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The Payment Systems Regulator Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Edward Stephen Knapp 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Faith Reynolds 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Aidene Frances Walsh 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Professor Tommaso Valletti 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Louise Buckley 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Christopher John Hemsley 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Nick Charles Stace 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Charles David Randell 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Simon Anthony Ricketts 2017-2024 Director View profile
  10. Dr Andrew Bailey 2016-2020 Director View profile
  11. Bradley Fried 2016-2018 Director View profile
  12. Noel Anthony Salvatore Stephen Gordon 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. Mark Falcon 2015-2015 Director View profile
  14. Carole Begent 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. Hannah Nixon 2014-2019 Director View profile
  16. Mary Louise Starks 2014-2014 Director View profile
  17. Sir Brian Walter Pomeroy 2014-2016 Director View profile
  18. Amelia Fletcher 2014-2020 Director View profile
  19. Martin Wheatley 2014-2015 Director View profile
  20. Christopher Woolard 2014-2020 Director View profile
  21. John Guthrie Griffith-Jones 2014-2018 Director View profile
  22. Simon Marshall Pearce 2014-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/04/2014

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. The Payment Systems Regulator Limited is controlled by The Financial Conduct Authority
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Financial Conduct Authority.

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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.

7 directors on the board

2.5y median 2.1y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Utilities 4Business services 2Other services 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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
08970864
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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