--- title: "THE VERY GROUP LIMITED — Ownership Dossier" canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b40bc056-8d2c-533a-811c-804eaf7b4c65 json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b40bc056-8d2c-533a-811c-804eaf7b4c65 identifier: oo:GB-COH-04730752 jurisdiction: GB risk: Low source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph --- # THE VERY GROUP LIMITED **Type:** Company **Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb) **Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04730752` **Risk level:** Low **Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b40bc056-8d2c-533a-811c-804eaf7b4c65 **Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b40bc056-8d2c-533a-811c-804eaf7b4c65 ## Cross-source identity The same real-world entity, resolved across sources: - **THE VERY GROUP LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:64884SNXM39Z419MH805` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3aa5c7a7-b248-5384-b9af-a2626019ca55 ## Ownership & control ### Owners / controllers - **VGL FINCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1ad801f1-b19b-5aab-a495-122685c23c39 - **VGL FINCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1ad801f1-b19b-5aab-a495-122685c23c39 - **SHOP DIRECT HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/61063d0f-978d-428f-9a29-6f3eb8ab3509 ### Holdings / subsidiaries - **THE VERY GROUP FUNDING PLC** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7ad57c7d-d974-575d-b80b-63db088f835c - **LITTLEWOODS CLEARANCE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/27ebfef7-68a8-5a38-bcbe-57d0249b6e55 - **00739600 LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5efda6b2-33c5-50ee-8355-f107037a180c - **LW FINANCE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/067f1c12-2ad6-548c-9209-733bfdd035fc - **00044307 LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/486a483d-473e-589f-b192-20afaf15046b - **00739600 LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5efda6b2-33c5-50ee-8355-f107037a180c - **THE VERY GROUP FUNDING PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7ad57c7d-d974-575d-b80b-63db088f835c - **00044307 LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/486a483d-473e-589f-b192-20afaf15046b - **VERY GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cc3bb865-5489-4661-af6a-5f8028b956db - **VERY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d7b066f4-e5fa-467b-89de-fc091a8e2049 - **SHOP DIRECT GROUP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bc4cc579-4a80-4727-8490-2656d59fb9d6 - **LITTLEWOODS CLEARANCE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/27ebfef7-68a8-5a38-bcbe-57d0249b6e55 …and **6** more subsidiaries/holdings. Resolve the full list with `get_dossier` on the WhiteIntel MCP (`npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server`) or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. ### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner) A **22-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. ## Company profile (live · UK Companies House) - **Company number:** `04730752` - **Status:** active - **Type:** ltd - **Incorporated:** 2003-04-11 - **Registered office:** First Floor, Skyways House, Speke Road, Speke, Liverpool, L70 1AB - **SIC:** 70100 ### Officers - BEIGHTON, Nicholas Timothy, Dr — director · British · appointed 2024-08-29 - FEATHER, Robert — director · British · appointed 2024-04-26 - FRANKLIN, Timothy Alan — director · British · appointed 2022-09-12 - FRY, Edward Sebastian Thomas — director · British · appointed 2025-10-01 - MAYFIELD, Richard Andrew — director · British · appointed 2022-09-26 - O'DONNELL, Paul — director · Irish · appointed 2024-08-06 - ZAHAWI, Nadhim — director · British · appointed 2024-09-13 - GROARKE, Anne Marie — secretary · British · appointed 2005-03-08 · resigned 2007-02-16 - BROOMFIELD SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2004-04-28 - MARCH SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2004-04-28 · resigned 2005-03-08 - SHOP DIRECT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD — corporate secretary · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2016-02-29 - SISEC LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2003-05-02 - BALDOCK, Alexander David — director · British · appointed 2013-06-03 · resigned 2018-01-31 - BARCLAY, Aidan Stuart — director · British · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2025-11-07 - BARCLAY, Howard Myles — director · British · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2025-11-07 - BIRCH, Henry Benedict — director · British · appointed 2019-04-08 · resigned 2022-09-23 - DESCLEE DE MAREDSOUS, Lionel Albert — director · Belgian · appointed 2022-09-19 · resigned 2024-04-26 - FLETCHER, Benjamin Phillip — director · British · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2025-09-30 - HUMPHRIES, Jacqueline Theresa — director · British · appointed 2019-04-08 · resigned 2025-12-31 - JONES, David Charles, Sir — director · British · appointed 2008-05-06 · resigned 2009-01-29 ### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control) - [Vgl Finco Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1ad801f1-b19b-5aab-a495-122685c23c39) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2021-07-15 - [Shop Direct Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/61063d0f-978d-428f-9a29-6f3eb8ab3509) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2021-07-15 ## Provenance - OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04730752 - companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04730752 ## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable) The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent: ```bash npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure ``` Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **THE VERY GROUP LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b40bc056-8d2c-533a-811c-804eaf7b4c65 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. --- _This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE VERY GROUP LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b40bc056-8d2c-533a-811c-804eaf7b4c65 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b40bc056-8d2c-533a-811c-804eaf7b4c65._ _Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._