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NWS Trust Limited

Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors

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

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Previous officers 35

  1. Michael David Whytock 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. Martin Francis Fleming 2015-2016 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Michael Adams 2015-2024 Director View profile
  4. Mark James Sandrey 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. James Owen Trace 2013-2015 Director View profile
  6. Jayson Edwards 2013-2014 Director View profile
  7. Michael John David Griffiths 2011-2015 Director View profile
  8. Steven David Russell Chessman 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Timothy Mark Blackwell 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. John Michael Morrissey 2009-2010 Director View profile
  11. Gordon Ferguson 2009-2013 Director View profile
  12. Stuart James Ballingall 2008-2009 Director View profile
  13. Peter Malcolm Cottle 2008-2009 Director View profile
  14. George Alexander Grant 2008-2009 Director View profile
  15. David Charles Hasson 2006-2008 Director View profile
  16. George Gibson Reid 2004-2006 Director View profile
  17. Alistair Linn Webster 2004-2009 Director View profile
  18. Philip James Han 2003-2003 Director View profile
  19. Carol Ann Ritchie 2003-2004 Director View profile
  20. William Gordon Barclay 2001-2002 Director View profile
  21. Alan Rodger Christie 2001-2005 Director View profile
  22. Peter Roy Oakes 2000-2001 Director View profile
  23. Daniel Rodger Mcarthur 2000-2001 Director View profile
  24. Robert James Mee 2000-2001 Director View profile
  25. Christopher Roger Halliwell 1995-2000 Director View profile
  26. Ian Mcfarlane Brown 1995-1999 Director View profile
  27. Claude Harry Bush 1994 Director View profile
  28. John Sydney Brown 1996 Director View profile
  29. John Alexander Mercer 2000 Director View profile
  30. Roy Littler 2000 Director View profile
  31. Ryan Beattie 2024-2026 Secretary View profile
  32. Paul Gittins 2016-2024 Secretary View profile
  33. Paul Gittins 2001-2016 Secretary View profile
  34. Helen Mary Lakin 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  35. Raymond Nixon 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors
Incorporated
25/03/1946
Registered office
Edinburgh

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. NWS Trust Limited is controlled by Bank of Scotland PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bank of Scotland PLC is controlled by Hbos PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Hbos PLC is controlled by Lloyds Bank PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Lloyds Bank PLC is controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

6.6y median 6.6y
average tenure
9.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Finance 15Business services 5Dormant 3Other services 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
SC023944
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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