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Company Liquidation

Littlewoods Retail Limited

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. Michael Seal 2016-2019 Director View profile
  2. Gregory Vincent Pateras 2016-2016 Director View profile
  3. Steve Richard Makin 2008-2012 Director View profile
  4. Littlewoods Company Director Limited 2002-2016 Corporate-director View profile
  5. Euan Imrie 2002-2003 Director View profile
  6. John Neil Ogilvie 2002-2002 Director View profile
  7. Mr Alan White 1999-2002 Director View profile
  8. John Michael Barry Gibson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  9. Paul Sprague 1999-2000 Director View profile
  10. Susan Elizabeth Murray 1999-2004 Director View profile
  11. Michael Patrick Wynne 1998-2000 Director View profile
  12. Alistair Kenneth Mcgeorge 1998-2005 Director View profile
  13. Robert Alan Lancaster 1997-1999 Director View profile
  14. Carole Winifred Besley 1995-2001 Director View profile
  15. Francis Anthony Armelin 1995-1998 Director View profile
  16. Toby Nye Moores 1995-1997 Director View profile
  17. Noel Sheridan Harvey 1994-1999 Director View profile
  18. Alexander Joseph Wallace 1994-1994 Director View profile
  19. Eric Peter Edmonds 1994-1999 Director View profile
  20. James Webster Michie 1993-2000 Director View profile
  21. Harold Otto Schroff 1993-1999 Director View profile
  22. Mayoh, Bryan, Doctor 1993-1998 Director View profile
  23. Ian Philip Callan 1993-1995 Director View profile
  24. Prodip Sankar Guha 1993-1994 Director View profile
  25. Jeffrey Stephen Martin 1993-1999 Director View profile
  26. Barry Gordon Dale 1993-1995 Director View profile
  27. Terence James Hurst 1993-1998 Director View profile
  28. Sir John Moores 1993 Director View profile
  29. Sir Desmond Henry Pitcher 1993 Director View profile
  30. William Huntley 1997 Director View profile
  31. John Moores 1993 Director View profile
  32. Shop Direct Secretarial Services LTD 1996-2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  33. Paul William Rew 1996-1996 Secretary View profile
  34. Mark Julian Burnett Hogarth 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/10/1946

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. Littlewoods Retail Limited is controlled by Littlewoods Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Littlewoods Limited is controlled by The Very Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm) · notified 2025-05-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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

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.

2 directors on the board

12.1y median 12.1y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 9Finance 2Retail and trade 2

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
00421258
Status
Liquidation
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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