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Common Sense Finance Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Andrew Geoffrey Lawton 2009-2010 Director View profile
  2. Matthew John Ridley 2009-2010 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Paul Baker 2009-2016 Director View profile
  4. Marc Richard Goldberg 2009-2024 Director View profile
  5. Henry Neville Moser 2000-2024 Director View profile
  6. Gary Derek Beckett 2000-2024 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
04/04/2000
Registered office
Bury
Previous names
Cheadle Finance Limited (until 24/07/2014)
Proactive Lending Limited (until 03/04/2014)
Yippee Finance Limited (until 20/04/2009)

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. Common Sense Finance Limited is controlled by Michael Christopher Flynn
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Christopher Flynn.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

1 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.8y
average tenure
1.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 14Dormant 11Property 8Construction 7Professional services 5

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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03964289
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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