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London Forfaiting Company Limited

London Forfaiting Company Limited is an active UK company (number 01733470), incorporated 1983, with 5 current directors including Teuta Bakalli and Simon Jethro Lay. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 32

  1. Erich Schumacher 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Mohammed Louhab 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Majed Essa Ahmed Al-Ajeel 2015-2023 Director View profile
  4. Robert James Frost 2015-2019 Director View profile
  5. Mohamed Fekih Ahmed 2014-2023 Director View profile
  6. Tony Knight 2011-2016 Director View profile
  7. Ian David Lucas 2011-2016 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Thomas Menzies Freeman 2003-2005 Director View profile
  9. Arun Pratap Chauhan 2003-2005 Director View profile
  10. Claude Lucien Joseph Roy 2003-2005 Director View profile
  11. Najeeb Hamad Musaad Al-Saleh 2003-2012 Director View profile
  12. David Richard Lilley 1997-2003 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Rothwell 1996-2000 Director View profile
  14. Michael Davenport 1996-2003 Director View profile
  15. Boon Aun Ooi 1994-1999 Director View profile
  16. Blaise Noel Anthony Hardman 1993-1996 Director View profile
  17. Jack (John) Arnold Gustafson Wilson 2003 Director View profile
  18. David Patrick Henry Burgess 2003 Director View profile
  19. Efstathios Aristotelous Papoutes 2003 Director View profile
  20. Peter Neville Buckley 1993 Director View profile
  21. Mark Andrew West 2000 Director View profile
  22. Victor Nicou Papadopoulos 2000 Director View profile
  23. Raphael Jean-Marc Preteceille 2000 Director View profile
  24. Pravin Popatlal Samani 2003 Director View profile
  25. Michael Charles Johns 2001 Director View profile
  26. Dr Raffaella Maria Rosaria Bonadies 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  27. Margrith Lutschg Emmenegger 2003-2015 Secretary View profile
  28. Geraldine Mary Ellington 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  29. Jayne Deegan 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  30. Martin Trevor Digby Palmer 1997-2001 Secretary View profile
  31. Geraldine Mary Ellington 1993-1997 Secretary View profile
  32. Marios Savvides 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/06/1983

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. London Forfaiting Company Limited is controlled by Fimbank PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Fimbank PLC.

1 other company in this group

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.

5 directors on the board

4.8y median 2.5y
average tenure
10.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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 2

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01733470
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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