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Metro Bank PLC

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. James William Alistair Hopkinson 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ian Arthur Henderson 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Anne Marie Grim 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Gary Winsor 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Sally Jane Clark 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Anna Monique Melis 2017-2023 Director View profile
  7. Sir Michael John Snyder 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. Roger Farah 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. James Adam Reuben 2011-2015 Director View profile
  10. Luke Johnson 2011-2014 Director View profile
  11. Graeme Hardie 2010-2013 Director View profile
  12. Keith Arthur Carby 2010-2019 Director View profile
  13. Lockhart, JR., Harry Eugene 2010-2020 Director View profile
  14. Craig Francis Donaldson 2010-2019 Director View profile
  15. Alastair Roy Geoffrey Gunn 2010-2019 Director View profile
  16. Stuart David Murray Bernau 2010-2020 Director View profile
  17. Lord Howard Emerson Flight 2010-2019 Director View profile
  18. Michael Charles Brierley 2009-2018 Director View profile
  19. Vernon William Hill 2008-2019 Director View profile
  20. Anthony William Thomson 2007-2012 Director View profile
  21. Stephanie Wallace 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  22. Melissa Ann Conway 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  23. David Thomas Arden 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  24. Upper Street Company Secretaries LTD 2007-2009 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Banks
Incorporated
06/11/2007
Registered office
London

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. Metro Bank PLC is controlled by Metro Bank Holdings PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2023-05-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Metro Bank Holdings PLC is controlled by Robert Sharpe
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-09-29, ceased 2023-05-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert Sharpe.

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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.

Grants received

3 grants · £150,213 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £150,213 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £72,6442023-04-01
  • Department for Education £27,3562020-04-01
  • Department for Education £50,2132020-04-01
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.

13 directors on the board

3.5y median 2.1y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (13)

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 28Education 2Other services 1Professional services 1Property 1Retail and trade 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
06419578
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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