---
title: "A F SWITCHGEAR LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38dc033a-c87f-5ea9-8cd4-5ad1954f70ac
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/38dc033a-c87f-5ea9-8cd4-5ad1954f70ac
identifier: oo:GB-COH-01179371
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# A F SWITCHGEAR LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01179371`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38dc033a-c87f-5ea9-8cd4-5ad1954f70ac  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/38dc033a-c87f-5ea9-8cd4-5ad1954f70ac  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Ian Henry Foster** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/61bb0045-66f5-55d6-84b3-53b3e7c8d249
- **A.F. SWITCHGEAR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/08d4db2f-4a16-5592-a367-f72dcebf48a8
- **A.F. SWITCHGEAR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/08d4db2f-4a16-5592-a367-f72dcebf48a8
- **Mr Ian Henry Foster** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1a93ee82-dea7-4ddb-a6b7-ac8212957b7a

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **A F FABRICATIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6b549c50-3d92-5963-8fb8-73be8b1ce342
- **A.F. TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d4b29039-72d3-548c-9b94-550400a0a3b9

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **6-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `01179371`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1974-08-01
- **Registered office:** A F Switchgear Limited, Nunn Brook Road, Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 2HU
- **SIC:** 26110, 27120

### Officers

- SLACK, Mathew Stephen — secretary · appointed 2013-12-31
- FOSTER, Henry David — director · British · appointed 2026-03-26
- FOSTER, Ian Henry — director · British
- FOSTER, Samuel George — director · British · appointed 2026-03-26
- GARRARD, Steven — director · British · appointed 2026-03-26
- NUTT, Mark Antony — director · British · appointed 2023-01-01
- SLACK, Mathew Stephen — director · British · appointed 2013-12-31
- THOMPSON, Richard — director · British · appointed 2000-11-13
- BOSWORTH, John Robert — secretary · British · resigned 2013-12-31
- BOSWORTH, John Robert — director · British · resigned 2013-12-31
- FOSTER, Henry William — director · British · resigned 2007-10-01
- FOSTER, Sandra Marjorie — director · British · resigned 2007-10-01
- HARRIS, Michael George — director · British · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2021-03-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Ian Henry Foster — significant influence or control · individual PSC — since 2016-07-01
- [A.F. Switchgear (Holdings) Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/08d4db2f-4a16-5592-a367-f72dcebf48a8) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England & Wales — since 2016-07-01

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01179371
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01179371

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **A F SWITCHGEAR LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38dc033a-c87f-5ea9-8cd4-5ad1954f70ac · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/38dc033a-c87f-5ea9-8cd4-5ad1954f70ac._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._