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00739600 Limited

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 37

  1. Michael Seal 2003-2019 Director View profile
  2. Aidan Stuart Barclay 2003-2018 Director View profile
  3. Howard Myles Barclay 2003-2018 Director View profile
  4. Rigel Kent Mowatt 2003-2009 Director View profile
  5. Richard William Joyce 2003-2003 Director View profile
  6. Terence Duddy 2002-2003 Director View profile
  7. Eugene Gerard Brazil 2002-2003 Director View profile
  8. Richard John Ashton 2002-2003 Director View profile
  9. Michael Robert Sibbald 2002-2003 Director View profile
  10. Robin John Wall 2002-2003 Director View profile
  11. Ian Michael Grabiner 2000-2002 Director View profile
  12. Martin Philip Trees 2000-2002 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Richard Johnson 2000-2002 Director View profile
  14. Teresa Capps 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Simon Gorman OBE 2000-2002 Director View profile
  16. David Riley 2000-2002 Director View profile
  17. Paul John Thomas Gilbert 2000-2002 Director View profile
  18. William Howie 2000-2002 Director View profile
  19. Karen Elizabeth Mccormick 1999-2002 Director View profile
  20. Colin Mc Lean 1999-2000 Director View profile
  21. Graham Edward Frost 1997-1999 Director View profile
  22. David Peter Main 1996-2000 Director View profile
  23. Michael Athol Girling Barber 1996-1996 Director View profile
  24. Melville Edgar Mason 1996-2003 Director View profile
  25. Clement Roderick Bacon 1996-1999 Director View profile
  26. Paul Melvyn Harris 1996-2000 Director View profile
  27. Alan Victor Massey 1994-1995 Director View profile
  28. Arthur Hutchinson 1999 Director View profile
  29. Richard Henry Crommelin Pugh 1996 Director View profile
  30. David Greenfield 2000 Director View profile
  31. Roy Reece 1994 Director View profile
  32. Shop Direct Secretarial Services LTD 2006-2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  33. March Secretarial Services Limited 2003-2006 Corporate-secretary View profile
  34. Colin John Holmes 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  35. David Stanley Kaye 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  36. Alan Robert Turpin 1995-2000 Secretary View profile
  37. Philip Frank Harland 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; Non-trading company
Incorporated
01/11/1962
Registered office
Speke
Previous names
Reality Group Limited (until 16/10/2024)

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. 00739600 Limited is controlled by Shop Direct Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Shop Direct Limited is controlled by The Very Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-08-09 · 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.

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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.

1 directors on the board

23.1y median 23.1y
average tenure
23.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 5Finance 2Retail and trade 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00739600
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2020
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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