Company · Manchester
Litmus Finance Limited
Activities of financial services holding companies
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- James Andrew Richardson 2021-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of financial services holding companies
- Incorporated
- 20/12/2021
- Registered office
- Manchester
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Sheraz Afzal
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company - David Bowles
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company - James Andrew Richardson ceased 2023-11-28
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Litmus Finance Limited
is controlled by Sheraz Afzal
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-12-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Sheraz Afzal.
2 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
- £300
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £300 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £300 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £300 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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
- David Bowles Director · appointed 2021
- Sheraz Afzal Director · appointed 2021
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- David Bowles Director · appointed 2021
- Sheraz Afzal Director · appointed 2021
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 13809940
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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