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Ecclesiastical Financial Advisory Services Limited

Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 14

  1. Stephen John O'Dwyer 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Angus Christopher Keate 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Alan John Titchener 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Helen Elizabeth Price 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Stephen Jones 2013-2015 Director View profile
  6. Steven Archibald Wood 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Mark Christopher John Hews 2009-2020 Director View profile
  8. Michael Howard Tripp 2007-2010 Director View profile
  9. Mark Goodale 1998-2006 Director View profile
  10. George Andrew Prescott 1998-2009 Director View profile
  11. Graham Vincent Doswell 1998-2006 Director View profile
  12. Cecil Robert Hamilton Hinton 1998 Director View profile
  13. Roger Ward Clayton 1998-2002 Secretary View profile
  14. Susan Elizabeth Hinton 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c.
Incorporated
13/08/1986
Registered office
Gloucester
Previous names
Hinton and Wild (Home Plans) Limited (until 14/09/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Ecclesiastical Financial Advisory Services Limited is controlled by Benefact Broking & Advisory Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Benefact Broking & Advisory Holdings Limited is controlled by Benefact Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Benefact Group PLC is controlled by Benefact Trust Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Benefact Trust Limited.

14 other companies 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.

4 directors on the board

8.3y median 9.2y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 20Business services 3Professional services 2Property 1Retail and trade 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
02046087
Status
Active
Type
Private 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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