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Santander Financial Services PLC
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Francisco Javier Martin-Pliego LopezDirector · since 2026
- Susan Jane BridgeDirector · since 2024
- Helen May HattonDirector · since 2020
- Richard John SettleDirector · since 2020
- Jennifer Anna HoughtonDirector · since 2020
- Antonio Costa OrtunoDirector · since 2020
- James Keith PountneyDirector · since 2020
- Santander Secretariat Services LimitedCorporate-secretary · since 2023
Previous officers 68
- Raul Pou 2023-2026 View profile
- Thomas Allan Ranger 2022-2024 View profile
- Thomas Charles Ryley Shepherd 2020-2022 View profile
- Victor Matarranz 2020-2023 View profile
- Madhukar Dayal 2019-2020 View profile
- Andrew Roland Honey 2018-2020 View profile
- Victoria Jane Wallis 2018-2020 View profile
- Patricia Marie Halliday 2018-2020 View profile
- Susan Mary Allen 2017-2018 View profile
- Patrick John Flynn 2016-2018 View profile
- Timothy Simon Lloyd 2016-2021 View profile
- Juan Garrido 2016-2018 View profile
- Christopher Paul Sullivan 2016-2018 View profile
- Abdelkrim Hajjaji 2015-2016 View profile
- Marcelo Alejandro Castro Zappa 2015-2016 View profile
- Antonio Roman 2014-2019 View profile
- Jorge De La Vega 2013-2014 View profile
- Jacques Henri Raoul Edmond Maurice Andre Ripoll 2013-2015 View profile
- Stephen Edward Jones 2013-2015 View profile
- John Hennessy 2013-2015 View profile
- Justo Firmo Gomez Lopez 2013-2014 View profile
- Stephen James Pateman 2009-2015 View profile
- Luis Paulo Gloria Picardo De Sousa 2009-2013 View profile
- Jaime Astarloa 2008-2009 View profile
- David Martin Green 2008-2015 View profile
- Federico Jose Maria Ysart Alvarez De Toledo 2007-2009 View profile
- Siong Hung Ong 2007-2007 View profile
- Richard Vaughan Williams 2007-2008 View profile
- Mark Cunliffe Jackson 2005-2007 View profile
- Brian William Morrison 2004-2012 View profile
- Nicholas Riley 2003-2004 View profile
- Nathan Mark Bostock 2003-2007 View profile
- Andrew Newell 2001-2002 View profile
- Graham Robert Pottinger 2001-2002 View profile
- John Anthony Hasson 2000-2002 View profile
- Anna Merrick 2000-2002 View profile
- Tony Stewart Hibbitt 1999-2002 View profile
- Keith Spencer Woodley 1998-2002 View profile
- Jeremy Paul Norfolk 1997-1997 View profile
- Rodney Desmond Galpin 1997-2002 View profile
- James Christopher Barclay 1997-1998 View profile
- Raphael William Hodgson 1997-2002 View profile
- Graham Stephen Long 1997-1997 View profile
- Charles Gerard Toner 1996-1997 View profile
- Fenella Jane Edge 1996-2000 View profile
- Alexander Stefan Braun 1996-2002 View profile
- Sarah Anne Hutchison 1996-1997 View profile
- Steven Mark Warr 1995-2002 View profile
- Robin Garratt 1995-2002 View profile
- John Richard Berry 1995-1995 View profile
- Thomas Hay Donaldson 1994-1997 View profile
- David Gareth Jones 1993-2001 View profile
- Antony William Elliott 1993-2002 View profile
- Dr Jeremy Richard Frederick Fairbrother 1992-2001 View profile
- Ian Harley 2002 View profile
- James Michael Tyrrell 1993 View profile
- Jonathan Clive Nicholls 1996 View profile
- Peter Gibbs Birch 1998 View profile
- Roger John Francis Little 1994 View profile
- Richard John Baglin 1992 View profile
- Gwendoline Mary Batchelor 2002 View profile
- Cheryl Samuels 2017-2023 View profile
- Jason Leslie Wright 2016-2017 View profile
- Shaun Patrick Coles 2014-2016 View profile
- Karen Mary Fortunato 1997-2014 View profile
- Lenna Nagrecha 1993-1997 View profile
- Ramesh Gopal Magan 1993-1993 View profile
- Norman Wilkes 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/01/1989
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.
- Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-14 - Santander UK PLC ceased 2018-12-14
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Santander Financial Services PLC
is controlled by Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-14 · source: Companies House PSC register - Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
is controlled by Banco Santander, S.A.
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Banco Santander, S.A..
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- 10856651
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- 09319779
- TSB Scotland Nominees Limited
- Abbey National Property Investments
- Cater Allen Syndicate Management Limited
- Asto Digital Limited
- Abbey National UK Investments
- Holmes Trustees Limited
- First National Motor Facilities Limited
- Abbey National Nominees Limited
- Abbey National Beta Investments Limited
- Santander Financial Exchanges Limited
- Liquidity Limited
- Santander (CF Trustee) Limited
- Cater Allen Lloyd's Holdings Limited
- 13781436
- Ebury Partners Finance LTD
- A & L CF March (5) Limited
- Ebury Partners UK Limited
- 00275607
- 13234795
- Solarlaser Limited
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- The Alliance & Leicester Corporation Limited
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- Santander UK (Structured Solutions) Limited
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- A & L CF September (4) Limited
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.
7 directors on the board
- Richard John Settle Director · appointed 2020
- Susan Jane Bridge Director · appointed 2024
- Antonio Costa Ortuno Director · appointed 2020
- Jennifer Anna Houghton Director · appointed 2020
- James Keith Pountney Director · appointed 2020
- Francisco Javier Martin-Pliego Lopez Director · appointed 2026
- Helen May Hatton Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Richard John Settle Director · appointed 2020
- Susan Jane Bridge Director · appointed 2024
- Antonio Costa Ortuno Director · appointed 2020
- Jennifer Anna Houghton Director · appointed 2020
- James Keith Pountney Director · appointed 2020
- Francisco Javier Martin-Pliego Lopez Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Helen May Hatton Director · appointed 2020
Left in the last 12 months
- Raul Pou Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02338548
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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