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First Retail UK Limited
Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 19
- Jonathan Mark Godden 2020-2023 View profile
- Dominique Highfield 2020-2022 View profile
- Katrina Lesley Nurse 2019-2020 View profile
- Carl Stewart Davies 2018-2019 View profile
- Barry Colin Bown 2016-2018 View profile
- Carole Mary Hayward 2015-2018 View profile
- Stacey Anne Van Den Aardweg 2015-2015 View profile
- Elliot Conway 2014-2018 View profile
- Brands ETC LLP 2007-2011 View profile
- Leo Edward Max Gestetner 2005-2007 View profile
- Daniel Sigmund Gestetner 2005-2007 View profile
- Christopher Valentine Back 2002-2002 View profile
- Peter Anthony Smith 2000-2002 View profile
- Patrick James Campbell 2014-2015 View profile
- Sam Shawyer 2011-2013 View profile
- James Baxter 2006-2007 View profile
- Steven William Guy Cohen 2005-2006 View profile
- Mark Elliott 2000-2014 View profile
- Brian Elliott 2000-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
- Incorporated
- 26/09/2000
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Pentland Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-11-02 - Pentland Group Limited ceased 2021-11-02
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- First Retail UK Limited
is controlled by Pentland Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-11-02 · source: Companies House PSC register - Pentland Group Limited
is controlled by Pentland UK Holdings
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-06-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Pentland UK Holdings.
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- Shaw Macrae Limited
- Pentland Brands Overseas Agency Limited
- Canterbury of NEW Zealand Limited
- Robert Stephen Holdings Limited
- Regentmart Limited
- Ellesse Limited
- Bertrams Securities Limited
- Pentland Brands Greenhouse Limited
- Lacoste Footwear Limited
- Prostar Sports Limited
- Canterbury Cotton Oxford Limited
- Ellesse International Limited
- RED OR Dead Limited
- Boxfresh Global Limited
- Pentland Brands Lakeside Limited
- Sportgrade Limited
- Speedo International Limited
- Matchstick Sports Limited
- The Brasher Boot Company Limited
- Kangaroos International Limited
- Liverpool Shoe Company Limited
- Pentland Group Limited
- Pentland Brands UK Limited
- Kangaroos Limited
- Airborne Footwear Limited
- Canterbury Limited
- 11399048
- Mitre Sports International Limited
- Berghaus Limited
- Pentland Brands Limited
- Boxfresh International Limited
- Pentland UK Holdings
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.
3 directors on the board
- Andrew Michael Long Director · appointed 2019
- Chirag Yashvant Patel Director · appointed 2019
- Karen Fieldhouse Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew Michael Long Director · appointed 2019
- Chirag Yashvant Patel Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Andrew Michael Long Director · appointed 2019
- Chirag Yashvant Patel Director · appointed 2019
- Karen Fieldhouse Director · appointed 2025
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
- 04078369
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/10/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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