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Bank of Africa United Kingdom PLC

Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Fabienne Baker-Menetrey 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Houssam El Hak Morssi Barakat 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Ralph Cameron Snedden 2017-2023 Director View profile
  4. Richard Parry 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Mohammed Afrine 2013-2023 Director View profile
  6. Mohammed Agoumi 2013-2021 Director View profile
  7. Ramz Brehme Hamzaoui 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Mohammed Bircharef 2009-2013 Director View profile
  9. Hicham Britel 2007-2010 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Reginald Reeves 2006-2007 Director View profile
  11. Bernard Harry Asher 2006-2011 Director View profile
  12. John Chester Botts 2006-2011 Director View profile
  13. Ian Plenderleith 2006-2016 Director View profile
  14. Colin Michael Fisher 2006-2018 Director View profile
  15. Eric Aouani 2005-2010 Director View profile
  16. Abdel Jelil Ayed 2005-2011 Director View profile
  17. David Suratgar 2005-2022 Director View profile
  18. Abdallah El Watiq Alaoui 2005-2006 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Incorporated
29/12/2004
Registered office
London
Previous names
Bmce Bank International PLC (until 01/11/2021)
Medicapital Bank PLC (until 01/09/2010)
Medi Capital Bank PLC (until 20/07/2007)

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. Bank of Africa United Kingdom PLC is controlled by Bmce International (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bmce International (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Othman Benjelloun
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-07-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Othman Benjelloun.

1 other company 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.

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.

9 directors on the board

4.6y median 4.2y
average tenure
13.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

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 4Health and social care 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05321714
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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