William Payne

Director/Board Member at ARIANA RESOURCES PLC

Net worth: 271 692 $ as of 2026-07-30

61 year

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William James Benedict Payne is currently Non-Executive Director at Ariana Resources Plc since 2026.
Secretary & Director at Millard Estates Ltd. since 2008.
Director at West Bridge Consulting Ltd., FireAngel Safety Technology Ltd. since 2000, Ferensway Ltd., Paynard Investments Ltd., Reallyenglish UK Ltd., MMMARS Dundas Ltd. since 2019, Azets Inspire Professional Services Ltd. since 2022, Western Tethyan Resources Ltd since 2020, and Azets Holdings Ltd. as Director & Partner since 2018.
Secretary & Director at Millard Dormant Ltd. and Marlowe Investments (Kent) Ltd. Director at Pre Merger Accountancy Ltd. since 2018 and Ariana Exploration & Development Ltd. since 2015.
Former roles include Chief Financial Officer & Non-Executive Director at Kibo Energy Plc in 2012, Secretary & Independent Non-Executive Director at FireAngel Safety Technology Group Plc from 2013 to 2019, Director at Reallyenglish.com Ltd., Merton Publishing Ltd., W.H.
Payne Financial Services Ltd., and W.H.
Management Services Ltd. Partner at Wilkins Kennedy LLP, Partner at W.H.
Payne & Co. from 1991 to 2003, and Chief Financial Officer at Hunter Bay Minerals Plc from 2012 to 2014.
Education includes undergraduate degree from The University of Exeter.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
ARIANA RESOURCES PLC 0.52%	2026-06-10	14,121,217 ( 0.52% )	271 692 $	2026-07-30

William Payne active positions

Companies	Position	Start
ARIANA RESOURCES PLC	Director/Board Member	2010-12-27
Ferensway Ltd.	Director/Board Member	2010-12-27
Baldwins Accountants Ltd. Baldwins Accountants Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accountancy services and business advice	Director/Board Member	2018-09-27
Azets Inspire Professional Services Ltd. Azets Inspire Professional Services Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Offers accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services	Director/Board Member	2022-02-27
MMMARS Dundas Ltd. MMMARS Dundas Ltd. HomebuildingConsumer Durables Develops building projects	Director/Board Member	2019-10-15
Pre Merger Accountancy Ltd. Pre Merger Accountancy Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accounting services	Director/Board Member	2018-04-29
Ariana Exploration & Development Ltd. Ariana Exploration & Development Ltd. Precious MetalsNon-Energy Minerals Owns and operates gold mines	Director/Board Member	2015-09-27
Reallyenglish UK Ltd.	Director/Board Member	-
Paynard Investments Ltd.	Director/Board Member	2011-06-27
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Private companies	24
Ariana Resources Plc Ariana Resources Plc Precious MetalsNon-Energy Minerals Explores and develops gold and other minerals	Non-Energy Minerals
Kibo Energy Plc Kibo Energy Plc CoalEnergy Minerals Explores and develops coal resources	Energy Minerals
FireAngel Safety Technology Group Plc FireAngel Safety Technology Group Plc Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing Designs, manufactures, markets, distributes and sells home safety products	Producer Manufacturing
Wilkins Kennedy LLP Wilkins Kennedy LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accounting and business advisory services	Commercial Services
The University of Exeter The University of Exeter Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
W.H. Payne & Co.	Commercial Services
Hunter Bay Minerals Plc Hunter Bay Minerals Plc Precious MetalsNon-Energy Minerals Explores and mines for gold, copper and uranium	Non-Energy Minerals
Baldwins Accountants Ltd. Baldwins Accountants Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accountancy services and business advice	Commercial Services
Reallyenglish.com Ltd. Reallyenglish.com Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides English language teaching services	Commercial Services
Millard Estates Ltd. Millard Estates Ltd. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Provides real estate services	Finance
West Bridge Consulting Ltd. West Bridge Consulting Ltd. West Bridge Consulting Ltd. is a private company based in London, UK. The British company was founded by Martin Smith.
FireAngel Safety Technology Ltd. FireAngel Safety Technology Ltd. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Supplies smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and other home safety products	Distribution Services
Millard Dormant Ltd. Millard Dormant Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Operates as a dormant company	Finance
Merton Publishing Ltd.
Marlowe Investments (Kent) Ltd. Marlowe Investments (Kent) Ltd. HomebuildingConsumer Durables Develops building projects and provides real estate services	Consumer Durables
Ferensway Ltd.
W.H. Payne Financial Services Ltd.
W.H. Management Services Ltd.
Paynard Investments Ltd.
Reallyenglish UK Ltd.
Pre Merger Accountancy Ltd. Pre Merger Accountancy Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accounting services	Commercial Services
Ariana Exploration & Development Ltd. Ariana Exploration & Development Ltd. Precious MetalsNon-Energy Minerals Owns and operates gold mines	Non-Energy Minerals
MMMARS Dundas Ltd. MMMARS Dundas Ltd. HomebuildingConsumer Durables Develops building projects	Consumer Durables
Azets Inspire Professional Services Ltd. Azets Inspire Professional Services Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Offers accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services	Commercial Services