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Shop Direct Finance Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 22

  1. Alexander John Shapland 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Thomas Peter Jordan 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Graham Lloyd Singleton 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Katrina Jane Machin 2014-2019 Director View profile
  5. Richard Lee Banks 2014-2023 Director View profile
  6. Alexander David Baldock 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Stuart Hart 2013-2014 Director View profile
  8. Paul William Hewitt 2012-2014 Director View profile
  9. Neil Chandler 2010-2019 Director View profile
  10. Steve Richard Makin 2009-2012 Director View profile
  11. David Wallace Kershaw 2008-2025 Director View profile
  12. John Paul Mackin 2007-2009 Director View profile
  13. Clive Darrell Fletcher 2006-2015 Director View profile
  14. Mark Newton-Jones 2006-2010 Director View profile
  15. Arnold Iversen 2005-2006 Director View profile
  16. Michael Seal 2005-2010 Director View profile
  17. Philip Leslie Peters 2005-2010 Director View profile
  18. Aidan Stuart Barclay 2005-2010 Director View profile
  19. Howard Myles Barclay 2005-2010 Director View profile
  20. Littlewoods Company Director Limited 2003-2005 Corporate-director View profile
  21. Anne Marie Groarke 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  22. Shop Direct Secretarial Services LTD 2003-2005 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/02/2003

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

4 directors on the board

2.6y median 2.7y
average tenure
4.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Finance 8Dormant 6Professional services 4Arts and leisure 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04660974
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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