SHOP DIRECT GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SHOP DIRECT GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 2008-05-06 → present
- EVERYDAY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2005-02-02 → 2008-05-06
- AINTREE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 2004-08-09 → 2005-02-02
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- SHOP DIRECT GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Shop Direct Finance Company Limited 1%
- Littlewoods Direct Recoveries Limited 1%
- Shop Direct Financial Services Limited 1%
- VG Consumer Finance Limited 1%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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Year-on-year
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