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Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Stuart Andrew Winton 2013-2025 Director View profile
  2. Steve Richard Makin 2009-2010 Director View profile
  3. John Paul Mackin 2007-2009 Director View profile
  4. Mark Newton-Jones 2006-2010 Director View profile
  5. Aidan Stuart Barclay 2004-2025 Director View profile
  6. Michael Seal 2004-2019 Director View profile
  7. Philip Leslie Peters 2004-2025 Director View profile
  8. Howard Myles Barclay 2004-2025 Director View profile
  9. Arnold Iversen 2004-2006 Director View profile
  10. Rigel Kent Mowatt 2004-2009 Director View profile
  11. Shop Direct Secretarial Services LTD 2005-2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  12. Anne Marie Groarke 2004-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/08/2004

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 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.

2 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 (2)

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 6Professional services 4Finance 3Business services 2Arts and leisure 1Retail and trade 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
05200103
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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