There are 3 types of director:
o De Jure director – someone officially appointed and registered at Companies House
o De Facto director – someone who is not formally appointed but carries out their duties as if a director and is thought of as a director by those both internally and externally to the company
o Shadow director – someone upon whose instructions and decisions the de jure and/or de facto directors act. A shadow director often acts behind the scenes because there is a reason he/she cannot be appointed.