Company
Active Merchant Services Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- John David Carr 2021-2022 View profile
- James Metcalf 2010-2021 View profile
- Michael Anthony James Sharples 2010-2021 View profile
- Neil Brookes-Fazakerley 2010-2014 View profile
- Colin Arthur Appleton 2010-2014 View profile
- Andrea Gerrish 2018-2021 View profile
- Anthony Richard Malkin 2016-2018 View profile
- Wiliam Barry Homan-Russell 2014-2016 View profile
- William Barry Homan-Russell 2010-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 12/01/2010
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- James Metcalf ceased 2021-01-20
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Michael Anthony James Sharples ceased 2021-01-20
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company - DNA Payments Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-01-20
Group
- Active Merchant Services Limited
is controlled by James Metcalf
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-13, ceased 2021-01-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Metcalf.
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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.
1 directors on the board
- Arif Babayev Director · appointed 2022
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.
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07123394
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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