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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Steven James Woodhams 2012-2023 View profile
- James Christie Falconer Wilde 2006-2013 View profile
- Steve O'Hare 2006-2013 View profile
- Jonathan Lee Hambleton 2006-2006 View profile
- Richard Orme 2023-2024 View profile
- Steve Woodhams 2012-2023 View profile
- Ian Foster 2006-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/02/2006
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.
- AFI Bidco Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- AFI Holdings Limited
is controlled by AFI Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - 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 - AFI Midco Limited
is controlled by AFI Topco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - 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 - 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
- Altitude Access Limited
- Integrated Training Solutions Limited
- AFI Topco Limited
- AFI Rentals Group Limited
- HI-Lift Equipment Limited
- AFI-Uplift Limited
- Instant Training Limited
- 1ST Access Rentals Limited
- Light Hire Limited
- Bradley Court Property Limited
- HI-Reach Limited
- Uplift Power Platforms Trustee Company Limited
- Rapid Platforms Limited
- UTN Training Limited
- Central Access Limited
- Uplift Power Platforms Limited
- SDB Rental Limited
- Wilson Access Hire Limited
- AFI Bidco Limited
- Findmytraining.CO.UK Limited
- AFI Group Limited
- A J Access Holdings Limited
- North East Access Limited
- 10049663
- Aerials for Industry Limited
- Cjdm Holdings Limited
- A J Rentals Limited
- Hampshire Plant & Access LTD
- AFI Midco Limited
- AFI Aerial Platforms 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.
4 directors on the board
- David Cyril Shipman Director · appointed 2006
- Nicholas John Selley Director · appointed 2006
- David Anthony Mcnicholas Director · appointed 2006
- Paul Richard Roberts Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- David Cyril Shipman Director · appointed 2006
- Nicholas John Selley Director · appointed 2006
- David Anthony Mcnicholas Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- David Cyril Shipman Director · appointed 2006
- Nicholas John Selley Director · appointed 2006
- David Anthony Mcnicholas Director · appointed 2006
- Paul Richard Roberts Director · appointed 2023
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
- 05720804
- 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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