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SHOP DIRECT FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 04660974
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2003-02-10
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-06-30
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 64929
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operation for the next 12 months from the approval date of this report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the Annual Report and financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Dormant
- Littlewoods Direct Recoveries Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · In liquidation
Significant events
- “The profit before tax for the period was £70.0m after exceptional costs of £0.2m, which mainly relate to restructuring costs of £0.5m, offset by the release of a site closure provision of £0.6m (2024: profit before tax of £57.9m after exceptional costs of £2.7m, mainly relating to fixed asset impairment of £1.4m and restructuring costs of £1.1m).”
- “The improved earnings performance in the year was largely a result of lower impairment losses on customer receivables which reduced by £13.8m to £123.7m (2024: £137.5m) and decreased net finance costs which fell by £8.0m year on year to £118.0m (2024: £126.0m).”
- “During FY25 we announced a three-year partnership with the National Literacy Trust, an independent charity which works with schools, communities and partners across the UK to empower children, young people and adults with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Timothy Alan | Director | 2022-01-06 | Sep 1961 | British |
| MCBRIEN, Nicholas John | Director | 2024-05-31 | Nov 1976 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Julie | Director | 2023-04-21 | Apr 1965 | British |
| STRAN, Garry George | Director | 2025-12-08 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROARKE, Anne Marie | Secretary | 2005-03-08 | 2007-02-16 |
| LITTLEWOODS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2003-02-10 | 2005-03-08 |
| SHOP DIRECT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2007-02-16 | 2016-02-29 |
| BALDOCK, Alexander David | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2018-01-31 |
| BANKS, Richard Lee | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2023-01-31 |
| BARCLAY, Aidan Stuart | Director | 2005-03-08 | 2010-10-27 |
| BARCLAY, Howard Myles | Director | 2005-03-08 | 2010-10-27 |
| CHANDLER, Neil | Director | 2010-02-22 | 2019-03-13 |
| FLETCHER, Clive Darrell | Director | 2006-12-21 | 2015-10-31 |
| HART, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2014-12-31 |
| HEWITT, Paul William | Director | 2012-01-20 | 2014-03-31 |
| IVERSEN, Arnold | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2006-08-25 |
| JORDAN, Thomas Peter | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2024-05-31 |
| KERSHAW, David Wallace | Director | 2008-02-19 | 2025-11-09 |
| MACHIN, Katrina Jane | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2019-08-30 |
| MACKIN, John Paul | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2009-04-30 |
| MAKIN, Steve Richard | Director | 2009-09-11 | 2012-01-20 |
| NEWTON-JONES, Mark | Director | 2006-08-22 | 2010-10-27 |
| PETERS, Philip Leslie | Director | 2005-03-08 | 2010-10-27 |
| SEAL, Michael | Director | 2005-03-08 | 2010-10-27 |
| SHAPLAND, Alexander John | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2025-09-30 |
| SINGLETON, Graham Lloyd | Director | 2017-11-02 | 2021-04-30 |
| LITTLEWOODS COMPANY DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-02-10 | 2005-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-11-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-04 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-05-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2022-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-01-31 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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