West Merchant Limited

Active00791766 Private limited company

Incorporated: 13 February 1964 (62 years)
Previously known as: West Merchant Bank Limited (until 28 December 2008)
Chartered Westlb Limited (until 19 March 1993)
Standard Chartered Merchant Bank Limited (until 6 February 1990)
Earlier: Midland and International Banks Public Limited Company
Industry: Activities of financial services holding companies (64205)
Directors: Paul Edwards
Silvia Wies
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: International House
101 King's Cross Road
London
WC1X 9LP

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 21 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 7 June 2026

Charges

Total: 1
Outstanding: 1
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 0

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Edwards, Paul

Director · Appointed 17 April 2023

Also at Live A Little London Limited, Vegan Ventures Limited, Portigon Property Services Limited (proposed for strike-off) · more companies

British

Born November 1966

Wies, Silvia

Director · Appointed 12 January 2018

German

Born November 1965

Officer history (132 former)

9 April 2026

Resigned Balz, Enno as Director

17 April 2023

Appointed Edwards, Paul as Director

12 May 2021

Resigned Schott, Hartmut, Dr. as Director

5 May 2021

Appointed Balz, Enno as Director

24 September 2018

Resigned Lucht, Georg Paul as Director

21 September 2018

Appointed Schott, Hartmut, Dr. as Director

21 June 2018

Appointed Lucht, Georg Paul as Director

20 June 2018

Resigned Frentz, Cornelia as Director

12 January 2018

Appointed Wies, Silvia as Director

12 January 2018

Resigned Bachmann, Ulf, Dr as Director

30 July 2015

Appointed Bachmann, Ulf, Dr as Director

30 July 2015

Appointed Frentz, Cornelia as Director

30 July 2015

Resigned Edwards, Paul as Director

30 July 2015

Resigned Heyworth, Stephen as Director

30 July 2015

Resigned Hood, Thomas David as Director

30 July 2015

Resigned Hood, Thomas David as Secretary

9 December 2014

Appointed Edwards, Paul as Director

15 April 2014

Appointed Hood, Thomas David as Director

22 May 2013

Resigned Smith, Martin James as Director

1 April 2011

Resigned Rossato, Sandra Leigh as Secretary

1 April 2011

Appointed Hood, Thomas David as Secretary

30 March 2010

Resigned Beckman, Ian Donald as Director

26 October 2006

Appointed Rossato, Sandra Leigh as Secretary

26 October 2006

Resigned Samways, Suzanne as Secretary

11 April 2006

Appointed Smith, Martin James as Director

11 April 2006

Resigned Koerner, Wolfgang as Director

24 March 2005

Appointed Samways, Suzanne as Secretary

24 March 2005

Resigned Bourke, Emily as Secretary

17 March 2003

Appointed Koerner, Wolfgang as Director

18 December 2002

Resigned Zierke, Ulrich Hans Hermann as Director

22 July 2002

Appointed Beckman, Ian Donald as Director

31 March 2002

Resigned Mcneill, James as Secretary

31 March 2002

Appointed Bourke, Emily as Secretary

31 March 2002

Resigned Mcneill, James as Director

1 January 2000

Appointed Heyworth, Stephen as Director

1 January 2000

Appointed Zierke, Ulrich Hans Hermann as Director

31 December 1999

Resigned Keller, Hans Rudolph as Director

31 December 1999

Resigned Wheeler, Timothy George as Director

30 April 1999

Resigned Hayes, William Dick as Director

30 April 1999

Resigned Cutts, John William as Director

6 April 1999

Resigned Dunne, Michael John as Director

1 February 1999

Resigned Danneman, Frederick Charles as Director

31 January 1999

Resigned Grey, Andrew James Alexander as Director

1 January 1999

Appointed Hayes, William Dick as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Beckman, Ian Donald as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Briance, Richard Henry as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Garvey, James Richard as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Lutschg-Emmenegger, Margrit as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Hayes, William Dick as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Hurley, Philip James as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Macdougall, Patrick Lorn as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Gomar, Mark James as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Von Fischer, Ernst, Dr as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Piccinini Tosato, Paola as Director

23 November 1998

Resigned Conway, Allan as Director

6 November 1998

Resigned Pearson, Jonathan Michael Kuvey as Director

31 October 1998

Resigned Sell, Erwin, Dr as Director

8 October 1998

Resigned Cima, Pablo Diego as Director

2 October 1998

Resigned Hodgkin, Mark William Backhouse as Director

1 August 1998

Resigned Dalby, John Steven as Director

1 August 1998

Resigned Davies, Jeremy Mark, Mr. as Director

14 July 1998

Resigned Jones, Peter Curry as Director

13 July 1998

Appointed Conway, Allan as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Jelley, Richard Graham as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Gregory, Fiona as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Tate, David Read as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Ostlund, Hans as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Comerford Jr, Philip Michael as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Doxey, John Lionel as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Srodek, Edgardo Saul as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Ottersbach, Frank as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Campman, Rudolphus Johannes Clemens Herman as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Holden, Neil Jonathan as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Davidson, Nicholas Charles as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Hartwell, Paul Anthony as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Fest, Christian Heinz as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Staal, Gert Jan as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Freeman, Andrew Thomas Menzies as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Lynn, Timothy Scorah as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Milburn, Lucian Nicholas Philip as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Whiteley, Catherine Ann as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Styles, John William as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Tweedley, Deryck Ian as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Tipping, James John Gerard as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Lee, Andrew William as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Thompson, Stephen Holcombe as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Zanger, Dietrich as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Roberts, Michael John as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Hatt, Martin Richard as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Tabor, Isaac as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Davies, Michael Kenneth, Dr as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Von Brockhausen, Joachim as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Priddle, Nicholas Hugh Maitland as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Taylor, Russell Ian as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Maza, Luis Alfonso as Director

1 July 1998

Resigned Allison, Samuel Austin as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Patel, Jayesh as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Hammond, Robert David as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Von Halle, Timothy Walter Laurence as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Leblanc, Norman Francis as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Maude, Anthony Michael as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Palfreyman, Dominic James Mobray as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Forrester, Philip Anthony as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Berish, David Joseph as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Ford, Jeremy David as Director

8 June 1998

Appointed Garvey, James Richard as Director

1 June 1998

Resigned Young, Eric Wallace as Director

31 May 1998

Resigned Asteraki, David John as Director

3 April 1998

Resigned Casey, Adrian Peter as Director

3 April 1998

Appointed Cima, Pablo Diego as Director

1 March 1998

Appointed Sell, Erwin, Dr as Director

26 January 1998

Resigned Tay, Teck Chye as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Sanderson, Robert Geoffrey as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Gemmill, Alexander David as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Dereham, Orme Giles as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Sargeant, Peter Francis as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Olson, David Chalmers as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Thomas, Paul Beresford as Director

17 November 1997

Appointed Campman, Rudolphus Johannes Clemens Herman as Director

10 November 1997

Appointed Dalby, John Steven as Director

3 November 1997

Appointed Tabor, Isaac as Director

31 October 1997

Resigned Barnett, Peter Martin as Director

31 October 1997

Resigned Paefgen, Ulrich Johannes as Director

24 October 1997

Resigned Dazin, Jean-Louis as Director

12 September 1997

Resigned Wallin, Bo Erik Staffan as Director

18 August 1997

Appointed Davies, Michael Kenneth, Dr as Director

8 July 1997

Resigned Binks, Robin Paul as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Von Brockhausen, Joachim as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Wheeler, Timothy George as Director

30 June 1997

Resigned West, Peter Jeremy as Director

2 June 1997

Appointed Briance, Richard Henry as Director

6 May 1997

Appointed Jelley, Richard Graham as Director

28 April 1997

Appointed Hammond, Robert David as Director

11 April 1997

Resigned Swabey, Keith as Director

11 April 1997

Resigned Bianchi, Adriano Carlo as Director

31 March 1997

Resigned Godwin, Peter Raymond as Director

1 March 1997

Resigned Henderson, David Reid Mactavish as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Patel, Jayesh as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Tay, Teck Chye as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Wallin, Bo Erik Staffan as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Swabey, Keith as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Freeman, Andrew Thomas Menzies as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Tipping, James John Gerard as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Fest, Christian Heinz as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Styles, John William as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Milburn, Lucian Nicholas Philip as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Davidson, Nicholas Charles as Director

1 January 1997

Appointed Asteraki, David John as Director

31 December 1996

Resigned Tempel, Matthias, Doctor Iuris as Director

2 September 1996

Appointed Maude, Anthony Michael as Director

29 July 1996

Appointed Leblanc, Norman Francis as Director

15 July 1996

Resigned Wightman, Christopher Paul James as Director

15 July 1996

Appointed Young, Eric Wallace as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Casey, Adrian Peter as Director

1 July 1996

Appointed Gregory, Fiona as Director

1 June 1996

Appointed Allison, Samuel Austin as Director

13 May 1996

Appointed Jones, Peter Curry as Director

30 April 1996

Resigned Abel, Stephan as Director

9 April 1996

Appointed Von Halle, Timothy Walter Laurence as Director

4 April 1996

Resigned Farmar, Hugh Alexander Peregrine as Director

1 April 1996

Appointed Thompson, Stephen Holcombe as Director

28 March 1996

Resigned Milbourn, Michael Peter as Director

4 March 1996

Appointed Wightman, Christopher Paul James as Director

1 March 1996

Appointed Berish, David Joseph as Director

1 February 1996

Appointed Holden, Neil Jonathan as Director

8 January 1996

Appointed Ford, Jeremy David as Director

1 January 1996

Appointed Lutschg-Emmenegger, Margrit as Director

1 January 1996

Appointed Ottersbach, Frank as Director

31 December 1995

Resigned Cornelson, Igor as Director

24 November 1995

Resigned Obolensky, Andrew as Director

1 November 1995

Resigned Coughtrie, John Alan as Director

18 October 1995

Appointed Barnett, Peter Martin as Director

16 October 1995

Appointed Danneman, Frederick Charles as Director

16 October 1995

Appointed Palfreyman, Dominic James Mobray as Director

16 October 1995

Appointed Forrester, Philip Anthony as Director

1 September 1995

Appointed Paefgen, Ulrich Johannes as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Comerford Jr, Philip Michael as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Srodek, Edgardo Saul as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Doxey, John Lionel as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Gomar, Mark James as Director

1 July 1995

Appointed Thomas, Paul Beresford as Director

1 June 1995

Appointed Bianchi, Adriano Carlo as Director

31 March 1995

Resigned Blyth, William Bolivar as Director

1 January 1995

Appointed Hurley, Philip James as Director

1 January 1995

Appointed Davies, Jeremy Mark, Mr. as Director

31 December 1994

Resigned Young, James Anthony as Director

1 December 1994

Appointed Keller, Hans Rudolph as Director

21 November 1994

Appointed Hartwell, Paul Anthony as Director

31 August 1994

Resigned Brook, Michael as Director

31 July 1994

Resigned Bowlus, Jarold Jan as Director

1 July 1994

Appointed Staal, Gert Jan as Director

1 July 1994

Appointed Hodgkin, Mark William Backhouse as Director

28 June 1994

Resigned Fordham, Rupert Patrick as Director

30 April 1994

Resigned Mathrani, Ranjit as Director

18 April 1994

Appointed Henderson, David Reid Mactavish as Director

5 April 1994

Appointed Binks, Robin Paul as Director

31 March 1994

Resigned Keighley, Jonathan Eden as Director

28 March 1994

Appointed Roberts, Michael John as Director

21 February 1994

Appointed Obolensky, Andrew as Director

1 January 1994

Appointed Piccinini Tosato, Paola as Director

1 January 1994

Appointed Beckman, Ian Donald as Director

1 January 1994

Appointed West, Peter Jeremy as Director

1 January 1994

Appointed Tempel, Matthias, Doctor Iuris as Director

31 December 1993

Resigned Puhringer, Manfred Walter as Director

31 October 1993

Resigned Berry, David Edward Grant as Director

8 October 1993

Resigned Keenlyside, Denis Randolph as Director

1 July 1993

Appointed Priddle, Nicholas Hugh Maitland as Director

1 July 1993

Appointed Maza, Luis Alfonso as Director

7 June 1993

Resigned Munro Kerr, Malcolm as Director

7 June 1993

Appointed Dunne, Michael John as Director

24 May 1993

Appointed Coughtrie, John Alan as Director

1 May 1993

Appointed Abel, Stephan as Director

30 April 1993

Resigned Richardson, Michael John as Director

1 January 1993

Appointed Munro Kerr, Malcolm as Director

31 December 1992

Resigned Farmer, David William Horace as Director

31 December 1992

Resigned Doughty, Nigel Edward as Director

31 October 1992

Resigned Zierke, Ulrich Hans Hermann as Director

26 October 1992

Appointed Hatt, Martin Richard as Director

13 July 1992

Appointed Cutts, John William as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Lee, Andrew William as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Fordham, Rupert Patrick as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Von Fischer, Ernst, Dr as Director

1 July 1992

Appointed Tweedley, Deryck Ian as Director

3 February 1992

Resigned Hoveler, Hans as Director

1 January 1992

Appointed Keighley, Jonathan Eden as Director

1 January 1992

Appointed Keenlyside, Denis Randolph as Director

1 January 1992

Appointed Puhringer, Manfred Walter as Director

31 December 1991

Resigned Greenhalgh, Peter Andrew Livsey, Dr as Director

1 October 1991

Appointed Lynn, Timothy Scorah as Director

30 September 1991

Resigned Lapping, Ian Emmott as Director

31 July 1991

Resigned Melvill, Neil Douglas as Director

1 July 1991

Appointed Olson, David Chalmers as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings 442

Date	Description	Made Up To
18 September 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025
9 June 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	7 June 2026
10 April 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
16 December 2025	Insolvency filing
16 December 2025	Share capital filing