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Ashley Finance Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Ronald Alexander Robson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  2. James Dominic Brooke 2013-2015 Director View profile
  3. Emma Thomas 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Austin Peter Thorp 2013-2013 Director View profile
  5. Claire Lewis 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. Colin Jeffrey Samuels 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Jeremy Howard Coombes 2010-2015 Director View profile
  8. Shane Horsell 2010-2014 Director View profile
  9. Richard John Pepier 2010-2011 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan David Selby Cranston 1995-2015 Director View profile
  11. Ian Brian Robins 1995-2012 Director View profile
  12. Jayne Elizabeth Merriman 1995-2012 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Robert Jennins 1995-1996 Director View profile
  14. David Adrian Ballan 1995 Director View profile
  15. Jeffrey Norman Burton 1995 Director View profile
  16. David Jonathan Blain 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  17. Stephen James Hart 2001-2010 Secretary View profile
  18. Ian Harlow 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/03/1993

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. Ashley Finance Limited is controlled by Ultimate Finance Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ultimate Finance Group Limited is controlled by Bentley Park (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-12-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Bentley Park (UK) Limited is controlled by Donovan Gijsbertus Wijsmuller
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Donovan Gijsbertus Wijsmuller.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

9.1y median 9.1y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 11Professional services 5Property 2Business services 1Other 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

  • 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
02797120
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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