Paragon Business Finance PLC

Active01497411 Public limited company

Incorporated: 19 May 1980 (46 years)
Previously known as: Paragon Bank Business Finance PLC (until 6 October 2017)
Five Arrows Business Finance PLC (until 27 January 2016)
Paragon Business Finance PLC (until 25 November 2015)
Earlier: Five Arrows Business Finance PLC, State Securities PLC, State Securities Limited, State Securities PLC, Gregton Finance Limited
Industry: Financial leasing (64910)
Directors: David Newcombe
John Edward Phillipou
Richard James Woodman
all 4 directors
Owned by: Paragon Asset Finance Limited
Accounts type: Full
Region: West Midlands
Address: 51 Homer Road
Solihull
B91 3QJ

Website & contact details

Group website: paragon-group.co.uk
paragonbankinggroup.co.uk
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Last accounts: 30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due: 5 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 21 June 2026

Charges

Total: 275
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 275

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Van Niekerk, Marius

Secretary · Appointed 2 April 2025

Newcombe, David

Director · Appointed 21 October 2019

Also at Idem Capital Holdings Limited, Idem Capital Securities Limited, Premier Asset Finance Limited · more companies

British

Born June 1967 (59)

Phillipou, John Edward

Director · Appointed 21 October 2019

Also at Premier Asset Finance Limited, Paragon Asset Finance Limited, Paragon Commercial Finance Limited · more companies

British

Born May 1972 (54)

Woodman, Richard James

Director · Appointed 21 October 2019

Also at Earlswood Finance Limited, Paragon Options PLC, Idem Capital Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born May 1965 (61)

Allen, Keith Graham

Director · Appointed 28 April 2017

Also at Earlswood Finance Limited, Paragon Options PLC, Idem Capital Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born July 1972 (54)

Officer history (43 former)

2 April 2025

Appointed Van Niekerk, Marius as Secretary

2 April 2025

Resigned Murphy, Ciara as Secretary

3 February 2021

Resigned Shelton, Richard Dominic as Director

1 June 2020

Resigned Sharp, Pandora as Secretary

1 June 2020

Appointed Murphy, Ciara as Secretary

31 October 2019

Appointed Sharp, Pandora as Secretary

31 October 2019

Resigned Lacey, Andrew as Secretary

21 October 2019

Appointed Woodman, Richard James as Director

21 October 2019

Appointed Shelton, Richard Dominic as Director

21 October 2019

Appointed Phillipou, John Edward as Director

21 October 2019

Appointed Newcombe, David as Director

4 October 2019

Resigned Leitch, Gary Andrew, Mr. as Director

30 September 2019

Resigned Doe, Richard John as Director

31 January 2018

Resigned Welling, Simon Geoffrey Stanley as Director

28 April 2017

Resigned Smithson, Andrew Kinnear as Director

28 April 2017

Appointed Leitch, Gary Andrew, Mr. as Director

28 April 2017

Resigned Kirk, Simon John as Director

28 April 2017

Appointed Allen, Keith Graham as Director

7 July 2016

Resigned Coggins, Paul Douglas as Director

7 July 2016

Resigned Tidby, Martin Lee as Director

7 July 2016

Resigned Guilfoyle, Jeremy Paul as Director

3 June 2016

Resigned Davies, Philip Geoffrey as Director

20 May 2016

Appointed Welling, Simon Geoffrey Stanley as Director

3 November 2015

Appointed Doe, Richard John as Director

3 November 2015

Resigned Coleman, Christopher Lewis as Director

3 November 2015

Appointed Smithson, Andrew Kinnear as Director

30 September 2014

Resigned Geneen, Samuel as Director

1 August 2014

Resigned Sampson, James David as Director

17 October 2013

Appointed Coggins, Paul Douglas as Director

7 February 2011

Resigned Luff, John Douglas as Director

23 September 2010

Appointed Coleman, Christopher Lewis as Director

17 July 2009

Resigned Bullard, Andrew Philip as Director

21 May 2009

Resigned Mills, Simon James as Director

13 November 2008

Appointed Tidby, Martin Lee as Director

12 May 2008

Resigned Beatham, Glenn as Director

20 April 2007

Resigned Davies, Philip Geoffrey as Secretary

20 April 2007

Appointed Lacey, Andrew as Secretary

19 March 2007

Resigned Tidby, Deana as Director

17 January 2006

Appointed Tidby, Deana as Director

11 November 2004

Resigned Birkett, Robin Anthony as Director

29 October 2003

Appointed Kirk, Simon John as Director

29 October 2003

Appointed Davies, Philip Geoffrey as Secretary

29 October 2003

Appointed Beatham, Glenn as Director

29 October 2003

Appointed Davies, Philip Geoffrey as Director

29 October 2003

Appointed Geneen, Samuel as Director

29 October 2003

Resigned Hayhow, John Robert Davy as Director

29 October 2003

Appointed Luff, John Douglas as Director

29 October 2003

Resigned Abbey National Secretariat Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

29 October 2003

Resigned Hockey Morley, Gary as Director

29 October 2003

Resigned Burke, Paul Edward as Director

29 October 2003

Resigned Patel, Shashin as Director

19 June 2003

Appointed Sampson, James David as Director

19 June 2003

Appointed Guilfoyle, Jeremy Paul as Director

17 September 2002

Appointed Birkett, Robin Anthony as Director

2 September 2002

Resigned Roestenburg, Anthony Mark as Director

1 August 2002

Resigned George, Philip Anthony as Director

28 February 2002

Appointed Hockey Morley, Gary as Director

28 February 2002

Appointed Patel, Shashin as Director

28 February 2002

Resigned Smart, James Ramsay as Director

30 September 2001

Resigned Stewart, David Howat as Director

31 December 2000

Resigned Captain, Anthony Albert as Director

31 December 2000

Resigned Randall, Gregory Lawrence as Director

5 June 2000

Appointed Hayhow, John Robert Davy as Director

5 June 2000

Resigned Bartholomeusz, Michael Allan as Director

1 April 2000

Appointed Smart, James Ramsay as Director

1 April 2000

Resigned Scott, John Stearn as Director

14 July 1998

Appointed Burke, Paul Edward as Director

14 July 1998

Appointed Roestenburg, Anthony Mark as Director

28 May 1998

Appointed Abbey National Secretariat Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

28 May 1998

Appointed George, Philip Anthony as Director

28 May 1998

Resigned Burke, Paul Edward as Secretary

28 May 1998

Appointed Stewart, David Howat as Director

28 May 1998

Resigned Adams, Aubrey John as Director

28 May 1998

Appointed Bartholomeusz, Michael Allan as Director

28 May 1998

Appointed Scott, John Stearn as Director

28 May 1998

Resigned Hedley, Thomas Francis Quentin as Director

25 June 1997

Resigned Taylor, David James as Director

6 May 1997

Appointed Bullard, Andrew Philip as Director

7 June 1996

Appointed Burke, Paul Edward as Secretary

7 June 1996

Resigned Mills, Simon James as Secretary

12 December 1994

Resigned Stevenson, Nicholas John as Director

12 December 1994

Appointed Mills, Simon James as Director

12 December 1994

Appointed Adams, Aubrey John as Director

29 October 1993

Resigned Randall, Gregory Lawrence as Secretary

29 October 1993

Appointed Mills, Simon James as Secretary

29 July 1993

Appointed Stevenson, Nicholas John as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Paragon Asset Finance Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 4 July 2023

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Private Company Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 02189858

Former controllers (1)

4 July 2023

Ceased State Securities Holdings Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 39 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Paragon Banking Group PLC

Colonial Finance (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Earlswood Finance (No. 3) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Mortgages (No. 12) PLC Owns 25–50% of shares

Earlswood Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert (1) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert (10) PLC Owns 25–50% of shares

Herbert (2) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert (4) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert (5) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert (6) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert (7) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert (8) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert (9) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Idem Capital Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Idem Capital Securities Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Moorgate Loan Servicing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Personal Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Redbrick Survey and Valuation Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Moorgate Asset Administration Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Bank PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Mortgage Trust Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Mortgage Trust Services PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

MTL Residential Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Asset Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Lease Portfolio Management Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Business Finance PLC This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Commercial Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Technology Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Premier Asset Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Covered Bonds LLP Right to 75–100% of surplus assets (as a firm)

Paragon Development Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Development Finance Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Finance PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Mortgages (2010) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Mortgages Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Options PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Paragon Second Funding Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares

Pbaf Acquisitions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 15 more

Filings 745

Date	Description	Made Up To
22 June 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	21 June 2026
6 March 2026	Full accounts	30 September 2025
26 January 2026	Director's details changed
21 December 2025	Memorandum and Articles of Association
21 December 2025	Resolutions