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Advice First Limited

Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

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

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Previous officers 25

  1. Pim Piers 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Charles Gay 2011-2012 Director View profile
  3. Christopher James Cummings 2005-2011 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Francis Tucker 2004-2005 Director View profile
  5. Nelson Gary Tarleton 2003-2004 Director View profile
  6. Paul James Johnston 2003-2004 Director View profile
  7. Barry Charles Kayes 2003-2005 Director View profile
  8. Sally Christabel Shire 2003-2005 Director View profile
  9. Elizabeth Clare Kissane 2002-2017 Director View profile
  10. Laurence Michael Edmans 2002-2005 Director View profile
  11. Paul Stephen Matthews 2002-2005 Director View profile
  12. Thomas Francis O'Connell 2001-2005 Director View profile
  13. Kenneth Ernest Davy 2001-2002 Director View profile
  14. Leonard John Warwick 2001-2002 Director View profile
  15. Roy Macdonald Nicolson 2001-2005 Director View profile
  16. Graham Storrie 2001-2002 Director View profile
  17. Paul Howard Smee 2001-2004 Director View profile
  18. David Kirk Elms 2001-2010 Director View profile
  19. Peter Robert Hales 2001-2003 Director View profile
  20. Alexander George Hogg 2001-2002 Director View profile
  21. Leslie Matthew Semple Shields 2001-2005 Director View profile
  22. John Cowan 2001-2001 Director View profile
  23. Anthony Maxwell Hudson 2001-2001 Director View profile
  24. Maria Rosaria Abernethy 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  25. Benedicte Brenninkmeyer 2001-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Incorporated
23/04/2001
Registered office
London

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.

  • Unbiased Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Advice First Limited is controlled by Unbiased Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Unbiased Limited is controlled by Unbiased EC1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Unbiased EC1 Limited is controlled by Karen Ann Barrett
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Karen Ann Barrett.

6 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
£100
Total assets
£100
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-15. 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

16.4y median 16.4y
average tenure
16.4y
longest tenure

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.

Tech and media 3Professional services 2Dormant 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

  • 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
04203380
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
15/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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