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

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Previous officers 69

  1. Gillian Lesley White 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Alan Keith Vallance 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. John Charles Bissell 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Sian Fisher 2016-2022 Director View profile
  5. Darren Lee Garner 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. David James Monteath Thomson 2008-2016 Director View profile
  7. Scott, Alexander William, Doctor 2008-2016 Director View profile
  8. Rowan Mark Paterson 2004-2018 Director View profile
  9. Robert Alan Bullivant 2004-2008 Director View profile
  10. Carole Patricia Nicholls 2002-2005 Director View profile
  11. Gillian Mary Cardy 2002-2005 Director View profile
  12. Jason Francis Butler 2002-2005 Director View profile
  13. Robert John Reid 2002-2005 Director View profile
  14. Philip John Mcgovern 2001-2005 Director View profile
  15. Peter Nicholas Martin 2001-2008 Director View profile
  16. Lillian Boyle 2001-2002 Director View profile
  17. Lucy Courtenay 2001-2004 Director View profile
  18. Nicholas Bamford 2000-2004 Director View profile
  19. Marcelia Annette Karen Kinsman 2000-2004 Director View profile
  20. Filip Slipaczek 2000-2004 Director View profile
  21. Michael John Bright 2000-2001 Director View profile
  22. Paul Christopher Gauntlett 1999-2000 Director View profile
  23. Philip Leonard Billingham 1999-2003 Director View profile
  24. Reginald Ewart Brown 1999-2000 Director View profile
  25. Keren Lesley Milton 1998-2002 Director View profile
  26. John Robert Porteous 1998-2002 Director View profile
  27. Joanna Claire Smith 1998-2003 Director View profile
  28. Tudor Huw Taylor 1998-2002 Director View profile
  29. Richard James Anderson 1998-2002 Director View profile
  30. Alistair Strang Guy 1998-2001 Director View profile
  31. Andrew James Lund 1998-1999 Director View profile
  32. Gary Arthur Jefferies 1997-2002 Director View profile
  33. Maureen Ann Mckenna 1997-1999 Director View profile
  34. Kenneth Muir Davidson 1997-1998 Director View profile
  35. David Colin Ringrow 1997-1998 Director View profile
  36. Bryan Philip David Kellett 1996-1998 Director View profile
  37. Kenneth Douglas Timmins 1996-1998 Director View profile
  38. Brian Thomas Lawless 1996-2004 Director View profile
  39. Philip John Rhodes 1995-1996 Director View profile
  40. Stephen Leonard Ingledew 1995-1997 Director View profile
  41. Richard Robert Cockroft 1995-1997 Director View profile
  42. Paul Victor Joslyn 1995-1995 Director View profile
  43. Keith Alexander Brassington 1995-1995 Director View profile
  44. Roderic Henry Patrick Rennison 1994-1998 Director View profile
  45. Paul Howard Smee 1994-1995 Director View profile
  46. Clive Andrew Smith 1993-1995 Director View profile
  47. Martin Cecil Tuckwell 1993-1995 Director View profile
  48. Peter John Williams 1993-2000 Director View profile
  49. Katherine Esme Alison Mapp 1993-1994 Director View profile
  50. Graham John Davey 1993-1996 Director View profile
  51. Toby Andrew Telford Eves 1993-1996 Director View profile
  52. Stuart Douglas Hicks 1993-1998 Director View profile
  53. Rodney Kenneth George Palmer 1992-1993 Director View profile
  54. Brian Steeples 1992-2005 Director View profile
  55. Graham Clifford Williams 1992-1998 Director View profile
  56. Andrew Neville Paddick 1992-1994 Director View profile
  57. John Malcolm Ellis 1992-1993 Director View profile
  58. David Walter Peffer 1992-1993 Director View profile
  59. Bernard Joseph Carroll 1992-1998 Director View profile
  60. Ismena Ruth Rooley 1992-1994 Director View profile
  61. David Edward Bland 1991-2000 Director View profile
  62. Anthony David Tudor 1991-2001 Director View profile
  63. Victoria Jane Finney 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  64. Marianne Clare Wyles 2019-2019 Secretary View profile
  65. Caroline Sarah Lace 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  66. Nicola Suzanne Lines 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  67. Gary Maydon 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  68. Karen Jean Houlihan 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  69. John Sidney Eden 1991-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/02/1991

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Sian Fisher ceased 2022-03-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-24
  • Rowan Mark Paterson ceased 2018-11-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-08-06
  • Chartered Insurance Institute
    75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Society of Financial Advisers is controlled by Sian Fisher
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-05-24, ceased 2022-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sian Fisher.

4 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.

Financials

Net assets
£0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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

0.5y median 0.5y
average tenure
0.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Other services 2Dormant 1Professional 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
02579617
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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