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Mercia Fund 1 General Partner Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Dr James Hay Wilkie 2010-2020 Director View profile
  2. Judith Irene Petts 2008-2010 Director View profile
  3. Anthony Richard Diment 2007-2012 Director View profile
  4. Professor Adrian Michael Cruise 2007-2008 Director View profile
  5. Varney, Paul, Mr. 2003-2007 Director View profile
  6. Professor Geoffrey Eric Petts 2001-2007 Director View profile
  7. Michael Ralston Cumming 1999-2025 Director View profile
  8. Dr Norman Edwin Price 1999-2016 Director View profile
  9. Professor Stuart Beaumont Palmer 1999-2024 Director View profile
  10. Iain Charles Stephen Wilcock 1999-2000 Director View profile
  11. Rhys John Williams 1999-2002 Director View profile
  12. Dr Keith James Foster 1999-2003 Director View profile
  13. Professor Martin Somerville Snaith 1999-2001 Director View profile
  14. Dr Tony Mills 1999-2000 Director View profile
  15. Ceri Bailey 2017-2021 Secretary View profile
  16. West Midlands Enterprise (Investments) Limited 2008-2012 Corporate-secretary View profile
  17. Ian Bennett Scott 2008-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/12/1998

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.

Group

  1. Mercia Fund 1 General Partner Limited is controlled by Mercia Fund Management Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Mercia Fund Management Limited is controlled by Mercia Asset Management PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mercia Asset Management 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.

3 directors on the board

11.5y median 5.5y
average tenure
27.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 2Property 2Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03676974
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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