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Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 16

  1. Lionel Albert Desclee De Maredsous 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Benjamin Phillip Fletcher 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Henry Benedict Birch 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Gregory Vincent Pateras 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Alexander David Baldock 2013-2018 Director View profile
  6. Mark Mcmenemy 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Stuart Andrew Winton 2013-2025 Director View profile
  8. David Wallace Kershaw 2010-2025 Director View profile
  9. Steve Makin 2010-2012 Director View profile
  10. Michael Seal 2008-2019 Director View profile
  11. Philip Leslie Peters 2008-2025 Director View profile
  12. Mark Newton-Jones 2008-2013 Director View profile
  13. Aidan Stuart Barclay 2008-2025 Director View profile
  14. Howard Myles Barclay 2008-2025 Director View profile
  15. Littlewoods Company Director Limited 2003-2008 Corporate-director View profile
  16. Shop Direct Secretarial Services LTD 2003-2016 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/02/2003

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 Home Shopping Limited is controlled by Littlewoods Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Littlewoods Limited is controlled by The Very Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm) · notified 2025-05-20 · 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.

152 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 · £128,912 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 Work and Pensions · £128,912 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £7,7662022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £121,1462021-04-01
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.

3 directors on the board

1.6y median 1.8y
average tenure
2.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 4Professional services 4Finance 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
04663281
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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