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Paragon Business Finance Plc

01497411

active
plc
england wales
Companies House
Health Score
65 / 100

Some Concerns

25/30
Filing
0/30
Financial
40/40
Risk

No risk factors detected.

Details

51 Homer Road, Solihull, B91 3QJ
Incorporated 19/05/1980

Previously known as

Paragon Bank Business Finance Plc · until 06/10/2017
Five Arrows Business Finance Plc · until 27/01/2016
Paragon Business Finance Plc · until 25/11/2015
Five Arrows Business Finance Plc · until 03/11/2015
State Securities Plc · until 02/04/2014
State Securities Limited · until 28/06/2004
State Securities Plc · until 24/06/2004
Gregton Finance Limited · until 21/09/1983

Compliance

Last accounts

30/09/2025

full

Next accounts due

31/03/2027

On track

Confirmation statement

Last: 21/06/2026

Due 05/07/2027

On track

Industry

64910
Financial leasing

Officers

Mr Keith Graham Allen

director · Since 28/04/2017

ACCOUNTANT

BRITISH · ENGLAND

Also on 131 other boards

Mr David Newcombe

director · Since 21/10/2019

COMPANY DIRECTOR

BRITISH · ENGLAND

Also on 11 other boards

Mr John Edward Phillipou

director · Since 21/10/2019

MANAGING DIRECTOR

BRITISH · ENGLAND

Also on 11 other boards

Mr Richard James Woodman

director · Since 21/10/2019

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

BRITISH · ENGLAND

Also on 138 other boards

Mr Marius Van Niekerk

secretary · Since 02/04/2025

Keith Graham Allen

director · Since 28/04/2017

British · England

John Edward Phillipou

director · Since 21/10/2019

British · England

David Newcombe

director · Since 21/10/2019

British · England

Richard James Woodman

director · Since 21/10/2019

British · England

Marius Van Niekerk

secretary · Since 02/04/2025

Former

Gregory Lawrence Randall

secretary · Resigned 29/10/1993

Nicholas John Stevenson

director · Resigned 12/12/1994

Simon James Mills

secretary · Resigned 07/06/1996

David James Taylor

director · Resigned 25/06/1997

Thomas Francis Quentin Hedley

director · Resigned 28/05/1998

Aubrey John Adams

director · Resigned 28/05/1998

Paul Edward Burke

secretary · Resigned 28/05/1998

John Stearn Scott

director · Resigned 01/04/2000

Michael Allan Bartholomeusz

director · Resigned 05/06/2000

Anthony Albert Captain

director · Resigned 31/12/2000

Gregory Lawrence Randall

director · Resigned 31/12/2000

David Howat Stewart

director · Resigned 30/09/2001

James Ramsay Smart

director · Resigned 28/02/2002

Philip Anthony George

director · Resigned 01/08/2002

Anthony Mark Roestenburg

director · Resigned 02/09/2002

Abbey National Secretariat Services Limited

corporate secretary · Resigned 29/10/2003

Paul Edward Burke

director · Resigned 29/10/2003

John Robert Davy Hayhow

director · Resigned 29/10/2003

Shashin Patel

director · Resigned 29/10/2003

Gary Hockey Morley

director · Resigned 29/10/2003

Robin Anthony Birkett

director · Resigned 11/11/2004

Deana Tidby

director · Resigned 19/03/2007

Philip Geoffrey Davies

secretary · Resigned 20/04/2007

Glenn Beatham

director · Resigned 12/05/2008

Simon James Mills

director · Resigned 21/05/2009

Andrew Philip Bullard

director · Resigned 17/07/2009

John Douglas Luff

director · Resigned 07/02/2011

James David Sampson

director · Resigned 01/08/2014

Samuel Geneen

director · Resigned 30/09/2014

Christopher Lewis Coleman

director · Resigned 03/11/2015

Philip Geoffrey Davies

director · Resigned 03/06/2016

Jeremy Paul Guilfoyle

director · Resigned 07/07/2016

Martin Lee Tidby

director · Resigned 07/07/2016

Paul Douglas Coggins

director · Resigned 07/07/2016

Simon John Kirk

director · Resigned 28/04/2017

Andrew Kinnear Smithson

director · Resigned 28/04/2017

Simon Geoffrey Stanley Welling

director · Resigned 31/01/2018

Richard John Doe

director · Resigned 30/09/2019

Gary Andrew Leitch

director · Resigned 04/10/2019

Andrew Lacey

secretary · Resigned 31/10/2019

Pandora Sharp

secretary · Resigned 01/06/2020

Richard Dominic Shelton

director · Resigned 03/02/2021

Ciara Murphy

secretary · Resigned 02/04/2025

Persons with Significant Control

Paragon Asset Finance Limited

75–100% shares
75–100% votes
Appoint directors

Reg: 02189858 · Companies House · Private Company Limited By Shares

Notified 04/07/2023

Former PSCs

State Securities Holdings Limited

Ceased 04/07/2023

Change History

status → active
2026-08-11

Active

type → plc
2026-08-11

Public Limited Company

address line1 → 51 Homer Road
2026-08-11

51 HOMER ROAD

post town → Solihull
2026-08-11

SOLIHULL

officer appointed → VAN NIEKERK, Marius
2026-08-11
officer appointed → ALLEN, Keith Graham
2026-08-11
officer appointed → NEWCOMBE, David
2026-08-11
officer appointed → PHILLIPOU, John Edward
2026-08-11
officer appointed → WOODMAN, Richard James
2026-08-11