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Socialites Retail Limited

Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Volker Sydow 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nigel David Stephenson 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Kathryn Maria Heywood 2023-2023 Director View profile
  4. Roger Lidderdale Scarlett-Smith 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Charles Ashley Brierley 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Edwin Charles Blythe 2018-2023 Director View profile
  7. Barry Draude 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Dieno George 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Luc Maurice Godelieva Slegers 2015-2017 Director View profile
  10. Jeremy Woodcroft 2015-2015 Director View profile
  11. Laurence Anthony Green 2015-2015 Director View profile
  12. Andrew David Payne 2015-2015 Director View profile
  13. Samantha Lesley Gascoyne-Woodcroft 2014-2015 Director View profile
  14. Geoffrey Martin Adams 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  15. Janet Alpin 2015-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians); Dormant Company
Incorporated
09/05/2014
Registered office
Huddersfield

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. Socialites Retail Limited is controlled by Stada UK Holdings LTD.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Stada UK Holdings LTD. is controlled by Capvest Partners LLP
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2026-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Capvest Partners LLP is controlled by Penelope Kate Briant
    Evidence
    active 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2022-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Penelope Kate Briant.

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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

1.8y median 1.8y
average tenure
2.9y
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.

Manufacturing 8Retail and trade 6Dormant 2Health and social care 2

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
09032090
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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