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Better Retirement Group Limited

Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. William Charles Burrows 2012-2013 Director View profile
  2. Tim Charles Eadon 2010-2014 Director View profile
  3. David Cummins 2009-2010 Director View profile
  4. Simon Gregory Michael Whitehead 2009-2020 Director View profile
  5. Barbara Ann Davies 2009-2010 Director View profile
  6. Sara Frances Wright 1998-1999 Director View profile
  7. Stuart Wilson Nesbitt 1992-1994 Director View profile
  8. Paula Ann Elizabeth Barron 1992-2008 Director View profile
  9. Alan James Futter 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  10. C.A. Owen Limited 2006-2012 Corporate-secretary View profile
  11. C A Owen Limited 2002-2012 Corporate-secretary View profile
  12. Elspeth Jane Gumb 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  13. Joan Mary Mitchell 1992-1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Incorporated
19/02/1992
Registered office
London
Previous names
Directly Financial Limited (until 11/02/2011)

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. Better Retirement Group Limited is controlled by Stuart Philip Bayliss
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stuart Philip Bayliss.

22 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.

1 directors on the board

31.4y median 31.4y
average tenure
31.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Dormant 11Finance 3Education 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Tech and media 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
02688895
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/12/2022
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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