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First Response Finance Limited

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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Toshiaki Takeuchi 2025–2026 Director View profile
  2. Shintaro Shimizu 2023–2026 Director View profile
  3. Masataka Akiyoshi 2021–2025 Director View profile
  4. Hiroki Katoh 2020–2025 Director View profile
  5. Akito Nozawa 2019–2023 Director View profile
  6. Tetsuji Kawakami 2017–2019 Director View profile
  7. Micky Ishida 2017–2020 Director View profile
  8. Mark Lynott 2016–2018 Director View profile
  9. Taro Ikeba 2016–2017 Director View profile
  10. Ikuya Hirano 2014–2016 Director View profile
  11. Kazuhiro Nakano 2014–2016 Director View profile
  12. Hidenori Nomi 2014–2017 Director View profile
  13. Hideaki Nagashima 2013–2014 Director View profile
  14. Shuji Hori 2012–2014 Director View profile
  15. Shuichi Kato 2012–2016 Director View profile
  16. Hiroshi Machidera 2011–2012 Director View profile
  17. Jason Frank 2011–2013 Director View profile
  18. Naoto Akiyama 2010–2014 Director View profile
  19. Takashi Uozumi 2009–2014 Director View profile
  20. Yoshiyuki Fujioka 2009–2012 Director View profile
  21. Mitsugu Katou 2007–2011 Director View profile
  22. Hisayoshi Ojima 2007–2010 Director View profile
  23. Isamu Akiyama 2006–2009 Director View profile
  24. Akira Mitsuyasu 2005–2008 Director View profile
  25. Eizo Nakatsukasa 2004–2005 Director View profile
  26. Richard Paul Green 2004–2005 Director View profile
  27. Shuichi Okazaki 2004–2007 Director View profile
  28. Kiyoshi Yamaguchi 2003–2006 Director View profile
  29. Imtiyaz Jim Rahaman 2003–2003 Director View profile
  30. Mitsutaka Ishida 2003–2007 Director View profile
  31. Akio Maki 2001–2003 Director View profile
  32. John Glancy 2001–2004 Director View profile
  33. Shinji Yokomizu 2001–2004 Director View profile
  34. Robert Michael Gough 2001–2001 Director View profile
  35. Ernest Nicholas John Oxenham Miller 1999–2004 Director View profile
  36. Toshitaka Konishi 1999–2001 Director View profile
  37. Michael Alastair George Nicholson 1999–2003 Director View profile
  38. John Hakemian 1999–2002 Director View profile
  39. Terence Charles Valler 1999–1999 Director View profile
  40. James Bowman Wanless 1998–2004 Director View profile
  41. John Stewart Fellows 2005–2022 Secretary View profile
  42. Daniel Nikolas Smith 2005–2005 Secretary View profile
  43. Jaspal Calotier 2001–2004 Secretary View profile
  44. Robert Edward Gordon-Blacker 2000–2001 Secretary View profile
  45. Steven Blackshaw 1999–2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/05/1998

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.

  • Itochu Europe PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. First Response Finance Limited is controlled by Itochu Europe PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Itochu Europe 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 for researchers

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

10.1y median 9.3y
average tenure
23.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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 3Professional services 3Other services 1Property 1Retail and trade 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
03560611
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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