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SHOP DIRECT HOME SHOPPING LTD
Company Summary for SHOP DIRECT HOME SHOPPING LTD (04663281)
Registered Office:
FIRST FLOOR, SKYWAYS HOUSE
SPEKE ROAD
SPEKE
LIVERPOOL
L70 1AB
 Telephone Number
TpsPreference
Website
Email
Number Of Employees
Number Of UK Locations
 08702 631000
NA
www.shopdirect.com
NA
3988
3
UK SIC: 5261 - Retail sale via mail order houses

Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited is the UK’s leading online and home shopping retailer. It sells a variety of products through brands including Additions, Choice, Empire Stores, Kays, and Littlewoods. The group has annual sales of around £1.5 billion and five million customers. Shop Direct Home Shopping was previously known as Littlewoods Shop Direct Home Shopping.
Activities in Sector(s)
Retailing & Wholesaling : Supermarkets, mixed retailing, discount outlets
Updated 1st Jul 2010 -  In the past accounting year, turnover in the Retailing & Wholesaling sector companies monitored by Alert Data has fallen by 1% to £805.5bn. Employee numbers have declined by 11% to 6,109,729 people.  Profits have declined by 1% to £29.2bn over the same period.  The picture over the last 3 years shows a turnover increase of 5% and employee numbers have risen marginally by 0.01%. See UK Growth by Sector section for more detail.
Key Financial Data 30 Apr 2009 Year -1 Year -2 Year -3 Year -4
Turnover
UK Turnover
Overseas Turnover
Cost of Sales
Operating Profit
Profit Margin
Remuneration
Land & Building
Fixtures & Fittings
Plant & Vehicles
Stock & W.I.P
Short Term Loans & Overdrafts
Hire Purch. & Leas. (short t.)
Hire Purchase & Leas. (long t.)
Tangible Assets
Cash
Credit Score
 £1,383.2m
£1,383.2m
NA
£740.6m
NA
-7.00
£104.2m
NA
NA
NA
£115.5m
£94.0m
NA
NA
£95.1m
£0.1m
40.00
 £1,339.2m
£1,339.2m
NA
£702.6m
NA
-5.00
£115.2m
NA
NA
NA
£91.3m
£214.8m
NA
NA
£105.4m
£0.1m
40.00
 £1,308.5m
£1,041.8m
NA
£683.5m
NA
NA
£132.4m
NA
NA
NA
£87.4m
£106.5m
NA
NA
£112.8m
£0.4m
39.00
 £1,041.8m
£1,041.8m
NA
£794.1m
£-34.2m
-12.00
£108.2m
NA
NA
NA
£71.6m
£738.4m
NA
NA
£112.0m
£68.5m
60.00
 £740.4m
£740.4m
NA
£551.4m
£24.4m
2.00
£99.9m
NA
NA
NA
£59.3m
£65.1m
NA
NA
£49.6m
£0.0m
60.00
Credit Score Explanation
The Credit Score is calculated using a formula that analyses information from a company's financial accounts and payment record.
Rating - Accounts Filed / EstablishedDescription
 71-100 Very Good Credit Worthiness
 51-70 Good Credit Worthiness
 30-50 Credit Worthy
 0-29 Caution - Credit at your discretion
 Liquidated/Wound-up Company is liquidated or is wound-up
 Dissolved Company is dissolved
 Petition Petition has been filed
Key Employee Data 30 Apr 2009 Year -1 Year -2 Year -3 Year -4
Number of Employees
Wages & Salaries
Pension Costs
Directors' Remuneration
Highest Paid Director
Average Remuneration per Employee
Turnover per Employee
Profit per Employee
Social Security Costs
 3988.00
£86.3m
£91.2m
NA
NA
£21k
£346k
NA
£8.8m
 4456.00
£95.0m
£10.5m
NA
NA
£21k
£300k
NA
£9.6m
 4895.00
£110.4m
£10.8m
NA
NA
£22k
£267k
NA
£11.2m
 4066.00
NA
NA
NA
NA
£26k
£256k
£-8k
NA
 4520.00
£83.8m
NA
NA
NA
£22k
£163k
£5k
NA
Key Operational Contacts
Name
Contact Type
Position
 Mark Newton-Jones
Executive Contact
Group Chief Executive
 Name
Contact Type
Position
 David Jones
Executive Contact
Chairman
Name
Contact Type
Position
 Keith Basnett
Executive Contact
Chief Operating Officer
 Name
Contact Type
Position
 Matthew Jacques
Operations / Property / Facilities / Transport Contact
Head of Brand Woolworths.co.uk
Name
Contact Type
Position
 Sue Rice
HR / Personnel / Training Contact
HR Director
 Name
Contact Type
Position
 James Brown
Business Development / Sales / Commercial Contact
Commercial Director
Name
Contact Type
Position
 Steve Makin
Financial / Co Secretary / Legal Contact
Finance Director
Key Directors
Name
Contact Type
Position
 Mark Newton-Jones
Director Contact
Group Chief Executive
Subsidiaries
Company Company No Description Locations Employees Telephone TPS
Love Label Limited 06503963 NA NA 0
Group Structure (no of subsidiaries)
Shop Direct Home Shopping Ltd (1)
| _ Love Label Limited
Company News
22 Jul 2010 Overhaul sees Shop Direct cut losses ( Business Performance ) - view original
WOOLWORTHS.CO.UK and Littlewoods parent Shop Direct today said it hoped to return to profit this financial year after a major overhaul saw annual losses slashed.
02 Jul 2010 420 axed Shop Direct workers keep chins up on last day ( Job Gains / Losses ) - view original
AXED call centre staff 'celebrated' their last day in work today by dancing in the street and singing: 'We've been made redundant!?
02 Jul 2010 Shop Direct closes in Burnley ( Retail Premises ) - view original
TEARS were shed as workers paid their final farewells to a long-standing Burnley company.
30 Jun 2010 Shop Direct call centre closes in Burnley - 450 jobs to go ( Job Gains / Losses ) - view original
The home shopping firm Shop Direct is closing its Burnley call centre later with the loss of 450 jobs.
28 Jan 2010 Home shopping firm axing 1,500 jobs ( Job Gains / Losses ) - view original
Home shopping group Shop Direct is to axe 1,500 jobs at three of its centres, union leaders have been told.
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