Company · London Liquidation
Littlewoods Clearance Limited
Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- Alexander David Baldock 2013-2018 View profile
- Mark Mcmenemy 2013-2015 View profile
- Steve Makin 2010-2012 View profile
- Michael Seal 2008-2019 View profile
- Mark Newton-Jones 2008-2013 View profile
- Littlewoods Company Director Limited 2006-2008 View profile
- March Company Director Limited 2003-2006 View profile
- David Morris 1995-2003 View profile
- Paul Graeme Cooper 1995-2003 View profile
- David Hess 1993-2001 View profile
- Alan Victor Massey 1995 View profile
- David Greenfield 2001 View profile
- Ronald Howarth 1993 View profile
- Shop Direct Secretarial Services LTD 2006-2016 View profile
- March Secretarial Services Limited 2003-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians); Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- Incorporated
- 27/07/1928
- Registered office
- London
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.
- The Very Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Littlewoods Clearance Limited
is controlled by The Very Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - The Very Group Limited
is controlled by VGL Finco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-15 · source: Companies House PSC register - VGL Finco Limited
is controlled by VGL Midco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-08 · source: Companies House PSC register - VGL Midco Limited
is controlled by Bird Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-11-07 · source: Companies House PSC register - Bird Bidco Limited
is controlled by Oakwood Corporate Nominees 2024 Limited
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-07-11, ceased 2025-10-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Oakwood Corporate Nominees 2024 Limited.
152 other companies in this group
- Littlewoods Warehouses Limited
- Lyceum Simba Finco Limited
- Callisto Offshore Wind Limited
- Lppi Scotland (NO.1) Limited
- Bloom Marketplace Limited
- Glil Storage 2 Limited
- Very Group Financial Services Limited
- Shop Direct Financial Services Limited
- Glil Corporate Holdings 4 Limited
- Exind Limited
- Family Album Limited
- Littlewoods Finance Company Limited
- Lewis U.K. Limited
- Rock Rail East Anglia (Holdings) 2 Limited
- Glil Storage 1 Limited
- SO307902
- Glil Corporate Holdings 2 Limited
- Woolworths Nominees Limited
- Helium Miracle 396 Limited
- Janet Frazer Limited
- Burnside Lendco Limited
- Woolworths Media Limited
- Shop Direct Secretarial Services Limited
- Woolworths Group Finance Limited
- Woolworths Holdings Limited
- Shop Direct Trustees Limited
- Cascade Infrastructure Holdings Limited
- Local Pensions Partnership Investments LTD
- Very Group International Limited
- Very Group Retail Limited
- Ursula Topco Limited
- Barings Distinct Direct Lending Holdco 1 Limited
- Woolworths Cinema Club Limited
- Shop Direct Finance Company Limited
- Littlewoods Direct Recoveries Limited
- Catalogue Bargain Shop Limited
- Innovations Group Limited
- LW Investments Limited
- Helium Miracle 399 Limited
- Rock Rail East Anglia PLC
- Lppi PE Investments (NO.2) LP
- 05007566
- Callisto Offshore Wind Holdings Limited
- Mallard Investments LLP
- J & C Moores (Direct) Limited
- OC405908
- Glil Infrastructure LLP
- John Moores Home Shopping Service Limited
- Lyceum Simba Limited
- Littlewoods Home Shopping Finance Limited
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
- Philip Leslie Peters Director · appointed 2008
- David Wallace Kershaw Director · appointed 2010
- Aidan Stuart Barclay Director · appointed 2008
- Howard Myles Barclay Director · appointed 2008
Directors past 6 years
- Philip Leslie Peters Director · appointed 2008
- David Wallace Kershaw Director · appointed 2010
- Aidan Stuart Barclay Director · appointed 2008
- Howard Myles Barclay Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Philip Leslie Peters Director · appointed 2008
- David Wallace Kershaw Director · appointed 2010
- Aidan Stuart Barclay Director · appointed 2008
- Howard Myles Barclay Director · appointed 2008
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.
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
- 00232346
- Status
- Liquidation
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2025
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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