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SWS Group Holdings Limited

Non-trading company

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Lawrence Karl Gosden 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Ian James Mcaulay 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. William Anthony Lambe 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Michael Carmedy 2012-2016 Director View profile
  5. Matthew Reginald Wright 2011-2016 Director View profile
  6. Michael William Welton 2010-2012 Director View profile
  7. Leslie William Dawson 2007-2010 Director View profile
  8. Howard Charles Goodbourn 2004-2011 Director View profile
  9. Barrie Walter Delacour 2003-2007 Director View profile
  10. Richard Anthony Nelson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  11. Kevin Gregory Hall 2001-2015 Director View profile
  12. Stuart Derwent 2001-2005 Director View profile
  13. Eric John Hutchinson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  14. Joanne Statton 2015-2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
19/11/2001
Registered office
Worthing

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. SWS Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Southern Water Services Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Southern Water Services Group Limited is controlled by Southern Water Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Southern Water Investments Limited is controlled by Southern Water Capital Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Southern Water Capital Limited is controlled by Greensands Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Greensands Finance Limited is controlled by Greensands Finance Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2018-10-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Greensands Finance Holdings Limited is controlled by Greensands Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-07-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Greensands Investments Limited is controlled by Greensands Senior Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Greensands Senior Finance Limited is controlled by Greensands Junior Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Greensands Junior Finance Limited is controlled by Sandstone Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2025-07-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Sandstone Bidco Limited is controlled by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (Europe) Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-05-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above SWS Group Holdings Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

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.

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

2.7y median 2.7y
average tenure
2.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Professional services 9Business services 2Finance 2Tech and media 2Health and social care 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

  • 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
04324498
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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