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Smarterpay LTD

Smarterpay LTD is an active UK company (number 07333064), incorporated 2010, with 2 current directors, Christopher Bell and Ewan Rhys Friend. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Philip Michael Rodger Chilvers 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Colin Michael Fisher 2018-2018 Director View profile
  3. Ieuan Rhys Friend 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Paul Alan Harvie 2010-2020 Director View profile
  5. Daniela Harvie 2010-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £49,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • West Northamptonshire Council BACS Bureau Services Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council £49,000 2026-03-27 CPV 48443000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract for the provision of a BACs Bureau for West Northamptonshire Council and their customers and partners under the lead authority shared services arrangement.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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About

Incorporated
02/08/2010

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • E Friend Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-17
  • Pajef Limited ceased 2023-01-17
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-05-14

Group

  1. Smarterpay LTD is controlled by E Friend Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. E Friend Limited is controlled by Pajef Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Pajef Limited is controlled by Janice Elizabeth Friend
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-01-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Janice Elizabeth Friend.

4 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.

Financials

Net assets
£229,865
Total assets
£2,669,235
Cash
£147,657
Employees
26
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

5.4y median 5.4y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Tech and media 2Finance 1Professional services 1Property 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
07333064
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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