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DFS Trading Limited

Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Marie Ann Wall 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. John Anthony Fallon 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Michael Stefan Schmidt 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Scott Fishburn 2016-2022 Director View profile
  5. Toni Wood 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Nicholas Jon Gilbert Collard 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Nicola Jayne Bancroft 2013-2019 Director View profile
  8. Helen Elizabeth Normoyle 2012-2016 Director View profile
  9. Gary Shaun Pitchford 2011-2016 Director View profile
  10. Andrew William Stephenson 2011-2016 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Henry Vaughan-Jones 2011-2019 Director View profile
  12. Graham Michael Field 2011-2016 Director View profile
  13. Ian Francis Filby 2010-2018 Director View profile
  14. Marc Lawrence Bertrand 2005-2005 Director View profile
  15. William Robert Barnes 2003-2016 Director View profile
  16. Graham Mould 2002-2019 Director View profile
  17. Keith Baker 2001-2018 Director View profile
  18. Jonathan Hugh Massey 2001-2015 Director View profile
  19. Barry Dennis 2001-2014 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Stefan Trofimowicz 2001-2019 Director View profile
  21. Stuart Melvin Glover 2001-2011 Director View profile
  22. Ian Francis Bowness 2001-2003 Director View profile
  23. Harvey George Ellis 2001-2019 Director View profile
  24. David Payling 2001-2016 Director View profile
  25. Lord Graham Kirkham 2010 Director View profile
  26. Lady Pauline Kirkham 1993 Director View profile
  27. Paul Walker 2009-2018 Secretary View profile
  28. Barry Todhunter 2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store
Incorporated
01/07/1983
Registered office
Adwick le Street Doncaster

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. DFS Trading Limited is controlled by DFS Furniture Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. DFS Furniture Company Limited is controlled by DFS Furniture Holdings PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. DFS Furniture Holdings PLC is controlled by Diamond Holdco 7 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Diamond Holdco 7 Limited is controlled by Diamond Holdco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Diamond Holdco 2 Limited is controlled by DFS Furniture PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by DFS Furniture PLC.

11 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £92,027 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £92,027 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £51,2132020-04-01
  • Department for Education £40,8142020-04-01
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

6.5y median 5.4y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Retail and trade 16Professional services 13Other services 3Manufacturing 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
01735950
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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