Company
Small Business Loans Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 32
- John O'Brien 2017-2023 View profile
- Elaine O'Donnell 2017-2020 View profile
- Mark Basnett 2013-2023 View profile
- Michael John Taylor 2012-2013 View profile
- Brian Francis Mccann 2012-2018 View profile
- Andrew Peter Rigby 2010-2017 View profile
- Jack Stopforth 2007-2012 View profile
- Roy Alfred Morris 2007-2010 View profile
- Lisa Greenhalgh 2006-2019 View profile
- Terence Leonard Atherton 2005-2015 View profile
- Ian Meadows 2005-2007 View profile
- Michael Keith Hulme 2004-2010 View profile
- John Edwin Young 2003-2006 View profile
- Simon William Edwards 2002-2004 View profile
- Anthony John Strachan 2002-2003 View profile
- Alton, David Patrick, the Rt. Hon Professor the Lord Alton of Liverpool 2000-2005 View profile
- Alexis Jane Redmond 2000-2004 View profile
- Mark Douglas Taylor 2000-2002 View profile
- Hadyn Rosser 1999-2006 View profile
- Muriel Elizabeth Downs 1996-1998 View profile
- Edward Mcgonagle 1995-1997 View profile
- Dr Graham Michael Thelwall-Jones 1995-2001 View profile
- Peter John Holme 1995-1996 View profile
- Geraldine Ann Sloan 2019-2020 View profile
- DWF Secretarial Services Limited 2002-2006 View profile
- Susan Jean Weir 2002-2002 View profile
- Roy Swainson 1999-2018 View profile
- Michael Ian Davis 1998-1998 View profile
- Stephen Richard Burton 1997-1998 View profile
- Neil Kemsley 1995-2006 View profile
- John Philip Conlan 1995-2000 View profile
- Richard Jeremy France 1995-1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/03/1995
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.
- Merseyside Special Investment Fund Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Small Business Loans Limited
is controlled by Merseyside Special Investment Fund Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Merseyside Special Investment Fund Limited.
18 other companies in this group
- Merseyside Special Investment (Small Firms) Fund TWO Limited
- Infinium Bidco Limited
- Msif Seed Fund LTD.
- Merseyside Special Investment Venture Fund Limited
- River Capital Management Limited
- Merseyside Special Investment Venture Fund TWO Limited
- OC342905
- Merseyside Special Investment Mezzanine Fund TWO Limited
- Infinium Topco Limited
- Merseyside Loan and Equity Fund LLP
- North West Business Growth Loans Limited
- LVL Seed Fund LTD.
- Spark TMT (GP) Limited
- Merseyside Small Loans for Business Investment Fund Limited
- Liverpool Ventures Limited
- River Capital Npif II General Partner Limited
- 15353164
- Merseyside Special Investment Fund Limited
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.
3 directors on the board
- Neil Ashbridge Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Phillip John Cherpeau Director · appointed 2022
- Helen Elizabeth Pittaway Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Neil Ashbridge Director · appointed 2018
- Helen Elizabeth Pittaway Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Neil Ashbridge Director · appointed 2018
- Paul Phillip John Cherpeau Director · appointed 2022
- Helen Elizabeth Pittaway Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 03028790
- 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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