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Simmons Gainsford Financial Services Limited

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

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Previous officers 13

  1. Stephen Michael Jennings 2017-2019 Director View profile
  2. Geoffrey Dennis Hartnell 2006-2023 Director View profile
  3. Robert Gilbert 2006-2012 Director View profile
  4. Abdultaiyab Pisavadi 2005-2007 Director View profile
  5. Steven Michael Strauss 2004-2017 Director View profile
  6. Philip Austin 2003-2013 Director View profile
  7. Stephen John Straker 2002-2005 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Simmonds 2002-2003 Director View profile
  9. Robert James Turner 2001-2006 Director View profile
  10. Jeffrey Leon Rubin 1997-2003 Director View profile
  11. Michael Sidney Keil 1997-2002 Director View profile
  12. Martyn Sydney Pizer 1997-2017 Director View profile
  13. Julian Michael Lewis 1997-2009 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/10/1997

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. Simmons Gainsford Financial Services Limited is controlled by Simmons Gainsford Professional Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Simmons Gainsford Professional Services Limited is controlled by Simmons Gainsford Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Simmons Gainsford Holdings Limited is controlled by Sumer Group Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-08-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Sumer Group Bidco Limited is controlled by Sumer Group Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Sumer Group Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Sumer Group Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Sumer Group Midco Limited is controlled by Sumer Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Sumer Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Tosca Penta Accountants Limited Partnership
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Tosca Penta Accountants Limited Partnership is controlled by Penta TPA LLP
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2022-07-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Penta TPA LLP is controlled by Penta Founder 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2022-07-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Penta Founder 2 Limited is controlled by Penta GP Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above Simmons Gainsford Financial Services Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

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.

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.

4 directors on the board

12.6y median 12.9y
average tenure
21.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 14Business services 13Professional services 12

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
03449000
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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