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Mercantile Credit Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Lisa Jane Bartrip 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Donna Barnes 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Ketan Dhirendra Merchant 2015-2016 Director View profile
  4. David Charles Hawkins 2014-2021 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Martin Granville Asquith 2013-2014 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Geoffrey Bolton 2013-2021 Director View profile
  7. Angela Nicole Ottaway 2012-2019 Director View profile
  8. Ashley Calvert 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Thomas Geoffrey Ridout 2010-2012 Director View profile
  10. Darren Mark Hare 2009-2010 Director View profile
  11. John Dalrymple Callender 2004-2006 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Leslie Richard Boobyer 2002-2004 Director View profile
  13. Richard John Mcmillan 2002-2009 Director View profile
  14. Barry Randall Lewis 2000-2002 Director View profile
  15. Denis Raymond Ablitt 2000-2002 Director View profile
  16. Barometers Limited 2000-2004 Corporate-director View profile
  17. Richard Allan Hills 2000-2002 Director View profile
  18. Craig Milliner 2000-2002 Director View profile
  19. Jonathan Terence Leather 2000-2015 Director View profile
  20. Eric Robert Dowding 1998-2000 Director View profile
  21. Charles Nicholas Rouse 1996-1998 Director View profile
  22. Charles Paul Rowan 1996-1998 Director View profile
  23. Duncan John Rowberry 1996-2013 Director View profile
  24. Sarah Box 1996-1998 Director View profile
  25. Gordon Paterson Macintosh 1995-2000 Director View profile
  26. Thomas Martin Clark 1994 Director View profile
  27. Barry Weal 2000 Director View profile
  28. Stanley William Buckley 1992 Director View profile
  29. Michael Francis Peter Johnson 1994 Director View profile
  30. Martin John Foran 1994 Director View profile
  31. David Thompson 1996 Director View profile
  32. Robin Antony Bampfield 1992 Director View profile
  33. Charles Frederick Shoolbred 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/07/1934

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.

  • Barclays Bank PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Mercantile Credit Company Limited is controlled by Barclays Bank PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Barclays Bank PLC is controlled by Barclays PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barclays PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

7.6y median 7.6y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

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 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00290277
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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