# Merseyside Small Loans For Business Investment Fund Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [03029058](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03029058)
- **Status:** dissolved
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 3 Mar 1995
- **Dissolved:** 1 Sep 2026
- **Registered office:** SUITE 6C, THE PLAZA, 100 OLD HALL STREET, LIVERPOOL, L3 9QJ
- **Nature of business:** [64999](/sic/64999) Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
- **Corporate group:** [River Capital Npif Ii Carried Interest LLP](/group/56) (77 companies)


## Previous names

- Merseyside Small Loans Business Investment Fund Limited (until 29 Jan 2010)
- Bookhint Limited (until 21 Jun 1996)
- Msif Interest Rebates Limited (until 11 Jan 2010)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 3 Mar 1995 | 15 Mar 1995 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | corporate-nominee-secretary | 3 Mar 1995 | 15 Mar 1995 |
| FRANCE, Richard Jeremy | secretary | 15 Mar 1995 | 19 Oct 1995 |
| HOLME, Peter John | director | 15 Mar 1995 | 17 Dec 1996 |
| CONLAN, John Philip | secretary | 19 Oct 1995 | 20 May 1997 |
| MCGONAGLE, Edward | director | 19 Oct 1995 | 21 Oct 1997 |
| DOWNS, Muriel Elizabeth | director | 20 May 1996 | 28 Feb 1998 |
| BURTON, Stephen Richard | director | 24 Feb 1998 | 31 Jul 1998 |
| BURTON, Stephen Richard | secretary | 20 May 1997 | 31 Jul 1998 |
| DAVIS, Michael Ian | secretary | 1 Aug 1998 | 6 Oct 1998 |
| KEMSLEY, Neil | secretary | 6 Oct 1998 | 26 Jan 2000 |
| CONLAN, John Philip | director | 19 Oct 1995 | 15 Mar 2000 |
| THELWALL-JONES, Graham Michael, Dr | director | 19 Oct 1995 | 19 Jan 2001 |
| SWAINSON, Roy | secretary | 26 Jan 2000 | 22 Feb 2002 |
| WEIR, Susan Jean | secretary | 22 Feb 2002 | 2 May 2002 |
| TAYLOR, Mark Douglas | director | 1 Jul 2000 | 20 Dec 2002 |
| STRACHAN, Anthony John | director | 1 Nov 2002 | 18 Jul 2003 |
| EDWARDS, Simon William | director | 20 Dec 2002 | 30 Sep 2004 |
| DAVIS, Michael Ian | director | 5 May 1998 | 30 Sep 2004 |
| REDMOND, Alexis Jane | director | 1 Sep 2000 | 31 Oct 2004 |
| ALTON, David Patrick, The Rt. Hon Professor The Lord Alton Of Liverpool | director | 1 Oct 2000 | 16 Dec 2005 |
| DWF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 2 May 2002 | 19 Jul 2006 |
| KEMSLEY, Neil | director | 19 Oct 1995 | 19 Jul 2006 |
| YOUNG, John Edwin | director | 18 Jul 2003 | 31 Dec 2006 |
| ROSSER, Hadyn | director | 1 Jan 1999 | 31 Dec 2006 |
| MEADOWS, Ian | director | 18 Jan 2005 | 31 Mar 2007 |
| MORRIS, Roy Alfred | director | 29 Jan 2007 | 28 Feb 2010 |
| HULME, Michael Keith | director | 1 Dec 2004 | 16 Jul 2010 |
| FURNESS, William Matthew | director | 25 Oct 2010 | 13 Jul 2011 |
| STOPFORTH, Jack | director | 1 Apr 2007 | 1 Aug 2012 |
| TAYLOR, Michael John | director | 1 Sep 2012 | 21 Feb 2013 |
| ATHERTON, Terence Leonard | director | 20 May 2005 | 20 Jul 2015 |
| RIGBY, Andrew Peter | director | 21 Jun 2010 | 20 Nov 2017 |
| MCCANN, Brian Francis | director | 1 Aug 2012 | 17 Jul 2018 |
| SWAINSON, Roy | director | 1 Jan 1999 | 31 Jul 2018 |
| GREENHALGH, Lisa | director | 25 Oct 2010 | 17 May 2019 |
| GREENHALGH, Lisa | secretary | 19 Jul 2006 | 17 May 2019 |
| O'DONNELL, Elaine | director | 6 Sep 2017 | 31 Mar 2020 |
| SLOAN, Geraldine Ann | secretary | 5 Jun 2019 | 9 Nov 2020 |
| BASNETT, Mark | director | 25 Feb 2013 | 21 Jun 2023 |
| O'BRIEN, John | director | 20 Nov 2017 | 31 Jul 2023 |
| CHERPEAU, Paul Phillip John | director | 1 Jan 2022 |  |
| PITTAWAY, Helen Elizabeth | director | 29 Jan 2020 |  |
| ASHBRIDGE, Neil | director | 17 Jul 2018 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merseyside Special Investment Fund Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended |
|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 |



## Owned by

Merseyside Small Loans For Business Investment Fund Limited → [Merseyside Special Investment Fund Limited](/company/02981031)




## Directors' other companies

- [ASHBRIDGE, Neil](/person/6509984) - director at [Merseyside Special Investment Venture Fund Two Limited](/company/04257309)
- [ASHBRIDGE, Neil](/person/6509984) - director at [North West Business Growth Loans Limited](/company/13600947)
- [ASHBRIDGE, Neil](/person/6509984) - director at [Merseyside Special Investment Venture Fund Limited](/company/03104077)
- [ASHBRIDGE, Neil](/person/6509984) - director at [Merseyside Special Investment Mezzanine Fund Two Limited](/company/04257322)
- [ASHBRIDGE, Neil](/person/6509984) - director at [Merseyside Special Investment (Small Firms) Fund Two Limited](/company/04257331)
- [CHERPEAU, Paul Phillip John](/person/6509977) - director at [Merseyside Special Investment Venture Fund Limited](/company/03104077)
- [CHERPEAU, Paul Phillip John](/person/6509977) - director at [Merseyside Special Investment Venture Fund Two Limited](/company/04257309)
- [CHERPEAU, Paul Phillip John](/person/6509977) - director at [Merseyside Special Investment Mezzanine Fund Two Limited](/company/04257322)
- [CHERPEAU, Paul Phillip John](/person/6509977) - director at [North West Business Growth Loans Limited](/company/13600947)
- [CHERPEAU, Paul Phillip John](/person/6509977) - director at [Merseyside Special Investment (Small Firms) Fund Two Limited](/company/04257331)



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- [Alliance Fund Managers Nominees Limited](/company/04277713) (04277713)
- [BCE Fund Managers (Merseyside) Limited](/company/03147091) (03147091)