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Buys Direct LTD

Buys Direct LTD is an active UK company (number 13525145), incorporated 2021, with 1 current director, Christopher Michael Hope. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Shaun Elliott Swinburn 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Nathan Joseph Winch 2021-2026 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/07/2021

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • DTS Holdings BD LTD
    75-100% shares · notified 2026-06-05
  • CFS Secretaries Limited ceased 2021-12-27
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-22
  • Anthony Joseph Limited ceased 2024-06-11
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2022-03-31
  • Elliott Michael Limited ceased 2023-09-15
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-03-31
  • Winch & CO Capital LTD ceased 2026-06-05
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-06-11
  • Possible match - 7 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 7 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Buys Direct LTD is controlled by Bryan Thornton
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2021-07-22, ceased 2021-12-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

1,723 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.

Financials

Net assets
-£2,706,779
Total assets
-£2,706,779
Cash
£48
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

1 directors on the board

0.1y median 0.1y
average tenure
0.1y
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.

Professional services 4Transport 3Retail and trade 2Finance 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
13525145
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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