Company
Specialist Broking Retail Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Elizabeth Bilney 2016-2020 View profile
- Darren Neil Box 2016-2024 View profile
- Stephen Eyles 2016-2026 View profile
- Alison Marshall 2016-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 28/07/2016
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.
- Lloyd & Whyte Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-13 - Somerset Bridge Insurance Services Limited ceased 2020-01-13
75-100% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-28
Group
- Specialist Broking Retail Limited
is controlled by Lloyd & Whyte Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-01-13 · source: Companies House PSC register - Lloyd & Whyte Group Limited
is controlled by Matthew Mervyn Pyke
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-12-31, ceased 2025-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Matthew Mervyn Pyke.
13 other companies in this group
- Insurance Broking Finance Limited
- Lloyd & Whyte Heritage LTD
- Davies Craddock Limited
- South Essex Insurance Holdings Limited
- Lloyd and Whyte (Financial Services) Limited
- Seib Insurance Brokers Limited
- Stride Limited
- Lloyd & Whyte Limited
- Lloyd & Whyte Group Limited
- Playle-Russell (Special Risks) Limited
- PPS GI Limited
- Direct Corporate Risks Limited
- Medical Money Management (General Insurance Brokers) Limited
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.
4 directors on the board
- Stephen Astley Director · appointed 2020
- Anthony Coates Director · appointed 2020
- David Robert Moore Director · appointed 2021
- Matthew Mervyn Pyke Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen Astley Director · appointed 2020
- Anthony Coates Director · appointed 2020
- Matthew Mervyn Pyke Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Stephen Astley Director · appointed 2020
- Anthony Coates Director · appointed 2020
- David Robert Moore Director · appointed 2021
- Matthew Mervyn Pyke Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Stephen Eyles Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 10301653
- 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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