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Singer & Friedlander Commercial Finance Limited

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

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Previous officers 27

  1. Ian Cowie 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Pateman, Stephen James, Chief Executive Officer 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Philip Anthony George 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. James Gerrard Cannon 2005-2016 Director View profile
  5. Susan Marion Hinton-Smith 2004-2007 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Errol Smith 2004-2009 Director View profile
  7. Timothy Paul Barnes 2004-2009 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Charles Corfield 2003-2004 Director View profile
  9. Bruce John Matthews 2003-2003 Director View profile
  10. Alan Watt Webster 2002-2004 Director View profile
  11. Ann Elizabeth Downie 2000-2014 Director View profile
  12. George David Clark 1998-2015 Director View profile
  13. Charles Beaufort Price 1997-2003 Director View profile
  14. Peter Graham Cordrey 1996-1996 Director View profile
  15. Richard Anthony Pyman 1996-2015 Director View profile
  16. Jonathan Murgatroyd Spence 1996-2004 Director View profile
  17. Colin Swanston 1995-2003 Director View profile
  18. James Ritchie Strachan 1990-1995 Director View profile
  19. John Mungo Ingleby 1990-1994 Director View profile
  20. Murray Outterson 1990-1995 Director View profile
  21. Gordon Craig Rennie 1990-2008 Director View profile
  22. Richard Gerald Capper 1995 Director View profile
  23. Richard James Kay Muir 1995 Director View profile
  24. Donald Eskdale Macintosh 1989 Director View profile
  25. Daniel James Rushbrook 2015-2026 Secretary View profile
  26. Catriona Macinnes Smith 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  27. James Finlay Limited 1996 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/09/1973

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. Singer & Friedlander Commercial Finance Limited is controlled by Shawbrook Bank Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shawbrook Bank Limited is controlled by Shawbrook Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Shawbrook Group PLC is controlled by Marlin Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-24, ceased 2018-03-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Marlin Bidco Limited is controlled by Marlin Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-06-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Marlin Midco Limited is controlled by Marlin Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-06-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Marlin Holdco Limited is controlled by Marlin Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Marlin Topco 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.

1 directors on the board

7.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 8Professional 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC053939
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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