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Direct Life Limited

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

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Previous officers 19

  1. Matthew Christian Cowan 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jason Lee Hurwood 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dominic John Beever 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Stuart Whittle 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Iain Lloyd Clark 2022-2022 Director View profile
  6. Rajeev Ramniklal Raichura 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Neil Daniel Mccarthy 2009-2022 Director View profile
  8. Peter Martin Craddock 2006-2008 Director View profile
  9. David John Cutter 2006-2008 Director View profile
  10. Michael Andrew Ward 2005-2010 Director View profile
  11. John Graham Goodfellow 2005-2008 Director View profile
  12. John Alan Scotter 2005-2005 Director View profile
  13. Robert Andrew Quayle 2005-2023 Director View profile
  14. Richard Stewart Verdin 2005-2008 Director View profile
  15. Sapna Bedi Fitzgerald 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
  16. Matthew Justin Lorimer 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  17. Cardiff Pinnacle Secretaries Limited 2008-2015 Corporate-secretary View profile
  18. Gillian Mary Davidson 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  19. John William Dawson 2005-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/07/2005

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. Direct Life Limited is controlled by Direct Life and Pension Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Direct Life and Pension Services Limited is controlled by Direct Life Quote Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Direct Life Quote Holdings Limited is controlled by Neil Daniel Mccarthy
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-18, ceased 2021-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Neil Daniel Mccarthy.

3 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.

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.

2 directors on the board

1y median 1y
average tenure
1.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 12Business services 5Tech and media 2Professional services 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
05509299
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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