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Payassist Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 5

  1. Rajiv Chhotalal Thakerar 2019-2022 Director View profile
  2. Darren Leonard Hersey 2014-2022 Director View profile
  3. Julie Duggan 2014-2022 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Michael Jennings 2014-2019 Director View profile
  5. Christopher George Stebbing 2014-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/02/2014

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.

Group

  1. Payassist Limited is controlled by Simmons Gainsford Professional Services Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Simmons Gainsford Professional Services Limited is controlled by Simmons Gainsford Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Simmons Gainsford Holdings Limited is controlled by Sumer Group Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-08-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Sumer Group Bidco Limited is controlled by Sumer Group Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Sumer Group Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Sumer Group Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-01-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Sumer Group Midco Limited is controlled by Sumer Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Sumer Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Tosca Penta Accountants Limited Partnership
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Tosca Penta Accountants Limited Partnership is controlled by Penta TPA LLP
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2022-07-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Penta TPA LLP is controlled by Penta Founder 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2022-07-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  10. Penta Founder 2 Limited is controlled by Penta GP Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

The ownership chain above Payassist Limited is unusually long; showing the first 10 steps.

18 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.

Board analysis for researchers

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

6.3y median 4.4y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 10Professional services 6Finance 5

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
08896393
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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