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Sesame Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 46

  1. Matthew Ross Mcgill 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kate Elizabeth Mcclellan 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Ross Liston 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Michele-Louise Frances Golunska 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Richard James Howells 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Colin Andrew Williams 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Clare Binmore 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. David John Burlison 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. James Allen Newman 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Julie Ann Sadler 2013-2013 Director View profile
  11. Nick Criticos 2013-2022 Director View profile
  12. Diana Susan Miller 2012-2021 Director View profile
  13. Evelyn Brigid Bourke 2012-2012 Director View profile
  14. George Higginson 2011-2014 Director View profile
  15. Paul Hooper 2010-2014 Director View profile
  16. Ivan Martin 2007-2013 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Young 2004-2010 Director View profile
  18. Martin Davis 2004-2004 Director View profile
  19. Charles Roy Bryant 2004-2006 Director View profile
  20. Campbell Robert Macpherson 2004-2006 Director View profile
  21. Patrick Nigel Christopher Gale 2003-2007 Director View profile
  22. Mark Thomas Wadelin 2003-2010 Director View profile
  23. Anthony John Wood 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Michael Alastair Couzens 2001-2013 Director View profile
  25. Maxwell John Wright 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. Jonathan White 2000-2002 Director View profile
  27. Christopher Mark Lunt 1999-2000 Director View profile
  28. Richard Francis 1999-2000 Director View profile
  29. Raymond Bernard Fear 1999-2001 Director View profile
  30. Stephen John Bridges 1999-2000 Director View profile
  31. David Bruce Wallace 1999-1999 Director View profile
  32. Michael David Blake 1999-2000 Director View profile
  33. Kevin John Budge 1999-2002 Director View profile
  34. Shin Ichiro Yamada 1998-1999 Director View profile
  35. John Peter Brocklebank 1997-1999 Director View profile
  36. William Stanley Lovell 1995-1999 Director View profile
  37. David Justin Sowerbutts 1995-1995 Director View profile
  38. Kevin Francis Mcdonagh 1993-2000 Director View profile
  39. Friends Life Secretarial Services Limited 2012-2017 Corporate-secretary View profile
  40. Diana Monger 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  41. Robert Gordon Ellis 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  42. Elizabeth Andrea Gray 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  43. Richard Laurence Ham 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  44. Paul Christopher Waters 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  45. David Edward Bolton 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  46. John Reginald Southam Mash 1993-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/08/1993

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. Sesame Limited is controlled by Sesame Bankhall Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Sesame Bankhall Group Limited is controlled by Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited is controlled by Aviva Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Aviva Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Aviva PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Aviva PLC.

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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.

7 directors on the board

4.8y median 2.9y
average tenure
13.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

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 20Professional services 5Business services 4Dormant 2Other services 1Transport 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02844161
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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