Company
Swift Foodservice Equipment Limited
Swift Foodservice Equipment Limited is an active UK company (number 07649586), incorporated 2011, with 4 current directors including Rachel Mary Birch and Christopher Birch. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- Kenneth Grant Shaw 2017-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/05/2011
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.
- Christopher Birch
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Swift Foodservice Equipment Limited
is controlled by Christopher Birch
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher Birch.
4 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £1,133,321
- Total assets
- £1,369,922
- Cash
- £1,140,600
- Employees
- 30
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Christopher Birch Director · appointed 2011
- Norma Anne Birch Director · appointed 2011
- Rachel Mary Birch Director · appointed 2023
- Terence John Birch Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Birch Director · appointed 2011
- Norma Anne Birch Director · appointed 2011
- Terence John Birch Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Christopher Birch Director · appointed 2011
- Norma Anne Birch Director · appointed 2011
- Rachel Mary Birch Director · appointed 2023
- Terence John Birch Director · appointed 2011
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
- 07649586
- 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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