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Company · Petersfield

Mercatans Capital Limited

Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 18

  1. Rob Sowood 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Kerry Leighton-Bailey 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Arianne Riddell 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. James King 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. James Shanahan 2022-2023 Director View profile
  6. Bera Kalhan 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Kim Burgess 2021-2024 Director View profile
  8. Nicoletta Nicoli 2021-2022 Director View profile
  9. Julia Owen 2021-2022 Director View profile
  10. Keith Neil Povey 2021-2022 Director View profile
  11. Simon Grosvenor Murphy 2021-2021 Director View profile
  12. Katya Olga Hawrylak 2020-2024 Director View profile
  13. Stephanie Heasman 2019-2021 Director View profile
  14. John David William Pocock 2019-2020 Director View profile
  15. Matthew James Allan West 2018-2021 Director View profile
  16. Paul Michael Greatbatch 2018-2025 Director View profile
  17. David Forbes 2018-2020 Director View profile
  18. Richard Murray Sawney 2018-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/09/2018
Registered office
Petersfield

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.

  • Vespa B GP LLP
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-09-24

Group

  1. Mercatans Capital Limited is controlled by Vespa B GP LLP
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-09-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Vespa B GP LLP is controlled by Vespa Capital Partners Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Vespa Capital Partners Limited.

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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.

6 directors on the board

3.7y median 3.9y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Rob Sowood Director · appointed 2024 · 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.

Finance 6Tech and media 4Business services 3Dormant 2

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
11584232
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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