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SHOP DIRECT GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 05200103
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2004-08-09
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-06-28
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 64999
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider the going concern of Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited ("SDGFSL") to be directly linked to that of The Very Group Limited ("TVGL") and other entities in the broader group ("the Group") given the financial inter-relationships. TVGL have confirmed that they will provide any necessary funding to ensure that SDGFSL has adequate funding to meet its financial liabilities as they fall due for a period of 12 months after the date of signing the financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- Shop Direct Finance Company Limited · 1% held · United Kingdom · Financial services
- Littlewoods Direct Recoveries Limited · 1% held · United Kingdom · In liquidation
- Shop Direct Financial Services Limited · 1% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- VG Consumer Finance Limited · 1% held · United Kingdom · Financial services
Significant events
- “On 10 November 2025, The Very Group Limited announced the completion of a transaction under which global investment firm Carlyle became the Group's owner by acquiring 100% of its share capital. Following the change of ownership preparations for the sale of the Group have commenced.”
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
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRY, Edward Sebastian Thomas | Director | 2025-11-09 | Oct 1985 | British |
| MCBRIEN, Nicholas John | Director | 2025-11-09 | Nov 1976 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROARKE, Anne Marie | Secretary | 2004-08-09 | 2005-05-04 |
| SHOP DIRECT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2005-05-04 | 2016-02-29 |
| BARCLAY, Aidan Stuart | Director | 2004-09-09 | 2025-11-09 |
| BARCLAY, Howard Myles | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2025-11-09 |
| IVERSEN, Arnold | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2006-08-25 |
| MACKIN, John Paul | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2009-04-30 |
| MAKIN, Steve Richard | Director | 2009-09-11 | 2010-10-27 |
| MOWATT, Rigel Kent | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2009-01-20 |
| NEWTON-JONES, Mark | Director | 2006-08-22 | 2010-10-27 |
| PETERS, Philip Leslie | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2025-11-09 |
| SEAL, Michael | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2019-06-07 |
| WINTON, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2025-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Very Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-06-04 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-06-04 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-06-04 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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