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Mortgages First LTD

Activities of mortgage finance companies

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Simon David Embley 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Peter Bisset 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrew William Deeks 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Pearson Round 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. James Charles Mcauley 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Helen Elizabeth Buck 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Ian Philip Megee 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Beverly Anne Maston 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Thomas Graeme Henderson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  10. Stephen James Partridge 2006-2022 Director View profile
  11. Paul Russell Maston 2006-2019 Director View profile
  12. Sapna Bedi Fitzgerald 2016-2023 Secretary View profile
  13. Ian Bush 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  14. Carole Coverdale 2006-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of mortgage finance companies
Incorporated
11/10/2006
Registered office
Colchester
Previous names
Elms Price Maston Mortgage Services Limited (until 05/01/2010)

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 First LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Mortgages First LTD is controlled by Group First LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Group First LTD is controlled by Paul Russell Maston
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-07-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Russell Maston.

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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.

3 directors on the board

7.6y median 2.3y
average tenure
19.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 84Business services 6Tech and media 6Professional services 5Dormant 2Property 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
05964060
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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