SHOP DIRECT FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-24 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SHOP DIRECT FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED 2009-01-05 → present
- LITTLEWOODS FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED 2003-02-20 → 2009-01-05
- LITTLEWOODS7 LIMITED 2003-02-10 → 2003-02-20
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- SHOP DIRECT FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited 100%
- Littlewoods Direct Recoveries Limited 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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last 24 months
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