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Company · Staffordshire Liquidation

Punch Taverns (Finco) Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 21

  1. Edward Michael Bashforth 2014-2023 Director View profile
  2. Neil Robert Ceidrych Griffiths 2013-2016 Director View profile
  3. Roger Mark Whiteside 2011-2013 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Peter Dando 2011-2023 Director View profile
  5. Ian Dyson 2010-2011 Director View profile
  6. Philip Dutton 2007-2011 Director View profile
  7. Giles Alexander Thorley 2006-2010 Director View profile
  8. Robert James Mcdonald 2006-2007 Director View profile
  9. Neil David Preston 2006-2010 Director View profile
  10. Benedict James Smith 2004-2006 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Mark Peel 2004-2006 Director View profile
  12. Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones 2004-2006 Director View profile
  13. Cornel Carl Riklin 2004-2005 Director View profile
  14. John Robert Jackson 2004-2004 Director View profile
  15. Francesca Appleby 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  16. Claire Louise Harris 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  17. Helen Tyrrell 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  18. Claire Susan Stewart 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  19. Timothy James Kendall 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  20. Susan Clare Rudd 2006-2006 Secretary View profile
  21. Derek Kerr Walmsley 2004-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
21/10/2004
Registered office
Staffordshire
Previous names
Spirit Group Finco Limited (until 30/06/2011)

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. Punch Taverns (Finco) Limited is controlled by Conquest Inns Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Conquest Inns Limited is controlled by Punch Pubs & CO Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-06-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Punch Pubs & CO Limited is controlled by Punch Taverns Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Punch Taverns Limited is controlled by Punch Pubs & CO Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Punch Pubs & CO Group Limited is controlled by CF Cooper Acquisitions Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. CF Cooper Acquisitions Limited is controlled by CF Cooper Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by CF Cooper Holdings Limited.

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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.

1 directors on the board

3.5y median 3.5y
average tenure
3.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Business services 4Professional services 4Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Property 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
05266799
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
11/05/2023
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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