Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Merchant Taylors School, Sandy Lodge Lane, Northwood, Hertfordshire, HA6 2HT, United Kingdom
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FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
- Credit Broking
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 03411540 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 30 July 1997 (29 years old)
- Registered office
- Sandy Lodge, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 2HT
- Nature of business
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- General secondary education (SIC 85310)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Jane Katherine Mary Redman | Director | Aug 1957 | 15 Oct 2015 | 1 other company |
| Guy Beetham Maurice Henry Du Parc Braham | Director | May 1966 | 1 Sep 2017 | 2 other companies |
| James Douglas Robert Twining | Director | Dec 1972 | 1 Oct 2018 | 28 other companies |
| Lucinda Emily Orr | Director | Oct 1982 | 1 Sep 2020 | 1 other company |
| Andrew Martin Cree | Director | Dec 1965 | 1 Sep 2020 | 1 other company |
| Richard Hugh Eaton Newall | Director | Feb 1961 | 1 Sep 2021 | 4 other companies |
| Varun Paul | Director | Oct 1984 | 1 Sep 2021 | None |
| Jason Christian Oram | Director | Dec 1974 | 2 Sep 2021 | 9 other companies |
| Penelope Barefoot | Director | Jul 1966 | 1 Jan 2022 | None |
| Michael Bond | Director | Jan 1972 | 12 Jun 2023 | 2 other companies |
| Christopher John Williams | Director | Aug 1965 | 22 Nov 2023 | 32 other companies |
| Simon James Eggs | Director | Sep 1966 | 12 Jun 2024 | None |
| Paul Burgess | Director | Mar 1959 | 31 Aug 2025 | 3 other companies |
| Hatul Bharat Kumar Shah | Director | Oct 1978 | 19 Nov 2025 | 32 other companies |
| James David Poynton | Secretary | Not published | 2 Feb 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 14 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 115
- closed down
- 27
- went insolvent
- 3
In the full report: all 115 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 14 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 3 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 8 on the FCA register
- All 49 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Merchant Taylors' School’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
22 July 2024
- Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust no longer has significant control
Companies House
2021
21 October 2021
- Changed its registered name from "Merchant Taylors' School"
FCA register
2016
23 July 2016
- Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust gained significant control
Companies House
21 April 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1997
30 July 1997
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 104 events
- All 104 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 96
Firms connected to Merchant Taylors' School
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Merchant Taylors' School. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 5
- past links
- 3
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Merchant Taylors' School
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- 5 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
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