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Shoe Zone Retail Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Steven David Orr 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Lee Fearn 2016-2020 Director View profile
  3. Charles Richard Bloor 2007-2016 Director View profile
  4. Naomi Tamar Shefford-Thomas 2007-2019 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas John Davis 2006-2019 Director View profile
  6. Clare Alison Howes 2003-2022 Director View profile
  7. Steven David Russell Brown 2003-2004 Director View profile
  8. Wendy Lewis 2000-2008 Director View profile
  9. Keith Richard Phillips 1999-2016 Director View profile
  10. Gary Brown 1998-1999 Director View profile
  11. Richard Guy Bower 1998-2018 Director View profile
  12. Daniel Louis Murphy 1997-1997 Director View profile
  13. Peter John Lewis Foot 1996-2021 Director View profile
  14. John Edward Fallon 1995-1997 Director View profile
  15. Derek Porter 1993-1997 Director View profile
  16. Michael John Smith 2014 Director View profile
  17. Graham Wainwright Wassall 1995 Director View profile
  18. Christopher James Smith 1998 Director View profile
  19. Brian Blake French 1995 Director View profile
  20. Lee Spencer Hennell 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  21. David John Zanker 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/07/1917

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Shoe Zone Retail Limited is controlled by Shoe Zone PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shoe Zone PLC is controlled by Catherine Lucy Smith
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-07-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Catherine Lucy Smith.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

15.9y median 15.5y
average tenure
29.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 5Professional services 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Hospitality 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00148038
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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