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Company · Solihull

Paragon Technology Finance Limited

Financial leasing

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

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Previous officers 30

  1. Gary Andrew Leitch 2017-2019 Director View profile
  2. Richard John Doe 2015-2019 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Kinnear Smithson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  4. Alan Henry 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Lewis Coleman 2010-2015 Director View profile
  6. Nigel Pearce 2008-2017 Director View profile
  7. Declan Patrick O'Brien 2006-2018 Director View profile
  8. Gavin James Hanks 2004-2006 Director View profile
  9. Martin Richard Stanley 2004-2008 Director View profile
  10. Gareth James Wilding 2004-2016 Director View profile
  11. Paul Geary 2001-2007 Director View profile
  12. Simon John Kirk 2001-2017 Director View profile
  13. Charles Robert Keay 1996-2004 Director View profile
  14. Glenn Beatham 1996-2008 Director View profile
  15. Malcolm Roger Aish 1996-2003 Director View profile
  16. Arja Helena Jurmu 1995-1996 Director View profile
  17. Philip Geoffrey Davies 1995-2016 Director View profile
  18. John Douglas Luff 1995-2004 Director View profile
  19. Tuomo Kalevi Turunen 1993-1995 Director View profile
  20. Phillip James Metcalf 1993-1993 Director View profile
  21. Paul Colin Hancock 1992-1993 Director View profile
  22. Ashley Richard Abraham 1992-1993 Director View profile
  23. Andrew Charles Wynn 1993 Director View profile
  24. Michael Lynn Hurdlebrink 1993 Director View profile
  25. Pandora Sharp 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  26. Andrew Lacey 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  27. Samuel Geneen 1993-2014 Secretary View profile
  28. Andrea Francine Hudson 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  29. Robert John Baker 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  30. Lyn Frances Rostron 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Financial leasing
Incorporated
01/06/1982
Registered office
Solihull
Previous names
Paragon Bank Technology Finance Limited (until 06/10/2017)
Five Arrows Media Finance Limited (until 27/01/2016)
Paragon Technology Finance Limited (until 25/11/2015)
Five Arrows Media Finance Limited (until 05/11/2015)
Five Arrows Leasing Limited (until 07/01/2015)

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. Paragon Technology Finance Limited is controlled by Paragon Asset Finance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Paragon Asset Finance Limited is controlled by Paragon Bank PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Paragon Bank PLC is controlled by Paragon 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 Paragon 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.

4 directors on the board

6.1y median 6.2y
average tenure
9.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

1
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 81Professional services 39Business services 8Property 2Retail and trade 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
01639510
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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