Shop Direct Finance Company Limited

Active04660974 Private limited company

Incorporated: 10 February 2003 (23 years)
Previously known as: Littlewoods Finance Company Limited (until 5 January 2009)
Littlewoods7 Limited (until 20 February 2003)
Industry: Other credit granting n.e.c. (64929)
Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (64999)
Directors: Edward Sebastian Thomas Fry
Garry George Stran
Nicholas John Mcbrien
all 5 directors
Owned by: Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited
Accounts type: Group
Region: North West
Address: First Floor
Skyways House
Speke Road
Speke
Liverpool
L70 1AB

Website & contact details

Group website: theverygroup.com
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2028
Last accounts: 27 June 2026
Conf. stmt due: 24 February 2027
Last conf. stmt: 10 February 2026

Charges

Total: 9
Outstanding: 6
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 3

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Fry, Edward Sebastian Thomas

Director · Appointed 29 October 2026

Also at The Very Group Limited, Primevere Equipment Ltd, Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1985 (41)

Stran, Garry George

Director · Appointed 8 December 2025

Also at Collingtree Enterprises Limited, VG Consumer Finance Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1965 (61)

Mcbrien, Nicholas John

Director · Appointed 31 May 2024

Also at Woolworths Limited, Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited, VG Consumer Finance Limited · more companies

British

Born November 1976

Nicholson, Julie

Director · Appointed 21 April 2023

Also at Qib (UK) PLC, Punjab National Bank (International) Limited, VG Consumer Finance Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1965 (61)

Franklin, Timothy Alan

Director · Appointed 6 January 2022

Also at Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Very Group Limited, VG Consumer Finance Limited · more companies

British

Born September 1961 (65)

Officer history (23 former)

29 October 2026

Appointed Fry, Edward Sebastian Thomas as Director

8 December 2025

Appointed Stran, Garry George as Director

9 November 2025

Resigned Kershaw, David Wallace as Director

30 September 2025

Resigned Shapland, Alexander John as Director

31 May 2024

Resigned Jordan, Thomas Peter as Director

31 May 2024

Appointed Mcbrien, Nicholas John as Director

21 April 2023

Appointed Nicholson, Julie as Director

31 January 2023

Resigned Banks, Richard Lee as Director

6 January 2022

Appointed Franklin, Timothy Alan as Director

30 April 2021

Resigned Singleton, Graham Lloyd as Director

14 May 2020

Appointed Shapland, Alexander John as Director

26 September 2019

Appointed Jordan, Thomas Peter as Director

30 August 2019

Resigned Machin, Katrina Jane as Director

13 March 2019

Resigned Chandler, Neil as Director

31 January 2018

Resigned Baldock, Alexander David as Director

2 November 2017

Appointed Singleton, Graham Lloyd as Director

29 February 2016

Resigned Shop Direct Secretarial Services Ltd as Corporate Secretary

31 October 2015

Resigned Fletcher, Clive Darrell as Director

31 December 2014

Resigned Hart, Andrew Stuart as Director

1 July 2014

Appointed Machin, Katrina Jane as Director

31 March 2014

Resigned Hewitt, Paul William as Director

21 March 2014

Appointed Banks, Richard Lee as Director

3 June 2013

Appointed Baldock, Alexander David as Director

3 June 2013

Appointed Hart, Andrew Stuart as Director

20 January 2012

Resigned Makin, Steve Richard as Director

20 January 2012

Appointed Hewitt, Paul William as Director

27 October 2010

Resigned Seal, Michael as Director

27 October 2010

Resigned Peters, Philip Leslie as Director

27 October 2010

Resigned Barclay, Howard Myles as Director

27 October 2010

Resigned Barclay, Aidan Stuart as Director

27 October 2010

Resigned Newton-Jones, Mark as Director

22 February 2010

Appointed Chandler, Neil as Director

11 September 2009

Appointed Makin, Steve Richard as Director

30 April 2009

Resigned Mackin, John Paul as Director

19 February 2008

Appointed Kershaw, David Wallace as Director

20 September 2007

Appointed Mackin, John Paul as Director

16 February 2007

Resigned Groarke, Anne Marie as Secretary

16 February 2007

Appointed Shop Direct Secretarial Services Ltd as Corporate Secretary

21 December 2006

Appointed Fletcher, Clive Darrell as Director

25 August 2006

Resigned Iversen, Arnold as Director

22 August 2006

Appointed Newton-Jones, Mark as Director

14 March 2005

Appointed Iversen, Arnold as Director

8 March 2005

Appointed Barclay, Howard Myles as Director

8 March 2005

Appointed Peters, Philip Leslie as Director

8 March 2005

Appointed Barclay, Aidan Stuart as Director

8 March 2005

Appointed Seal, Michael as Director

8 March 2005

Appointed Groarke, Anne Marie as Secretary

8 March 2005

Resigned Littlewoods Secretarial Services Ltd as Corporate Secretary

8 March 2005

Resigned Littlewoods Company Director Limited as Corporate Director

10 February 2003

Appointed Littlewoods Secretarial Services Ltd as Corporate Secretary

10 February 2003

Appointed Littlewoods Company Director Limited as Corporate Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Shop Direct Group Financial Services Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 05200103

Holdings 1

Companies where Shop Direct Finance Company Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Shop Direct Financial Services Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
3 November 2026	Group of companies' accounts	27 June 2026
29 October 2026	Appointment of a director
16 February 2026	Registration of a charge
11 February 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	10 February 2026
10 December 2025	Appointment of a director