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Ideal Shopping Direct Limited

Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Martin Shaun Purcell 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Jamie Brian Morris Martin 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. David William Adams 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Andrew William Gabriel 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. Anthony John Sheridan 2012-2018 Director View profile
  6. Graham Cole 2009-2011 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Hancox 2008-2018 Director View profile
  8. Pamela Aujla 2008-2009 Director View profile
  9. David Gay Williams 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Susan Ellis 2006-2009 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Robert Fryatt 2004-2008 Director View profile
  12. James Clifford Hodkinson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  13. Valerie Kaye 2001-2011 Director View profile
  14. Robert Peter Ridsdale 2000-2001 Director View profile
  15. Terence William Donovan 2000-2009 Director View profile
  16. Gerald Dennis Heyburn 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. David William Adams 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  18. Lawrence Ian Jebson 2009-2016 Secretary View profile
  19. Paul Charles Wright 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  20. Stephen Mensforth 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  21. David Jonathan Blake 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  22. Michael James Camp 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  23. Michael John Creedon 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  24. Paul Francis Jephcott 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  25. Gerald Heyburn 2000-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet; Television programming and broadcasting activities
Incorporated
15/12/1980
Registered office
Sutton

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. Ideal Shopping Direct Limited is controlled by Stephen Schwarzman
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-07-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

1,108 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.

1 directors on the board

7.7y median 7.7y
average tenure
7.7y
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.

Transport 2Construction 1Retail 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
01534758
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2022
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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