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Experian Finance PLC

Activities of financial services holding companies

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Donald Austin Robert 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. Richard Conrick Gallagher 2010-2015 Director View profile
  3. James Fick 2008-2010 Director View profile
  4. Mark Wells 2007-2020 Director View profile
  5. Paul Alan Atkinson 2006-2022 Director View profile
  6. Paul Timothy Coleman Brooks 2006-2012 Director View profile
  7. Peter Jens Blythe 2006-2015 Director View profile
  8. Antony Jonathan Ward Barnes 2006-2023 Director View profile
  9. John David Coombe 2005-2006 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Hedley Hornby 2004-2006 Director View profile
  11. Craig Thomas Smith 2003-2004 Director View profile
  12. Newman, Frank Neil, the Honorable 2001-2006 Director View profile
  13. Oliver Henry James Stocken 2000-2006 Director View profile
  14. Michael Phillip De Kare Silver 1999-2000 Director View profile
  15. Terence Duddy 1998-2006 Director View profile
  16. Sir Alan Walter Rudge 1997-2006 Director View profile
  17. John Wilfred Peace 1997-2006 Director View profile
  18. David Gordon Bury 1997-2001 Director View profile
  19. David Alan Tyler 1997-2007 Director View profile
  20. Lady Patten of Wincanton 1997-2006 Corporate-director View profile
  21. Peter Langford Weigh 1996-2000 Director View profile
  22. Alan James Smart 1996-2004 Director View profile
  23. Sir Maurice Victor Blank 1993-2006 Director View profile
  24. Arthur Hutchinson 1993-1997 Director View profile
  25. Lord David Wolfson of Sunningdale 1993-2000 Director View profile
  26. Jonathan Philip Charkham 1993-2001 Director View profile
  27. David Gardner Roberts 1993-1996 Director View profile
  28. Stanley Thomas Peacock 1997 Director View profile
  29. Lord Philip Charles Harris of Peckham 2004 Director View profile
  30. Victor Jules Barnett 2002 Director View profile
  31. Paul Melvyn Harris 2000 Director View profile
  32. Eric Malcolm Barnes 2001 Director View profile
  33. Richard Henry Crommelin Pugh 1996 Director View profile
  34. Lord Wolfson of Marylebone 1996 Director View profile
  35. Ronan Hanna 2007-2024 Secretary View profile
  36. Gordon Andrew Bentley 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  37. David Morris 1994-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of financial services holding companies
Incorporated
17/03/1917
Registered office
Nottingham
Previous names
GUS PLC (until 12/12/2006)

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.

Group

  1. Experian Finance PLC is controlled by Experian (UK) Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Experian (UK) Finance Limited is controlled by Experian Investment Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Experian Investment Holdings Limited is controlled by Experian Holdings (UK) Unlimited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Experian Holdings (UK) Unlimited.

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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.

10 directors on the board

9.9y median 8.9y
average tenure
19.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (9)

0
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.

Finance 34Tech and media 11Professional services 4Property 2Other services 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
00146575
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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