- Northern Electricity Networks Company (Yorkshire) Limited
- North West Powergrid Limited
- Southern Powergrid Limited
- Western Powergrid Limited
- Powergrid (South West) Limited
- Northern Electric PLC
- Northern Electric Finance PLC
- Northern Electric Share Scheme Trustee Limited
- Northern Transport Finance Limited
- Powergrid (North Eastern) Limited
- Powergrid (North West) Limited
- Northern Powergrid (North West) Limited
- East Powergrid Limited
- Calenergy GAS (Holdings) Limited
- Northern Electric Properties Limited
- Northern Electricity Limited
- North Western Powergrid Limited
- Powergrid (South East) Limited
- Northern Power Networks Company Limited
- The Northern Powergrid Foundation
- Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Limited
- Integrated Utility Services Limited
- Northern Powergrid Limited
- North Powergrid Limited
- Northern Utility Services Limited
- Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) PLC
- Northern Energy Funding Company Limited
- Northern Electricity Networks Company (North East) Limited
- Calenergy SNS Limited
- Yorkshire Power Group Limited
- Powergrid (Yorkshire) Limited
- Calenergy Resources (Australia) Limited
- Calenergy Resources Limited
- South Eastern Powergrid Limited
- Northern Electric Distribution Limited
- Calenergy GAS 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.
6 directors on the board
- Richard Ian Murray Director · appointed 2004
- Gareth David Pearson Director · appointed 2008
- Stewart Hazon Director · appointed 2010
- Daniel George Frederick Keating Director · appointed 2009
- Stephen John Lockwood Director · appointed 2009
- Neil Rutherford Director · appointed 2001
19.3y median 17.6y
average tenure
25.4y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Richard Ian Murray Director · appointed 2004
- Gareth David Pearson Director · appointed 2008
- Stewart Hazon Director · appointed 2010
- Daniel George Frederick Keating Director · appointed 2009
- Stephen John Lockwood Director · appointed 2009
- Neil Rutherford Director · appointed 2001
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Richard Ian Murray Director · appointed 2004
Portfolio (5)
- Gareth David Pearson Director · appointed 2008
- Stewart Hazon Director · appointed 2010
- Daniel George Frederick Keating Director · appointed 2009
- Stephen John Lockwood Director · appointed 2009
- Neil Rutherford Director · appointed 2001
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Louise Bennett Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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.
Professional services 6Finance 3Utilities 3Arts and leisure 1Dormant 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
- 03612397
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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