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Hermes Group Limited

Financial leasing

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Ian Cowie 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Pateman, Stephen James, Chief Executive Officer 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Philip Anthony George 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. James Gerrard Cannon 2005-2016 Director View profile
  5. Richard Anthony Pyman 2004-2015 Director View profile
  6. Ann Elizabeth Downie 2004-2014 Director View profile
  7. George David Clark 2004-2014 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Errol Smith 2004-2010 Director View profile
  9. Anthony Charles Corfield 2003-2004 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Murgatroyd Spence 2003-2004 Director View profile
  11. Anthony Mark Lester 2002-2005 Director View profile
  12. David Paul Haddon 2002-2006 Director View profile
  13. Brian George Ovenden 2001-2004 Director View profile
  14. Ronald Michael Bell 2001-2004 Director View profile
  15. Charles Beaufort Price 2001-2003 Director View profile
  16. Peter Christopher Taylor 1998-2001 Director View profile
  17. William Huw Walters 1998-2001 Director View profile
  18. Susan Marion Hinton-Smith 1996-2007 Director View profile
  19. Anthony Reginald Barnes 2001 Director View profile
  20. Timothy Paul Barnes 2009 Director View profile
  21. Arthur Cyril Richards 2001 Director View profile
  22. Peter Alexander Deal 2001 Director View profile
  23. Catriona Macinnes Smith 2009-2015 Secretary View profile
  24. James John Youngs 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  25. Helen Frances Hay 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  26. Christopher Charles Aujard 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  27. Trina Jeanne Hill 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  28. Stephen Paul Doherty 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  29. David Robert George Yates-Mercer 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  30. Robert Leslie Doel 1992-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Financial leasing
Incorporated
15/12/1989
Registered office
London

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. Hermes Group Limited is controlled by Shawbrook Bank Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shawbrook Bank Limited is controlled by Shawbrook Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Shawbrook Group PLC is controlled by Marlin Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-24, ceased 2018-03-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Marlin Bidco Limited is controlled by Marlin Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-06-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Marlin Midco Limited is controlled by Marlin Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-06-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Marlin Holdco Limited is controlled by Marlin Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Marlin Topco Limited.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£1
Cash
£1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£1
2025-12-31Not reported£1

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

1 directors on the board

7.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 8Professional 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02452917
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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