Mercia Business Loans Limited
Company 05566789 Active
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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.
5 directors on the board
- Mark Andrew Payton Director · appointed 2016
- Martin James Glanfield Director · appointed 2016
- James Francis Sly Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Cameron Taberner Director · appointed 2017
- Clive Graham Downward Director · appointed 2007
9.9y median 10.3y
average tenure
19.3y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Andrew Payton Director · appointed 2016
- Martin James Glanfield Director · appointed 2016
- Paul Cameron Taberner Director · appointed 2017
- Clive Graham Downward Director · appointed 2007
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Mark Andrew Payton Director · appointed 2016
- Martin James Glanfield Director · appointed 2016
- James Francis Sly Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Cameron Taberner Director · appointed 2017
- Clive Graham Downward Director · appointed 2007
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 78Dormant 12Professional services 3Agriculture 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Evbl (General Partner FY Small Loans) Limited 4 shared directors
- Evbl (General Partner Npif Y&H Debt) Limited 4 shared directors
- Mercia Regional Ventures Limited 3 shared directors
- Enterprise Ventures (General Partner Coalfields Growth) Limited 3 shared directors
- Enterprise Ventures (General Partner EV Growth) Limited 3 shared directors
- Mercia Fund Management Limited 3 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 05566789 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 19/09/2005 |
| Address | PRESTON TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CENTRE, MARSH LANE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 8UQ |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
64303 - Activities of venture and development capital companies
Ownership - persons with significant control (1)
- Ev Business Loans Group Limited
ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
Owns 3 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Evbl (General Partner Npif Y&H Debt) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-12-07 - MBL (Npif II - Debt YH Founders) LLP
75-100% voting (LLP), 75-100% surplus assets (LLP), right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2023-11-27 - Evbl (EV SME Loans II Founders) LLP
right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2025-12-10
Officers (17)
- James Francis Sly Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Cameron Taberner Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Andrew Payton Director · appointed 2016
- Martin James Glanfield Director · appointed 2016
- Clive Graham Downward Director · appointed 2007
Show 12 former officers
- Peter Michael Dines Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2023
- Matthew Sidney Mead Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2018
- Jonathan Brett Diggines Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2018
- Andrew John Simpson Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2022
- Challans Anthony Parsons Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2008
- Trevor Walters Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2009
- John Warner Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2009
- Anthony Paul Goulbourn Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2017
- Brian Rickward Leach Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2009
- Michael John Woodhead Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2011
- James Ernest Peter Gervasio Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2005
- Julie Simpson Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2005
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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