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Sanderson Design Group plc
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Company Description
Sanderson Design Group is a leading luxury interior furnishings company, specialising in fabrics, wallpaper and paints, which are sold around the globe. The group has in-house manufacturing facilities, which also produce for third parties. Its brand portfolio includes Morris & Co and Sanderson, both founded over 160 years ago.
Investment Summary
Since a leadership change in 2019, the group has been following a clearly articulated strategic framework with detailed milestones up to FY24 with a view to driving sales and profitability. Having initially focused on strengthening the business foundations, rightsizing the cost base and increasing business efficiencies, the group is now shifting its attention to a significant number of growth drivers. These include domestic and international expansion, leveraging its unique archive, increasing brand awareness, extending its licensing agreements and range extension. The group is slated to add homewares alongside its core fabric and wallpaper offering in FY24.
Recent Content

A strong profit advance over FY21 and FY20
29/04/2022
Sanderson Design Group (SDG) delivered a strong performance in FY22, achieving adjusted underlying profit before tax of £12.5m, […]

Renewal of Bedeck licensing agreement
04/04/2022
Sanderson Design Group has announced that Bedeck, one of its core licensees, has renewed its licensing contract with […]

Strong trading update…
18/01/2022
Sanderson Design Group (SDG) has announced a trading update for the current financial year ending 31 January 2022 […]

Seeking sustained growth…in a sustainable fashion
11/11/2021
Sanderson Design Group is a leading luxury interior furnishings company, specialising in fabrics, wallpaper and paints, which are […]
Company Management Team
Lisa Montague
Chief Executive Officer
Lisa joined the Group in March 2019 as an Executive Director and became Chief Executive Officer on 10 April 2019. Lisa is a highly experienced luxury goods executive, with previous roles at Madrid-based international fashion brand Loewe SA, a Spanish luxury fashion house owned by the LVMH Group, Aspinal of London Group Ltd and Mulberry Group plc. She has significant experience of leading and developing UK and international brand-based businesses with manufacturing and multi-channel distribution.
Mike Woodcock
Chief Financial Officer
Mike joined the Group in October 2021 and became Chief Financial Officer in November 2021. Mike qualified as an accountant at KPMG and has significant experience of international luxury and consumer brands in the quoted and private sectors. Prior to joining the Group, Mike was at Richemont Group, where his increasingly senior roles included CFO of Alfred Dunhill and CFO of Montblanc. Since leaving Richemont Group Mike has served as CFO in a number of private equity backed companies.