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MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED
Company number 04443310 · Private Limited Company · Active. Its ownership runs 1 layer up, from its confirmation statements at Companies House.
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MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED's ownership structure
Owners above, the companies it holds below, from confirmation statements filed at Companies House.
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Company facts
- Company number
- 04443310
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 21 May 2002
- Registered office
- Welwyn Garden City
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Business
- Financial leasing
- Latest accounts type
- Full
- Shareholder layers
- 1
Company details from the Companies House register of 1 September 2026.
At a glance
MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED's ownership
- Its latest confirmation statement with a shareholder list (18 May 2021) lists 1 shareholder: 1 company.
- PAYPOINT PLC holds 100% of it.
From confirmation statements filed at Companies House up to 19 June 2026. Shareholdings can change at any time: check the current position live before relying on it.
Shareholders · 1 layer
Who owns MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED
MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED's shareholders as listed in its latest confirmation statement, then the shareholders of each shareholder that is a UK company, layer by layer.
Every shareholder, layer by layer (1)
Layer 1
Shareholders of MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED · statement of 18 May 2021
| Shareholder | Stake | Shares | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYPOINT PLC Company 03581541 | 100% | 500,000 | A ORDINARY SHARES |
People with significant control · 1 current
Who controls MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED
MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED's people with significant control as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 1 current and 2 former. They are the people and companies that hold more than 25% of its shares or voting rights, or otherwise control it.
Current (1)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paypoint Plc | Shares: 75% or more Voting rights: 75% or more | 3 February 2021 | Company · Public Limited Company · Uk · number 03581541 |
Former (2)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paulus Reginaldus Van Vliet | Shares: more than 25% but not more than 50%, as a trustee Voting rights: more than 25% but not more than 50%, as a trustee | 27 June 2019 | 3 February 2021 |
| Mr Andrew John Peake | Shares: more than 50% but less than 75% Voting rights: more than 50% but less than 75% Right to appoint and remove directors | 21 May 2017 | 3 February 2021 |
Officers · 5 current
Who runs MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED
MERCHANT RENTALS LIMITED's directors and secretaries as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 5 current and 17 former.
Current officers (5)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIGO CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate secretary | 22 January 2024 | — | — |
| HARDING, David Robert | Director | 14 August 2023 | British | England |
| HENSHAW, David | Director | 18 September 2023 | British | United Kingdom |
| HOUGHTON, Elliot John James | Director | 12 May 2026 | British | United Kingdom |
| LATHAM, Mark David | Director | 3 February 2021 | British | England |
Former officers (17)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARNE, Sarah | Secretary | 3 February 2021 | 28 January 2022 |
| MCLELLAND, Brian | Secretary | 28 January 2022 | 29 December 2023 |
| PRENDERGAST, Alison Jean | Secretary | 21 May 2002 | 9 February 2009 |
| PRENDERGAST, Michael Christopher | Secretary | 9 February 2009 | 30 April 2019 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate nominee secretary | 21 May 2002 | 21 May 2002 |
| ADLAM, Kevin Leslie | Director | 29 March 2006 | 31 July 2019 |
| CRABTREE, Graham | Director | 31 July 2002 | 22 June 2020 |
| CRABTREE, Mariel Lesley | Director | 1 February 2012 | 22 June 2020 |
| DALE, Alan Christopher | Director | 3 February 2021 | 6 December 2023 |
| FORD, Benjamin | Director | 18 October 2022 | 18 October 2022 |
| GASKELL, Robert Paul | Director | 3 February 2021 | 19 May 2021 |
| GASKELL, Robert Paul | Director | 17 July 2019 | 3 February 2021 |
| KEMP, Alexander James | Director | 3 February 2021 | 15 September 2023 |
| MACAULEY, Simon | Director | 31 July 2002 | 3 February 2021 |
| PAUL, Christopher Richard Thomas | Director | 3 February 2021 | 12 May 2026 |
| PEAKE, Andrew John | Director | 21 May 2002 | 3 February 2021 |
| PRENDERGAST, Michael Christopher | Director | 21 May 2002 | 30 August 2018 |
Explained
How this chart is built
Every UK company files a confirmation statement with Companies House at least once a year, and private companies list their shareholders in it. The chart takes each company's latest statement with a shareholder list and follows every shareholder that is itself a UK company to that company's own statement, layer by layer. Holdings work the other way: every company whose latest statement lists the company as a shareholder, then the companies those hold.
A stake is the share of the company's issued shares, weighted by nominal value where the statement gives it. Each statement shows the position on its own date. Shareholders are matched to UK companies by their registered names, so a holder can occasionally be matched to the wrong company or not matched at all.
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