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Merseyside Special Investment Venture Fund Limited

Fund management activities

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. John O'Brien 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. Elaine O'Donnell 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Mark Basnett 2013-2023 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Taylor 2012-2013 Director View profile
  5. Brian Francis Mccann 2012-2018 Director View profile
  6. William Matthew Furness 2010-2011 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Peter Rigby 2010-2017 Director View profile
  8. Jack Stopforth 2007-2012 Director View profile
  9. Roy Alfred Morris 2007-2010 Director View profile
  10. Lisa Greenhalgh 2006-2019 Director View profile
  11. Terence Leonard Atherton 2005-2015 Director View profile
  12. Ian Meadows 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. Michael Keith Hulme 2004-2010 Director View profile
  14. John Edwin Young 2003-2006 Director View profile
  15. Simon William Edwards 2002-2004 Director View profile
  16. Anthony John Strachan 2002-2003 Director View profile
  17. Alton, David Patrick, the Rt. Hon Professor the Lord Alton of Liverpool 2000-2005 Director View profile
  18. Alexis Jane Redmond 2000-2004 Director View profile
  19. Mark Douglas Taylor 2000-2002 Director View profile
  20. Hadyn Rosser 1999-2003 Director View profile
  21. Muriel Elizabeth Downs 1996-1998 Director View profile
  22. Edward Mcgonagle 1995-1997 Director View profile
  23. Jones, Graham Michael Thelwall, Doctor 1995-2001 Director View profile
  24. Geraldine Ann Sloan 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  25. DWF Secretarial Services Limited 2002-2006 Corporate-secretary View profile
  26. Susan Jean Weir 2002-2002 Secretary View profile
  27. Roy Swainson 1999-2018 Secretary View profile
  28. Michael Ian Davis 1998-2004 Secretary View profile
  29. Stephen Richard Burton 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  30. Neil Kemsley 1995-2006 Secretary View profile
  31. John Philip Conlan 1995-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Fund management activities
Incorporated
20/09/1995
Registered office
Liverpool

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. Merseyside Special Investment Venture Fund 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

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
£2
Total assets
£2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

6.3y median 6.5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 33Other services 3Professional services 3Business 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
03104077
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
29/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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