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Shop Direct Financial Services Limited

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

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Previous officers 20

  1. Neil Chandler 2010–2019 Director View profile
  2. Steve Richard Makin 2009–2012 Director View profile
  3. David Wallace Kershaw 2008–2025 Director View profile
  4. John Paul Mackin 2007–2009 Director View profile
  5. Clive Darrell Fletcher 2006–2015 Director View profile
  6. Mark Newton-Jones 2006–2013 Director View profile
  7. Arnold Iversen 2005–2006 Director View profile
  8. Michael Seal 2003–2010 Director View profile
  9. Philip Leslie Peters 2003–2010 Director View profile
  10. Aidan Stuart Barclay 2003–2010 Director View profile
  11. Howard Myles Barclay 2003–2010 Director View profile
  12. David Martin Simons 2003–2007 Director View profile
  13. Rigel Kent Mowatt 2003–2009 Director View profile
  14. Loviting Limited 2003–2003 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  15. Serjeants' INN Nominees Limited 2003–2003 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  16. Shop Direct Secretarial Services LTD 2007–2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  17. Anne Marie Groarke 2005–2007 Secretary View profile
  18. March Secretarial Services Limited 2004–2005 Corporate-secretary View profile
  19. Broomfield Secretarial Services Limited 2003–2004 Corporate-secretary View profile
  20. Sisec Limited 2003–2003 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/04/2003

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 Financial Services Limited is controlled by Shop Direct Finance Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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 for researchers

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

0.7y median 0.7y
average tenure
0.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Dormant 5Finance 4Professional services 2Arts and leisure 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
04730706
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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