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The Very Group Limited

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Lionel Albert Desclee De Maredsous 2022–2024 Director View profile
  2. Dirk Jozef S Van Den Berghe 2022–2024 Director View profile
  3. Benjamin Phillip Fletcher 2020–2025 Director View profile
  4. Henry Benedict Birch 2019–2022 Director View profile
  5. Mark Mcmenemy 2019–2024 Director View profile
  6. Jacqueline Theresa Humphries 2019–2025 Director View profile
  7. Gregory Vincent Pateras 2016–2016 Director View profile
  8. Alexander David Baldock 2013–2018 Director View profile
  9. Stuart Andrew Winton 2013–2025 Director View profile
  10. David Wallace Kershaw 2010–2025 Director View profile
  11. Steve Makin 2010–2012 Director View profile
  12. Sir David Charles Jones 2008–2009 Director View profile
  13. Mark Newton-Jones 2008–2013 Director View profile
  14. David Martin Simons 2003–2007 Director View profile
  15. Michael Seal 2003–2019 Director View profile
  16. Philip Leslie Peters 2003–2025 Director View profile
  17. Aidan Stuart Barclay 2003–2025 Director View profile
  18. Howard Myles Barclay 2003–2025 Director View profile
  19. Rigel Kent Mowatt 2003–2009 Director View profile
  20. Loviting Limited 2003–2003 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  21. Serjeants' INN Nominees Limited 2003–2003 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  22. Shop Direct Secretarial Services LTD 2007–2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  23. Anne Marie Groarke 2005–2007 Secretary View profile
  24. March Secretarial Services Limited 2004–2005 Corporate-secretary View profile
  25. Broomfield Secretarial Services Limited 2003–2004 Corporate-secretary View profile
  26. 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 (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.

Group

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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.

7 directors on the board

2.3y median 1.9y
average tenure
3.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Professional services 9Finance 5Tech and media 5Business services 3Hospitality 3Retail and trade 2Manufacturing 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
04730752
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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