HSBC Equipment Finance (UK) Limited

Active01503727 Private limited company
Incorporated
24 June 1980 (46 years)
Previously known as
Forward Trust Limited (until 27 September 1999)
Forward Trust Business Finance Limited (until 1 April 1997)
Forward Asset Finance Limited (until 15 February 1995)
Earlier: Forward Assetfinance Limited
Industry
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (64999)
Directors
Jodi Emma Rao
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
West Midlands
Address
1 Centenary Square
Birmingham
B1 1HQ

Website & contact details

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Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due
11 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
28 July 2026

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Miah, Ruzina
Secretary · Appointed 2 April 2026
Rao, Jodi Emma, Ms.
Director · Appointed 2 April 2026
British
Born November 1981
Director · Appointed 1 January 2023
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British
Born October 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2023
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Romanian
Born November 1985
Director · Appointed 15 December 2021
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British
Born March 1971 (55)
Officer history (58 former)
2 April 2026
Appointed Rao, Jodi Emma, Ms. as Director
2 April 2026
Appointed Miah, Ruzina as Secretary
31 July 2025
Resigned Dickinson, Joanne Marie as Director
16 May 2025
Resigned Kent, Christopher William Jackson as Secretary
31 December 2024
Resigned Turner, Will as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Dickinson, Joanne Marie as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Kent, Christopher William Jackson as Secretary
31 December 2023
Resigned Gentles, Jacqueline Marie as Secretary
31 December 2023
Resigned Rao, Jodi Emma, Ms. as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Rus, Ramona, Ms. as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Osborne, Matthew James as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Harris, Mark as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Royle, James Peter as Director
26 July 2022
Appointed Turner, Will as Director
15 December 2021
Appointed Balachandran, Sacha, Mr. as Director
27 September 2021
Appointed Gentles, Jacqueline Marie as Secretary
31 August 2021
Resigned Nair, Sanjay Sankaran as Director
16 July 2021
Resigned Canty, Jennifer, Ms. as Secretary
30 June 2021
Resigned Rothbury, Miles Edward as Director
17 March 2020
Resigned Lacey, Gayle Helen, Ms. as Director
25 November 2019
Appointed Rothbury, Miles Edward as Director
11 November 2019
Appointed Rao, Jodi Emma, Ms. as Director
6 November 2019
Appointed Canty, Jennifer, Ms. as Secretary
18 October 2019
Resigned Taylor, Leianne, Mrs. as Secretary
30 July 2019
Appointed Royle, James Peter as Director
25 April 2019
Resigned Bulford, Bryan as Director
29 March 2019
Resigned Mcelroy, Robert Ian as Director
20 March 2019
Appointed Taylor, Leianne, Mrs. as Secretary
20 March 2019
Resigned Ranger, Molly as Secretary
22 November 2018
Resigned Carver, Robert Francis as Director
14 September 2018
Appointed Lacey, Gayle Helen, Ms. as Director
3 May 2018
Appointed Nair, Sanjay Sankaran as Director
28 February 2018
Appointed Ranger, Molly as Secretary
28 February 2018
Resigned Youssouf, Lorna as Secretary
3 August 2017
Resigned Coates, Alexa Jane as Director
10 July 2017
Resigned Davies, Richard as Director
28 June 2017
Appointed Youssouf, Lorna as Secretary
28 June 2017
Resigned Subramanian, Nivedita as Director
28 June 2017
Resigned Wilson, Larissa as Secretary
8 May 2017
Appointed Mcelroy, Robert Ian as Director
26 January 2016
Appointed Wilson, Larissa as Secretary
26 January 2016
Resigned Dean, Katherine as Secretary
26 October 2015
Appointed Harris, Mark as Director
26 October 2015
Appointed Subramanian, Nivedita as Director
30 September 2015
Resigned Lelong, Richard as Director
30 June 2015
Resigned Carter, Richard Andrew as Director
2 June 2015
Resigned Russell-Brown, Michael John as Director
31 May 2015
Resigned Long, Warwick Alan George as Director
26 May 2015
Appointed Bulford, Bryan as Director
19 February 2015
Appointed Coates, Alexa Jane as Director
23 January 2015
Resigned Hewitt, Gavin Paul as Director
4 November 2014
Resigned Hampton, Nicholas David as Director
29 October 2014
Appointed Davies, Richard as Director
23 June 2014
Appointed Lelong, Richard as Director
12 February 2014
Appointed Hampton, Nicholas David as Director
10 February 2014
Resigned Box, Steven Richard, Mr. as Director
24 July 2013
Appointed Dean, Katherine as Secretary
24 July 2013
Resigned Wood, Hollie Rheanna as Secretary
13 November 2012
Appointed Long, Warwick Alan George as Director
22 May 2012
Appointed Carver, Robert Francis as Director
22 May 2012
Resigned Rigby, Adrian Timothy as Director
11 November 2011
Appointed Carter, Richard Andrew as Director
11 August 2011
Appointed Hewitt, Gavin Paul as Director
9 June 2011
Resigned Brookes, Malcolm James as Director
31 March 2011
Resigned Quinn, Noel Paul as Director
8 December 2010
Appointed Box, Steven Richard, Mr. as Director
24 September 2010
Appointed Wood, Hollie Rheanna as Secretary
24 September 2010
Resigned Gott, Sarah Caroline as Secretary
9 June 2009
Appointed Rigby, Adrian Timothy as Director
28 October 2008
Appointed Gott, Sarah Caroline as Secretary
12 September 2008
Resigned Bayer, George William as Secretary
21 February 2008
Appointed Bayer, George William as Secretary
21 February 2008
Resigned Mcquillan, Pauline Louise as Secretary
19 July 2007
Appointed Quinn, Noel Paul as Director
19 July 2007
Resigned Bottomley, Stephen Andrew as Director
25 April 2006
Appointed Mcquillan, Pauline Louise as Secretary
25 April 2006
Resigned Niven, Frances Julie as Secretary
1 January 2006
Appointed Russell-Brown, Michael John as Director
31 December 2005
Resigned Holmes, Timothy Victor as Director
1 September 2004
Resigned Kell, Christopher Raymond as Director
1 September 2004
Resigned Lane, Robert David as Director
26 July 2004
Appointed Bottomley, Stephen Andrew as Director
26 July 2004
Appointed Holmes, Timothy Victor as Director
19 December 2003
Appointed Brookes, Malcolm James as Director
8 December 2003
Appointed Niven, Frances Julie as Secretary
8 December 2003
Resigned Pearce, Mark Vivian as Secretary
31 October 2003
Resigned Gilman, David William as Director
30 December 2002
Appointed Kell, Christopher Raymond as Director
30 December 2002
Resigned Carney, Brian as Director
30 December 2002
Appointed Lane, Robert David as Director
30 December 2002
Resigned Picken, Graham Edward as Director
30 December 2002
Resigned Holmes, Timothy Victor as Director
15 November 2002
Resigned Musgrove, Robert Hugh as Secretary
15 November 2002
Appointed Pearce, Mark Vivian as Secretary
1 July 2001
Resigned Mckenzie, John Hume as Secretary
1 July 2001
Appointed Musgrove, Robert Hugh as Secretary
31 March 2000
Resigned Quinn, Noel Paul as Director
31 March 2000
Resigned Stein, Wallace George William as Director
30 July 1999
Resigned Smithson, Keith Victor as Director
1 March 1999
Appointed Carney, Brian as Director
13 November 1998
Resigned Baker, David William as Director
16 March 1998
Resigned Evans, Geoffrey William as Director
30 September 1997
Appointed Smithson, Keith Victor as Director
6 February 1997
Appointed Holmes, Timothy Victor as Director
6 February 1997
Resigned Harris, Christopher David as Director
6 February 1997
Appointed Quinn, Noel Paul as Director
15 January 1996
Resigned Simpson, Stephen Walter as Director
1 March 1995
Resigned Leech, Ian Robert as Director
1 March 1995
Appointed Harris, Christopher David as Director
1 March 1995
Appointed Simpson, Stephen Walter as Director
15 December 1993
Appointed Leech, Ian Robert as Director
31 January 1993
Resigned Adcock, John Kenneth as Director
1 January 1993
Appointed Baker, David William as Director
1 July 1992
Resigned Lester, Edward Paul as Director
1 July 1992
Appointed Stein, Wallace George William as Director
1 July 1992
Appointed Adcock, John Kenneth as Director
6 May 1992
Appointed Mckenzie, John Hume as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 1 July 2018
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Public Limited Company
Reg. no. 9928412

Holdings 4

Companies where HSBC Equipment Finance (UK) Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Status not confirmed
Owns 75–100% of shares
In liquidation
Owns 75–100% of shares
Status not confirmed
Former controllers (3)
1 July 2018
Ceased HSBC Bank PLC — Owns 75–100% of shares
28 February 2018
Ceased HSBC Asset Finance Holdings Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
24 June 1980
Ceased HSBC Equipment Finance (UK) Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 277

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
5 August 2026Confirmation statement with no updates28 July 2026
15 April 2026Appointment of a secretary
13 April 2026Appointment of a director
2 October 2025Full accounts31 December 2024
6 August 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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