Brian Pitman

The Carphone Warehouse Group Plc operates mobile telephone retail stores and provides mobile telecommunication services. The company also operates its own mobile Internet portal, MViva which offers news, online shopping, and other services. It was founded in 1989 by Charles Dunstone and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Lloyds TSB is financial services group, which was created in 1995 following the merger of the TSB Group and the Lloyds Bank Group. Its businesses provides a range of banking and financial services in the United Kingdom and overseas, principally through branches of the Lloyds TSB Bank and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Cheltenham & Gloucester and Lloyds TSB Scotland. In 2000, Lloyds TSB Group acquired Scottish Widows. During 2003 and 2004, Lloyds TSB Group disposed of a number of its overseas operations, as part of the process of managing its portfolio of businesses to focus on its core markets

Northern Rock Plc provides financial services. The firm raises funds through sterling money markets, securitization of residential mortgage loans, capital markets, covered bonds and the domestic retail savings market. The company was founded in July 1965 and is headquartered in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the United Kingdom.

Tomkins Ltd. provides engineering and manufacturing services. The company designs and develops products for the industrial, automotive, engineering and construction sectors. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in London, GB.

Virgin Money Holdings UK Plc engages in the provision of financial services. It offers savings, mortgages, credit cards, current accounts, currency services, pensions, investments, and protection products. The company was founded on August 4, 1995 and is headquartered in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the United Kingdom.