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Forthright Finance Limited

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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Raymond Poole 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Derek Arthur De Gruchy 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Richard Andrew Jones 2015-2022 Director View profile
  4. Richard James Armstrong 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. James Owen Trace 2011-2014 Director View profile
  6. Michael John David Griffiths 2011-2014 Director View profile
  7. Steven David Russell Chessman 2010-2011 Director View profile
  8. John Michael Morrissey 2009-2010 Director View profile
  9. Robert Lewis 2009-2010 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Sutton 2009-2015 Director View profile
  11. Stuart James Ballingall 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. George Alexander Grant 2006-2009 Director View profile
  13. Martin Kenneth Staples 2006-2006 Director View profile
  14. Peter Malcolm Cottle 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Thomas Woolgrove 2005-2006 Director View profile
  16. George Gibson Reid 2004-2006 Director View profile
  17. Alistair Linn Webster 2004-2009 Director View profile
  18. Thomas Costello 2004-2004 Director View profile
  19. Alan Rodger Christie 2004-2005 Director View profile
  20. Carol Ann Ritchie 2002-2004 Director View profile
  21. David Alan Zabawa 2001-2001 Director View profile
  22. Peter James Landers 1999-2004 Director View profile
  23. James Edward Rowley 1996-2000 Director View profile
  24. Ian Mcfarlane Brown 1996-1999 Director View profile
  25. Robert James Mee 1996-1999 Director View profile
  26. Anthony Joseph John Bochenski 1996-1999 Director View profile
  27. Brian Johnston 1994-1996 Director View profile
  28. David Brynle Williams 1994-1996 Director View profile
  29. James Walter Thomas Claughan 1993-1994 Director View profile
  30. Richard Charles Peter Cox 1993-1994 Director View profile
  31. John Kenneth Mcdowall 1993-1996 Director View profile
  32. Kenneth Stuart Cameron 1993-1995 Director View profile
  33. John Walter Skeldon 1993-1997 Director View profile
  34. Anthony Robert Worthy 1993-1995 Director View profile
  35. Royston Sidney Simblet 1993 Director View profile
  36. Malcolm Thomas Evans 1993 Director View profile
  37. Thomas Eric Hector Crawford 1994 Director View profile
  38. Malcolm Glover Thomas 1996 Director View profile
  39. Frank Leybourne 1994 Director View profile
  40. Maurice Gordon Craze 1993 Director View profile
  41. Ryan Beattie 2024-2026 Secretary View profile
  42. Paul Gittins 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  43. Paul Gittins 2000-2016 Secretary View profile
  44. Raymond Nixon 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  45. Gerald Rees 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/02/1972

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. Forthright Finance Limited is controlled by Bank of Scotland PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bank of Scotland PLC is controlled by Hbos PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Hbos PLC is controlled by Lloyds Bank PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Lloyds Bank PLC is controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lloyds Banking Group 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

6.8y median 6.8y
average tenure
9.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 21Business services 7Dormant 7Other services 1Professional 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01043171
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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