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POUNDSTRETCHER LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 00553014
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1955-08-06
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-03-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 47190
- Hubs
- UK Consumer / DTC
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kilsby & Williams LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Subsidiaries
- PS Imports Limited · 100% held
Significant events
- “On 18th April 2024, the company, and its subsidiaries, were acquired by the Fortress Investment Group.”
- “On the same date, Andy Atkinson, former commercial director at WM Morrison, was appointed as the company's Chief Executive. Trevor Strain, former chief financial officer at WM Morrison, also joined the board as Chairman.”
- “On 17th May 2024, the Company secured an Asset Based Lending facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance Limited. It is a revolving facility of up to £30m with an Inventory borrowing base and has a maturity of 5 years.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Andrew Barry | Director | 2024-04-18 | Sep 1973 | British |
| FEGAN, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2025-04-17 | Jul 1974 | British |
| SANADHYA, Nitish | Director | 2025-04-17 | Jan 1987 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINSON, Martin Donald | Secretary | 2004-06-30 | 2017-11-23 |
| KEMP, Helen Anne | Secretary | 1993-09-30 | 1995-06-30 |
| LETHAM, Ian Ritchie | Secretary | — | 1993-09-30 |
| PATEL, Hemant | Secretary | 2017-11-23 | 2020-07-20 |
| ROELOFSE, Hendrik | Secretary | 1996-12-06 | 2004-06-30 |
| SISSON, Hamish Paul | Secretary | 1995-06-30 | 1996-12-06 |
| BOYLE, Gerard | Director | — | 1996-06-25 |
| BROWN, Gary James | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2007-09-28 |
| BURDON, Peter | Director | 2007-05-23 | 2008-11-12 |
| CHEW, Dale Philip | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2013-12-12 |
| COATES, Trevor Marwood | Director | 2006-02-28 | 2007-05-21 |
| CRAPPER, Martin | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2020-02-18 |
| CRAPPER, Martin | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2018-12-07 |
| ELLIS, Robert Keith | Director | — | 1994-09-01 |
| ELLIS, Roy George | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2015-03-25 |
| FOISTER, Jonathan | Director | 2020-07-23 | 2020-10-09 |
| GRAY, Ian | Director | — | 1996-10-31 |
| HAMILTON, Lillias | Director | — | 1996-06-25 |
| HAUGHTON, Townsend Andrew | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1997-03-03 |
| HOWELLS, Gloria Margaret | Director | 2005-04-26 | 2006-02-20 |
| HOYLE, Sally Elizabeth | Director | 2002-08-19 | 2003-05-16 |
| KERPICCI, Burcu | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2020-02-24 |
| KOCH, Marius Johannes | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2002-09-27 |
| LALANI, Nadir | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| LOFTHOUSE, Patricia Anne | Director | — | 1994-08-31 |
| LOUGHRAN, Gerard Martin | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-10-01 |
| MARSHALL, Robert Gavin | Director | 2015-04-07 | 2015-06-19 |
| MAYNARD, Christopher Roland | Director | 1993-06-28 | 1996-06-25 |
| MCGREGOR, Bert | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2007-06-06 |
| MELLVILLE, Margaret | Director | 2002-12-11 | 2006-03-13 |
| MONRO, Angus | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2006-02-28 |
| MORRISON, Mchael Edward | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2010-05-24 |
| MORRISON, Michael Edward | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2018-08-22 |
| MORRISON, Michael Edward | Director | 2003-04-25 | 2007-07-31 |
| PAN, Xing Yu | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2024-04-18 |
| PATEL, Hemant | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2020-07-20 |
| PHILLIPS, Tristan Hayman | Director | 2023-10-01 | 2025-04-17 |
| PICKFORDA, Tony Heinz | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| QUINEY, Patric Maurice | Director | 2002-12-11 | 2005-09-13 |
| ROBINSON, Philip Hugh Stafford | Director | — | 1993-07-04 |
| ROELOFSE, Hendrik | Director | 1994-09-01 | 2004-04-21 |
| ROSSI, Stephen Robert | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| SAHA, Somnath | Director | 2018-11-07 | 2019-08-29 |
| SAUNDERS, Mark | Director | 2002-12-11 | 2004-06-21 |
| SHATTOCK, Timothy Andrew | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2018-03-21 |
| STASSEN, Carel | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2003-04-30 |
| SULEMAN, Ebrahim | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2012-12-01 |
| SUNDERLAND, John Howard | Director | — | 1996-06-25 |
| TAYUB, Abdul Aziz | Director | 2008-11-12 | 2024-03-31 |
| TAYUB, Shehzad Aziz | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-04-18 |
| THOMAS, Leslie John | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2007-05-25 |
| VISSER, Johan Jacobus | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2002-10-11 |
| WIESE, Christoffel Hendrik | Director | 2003-04-25 | 2006-03-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Mandy Lorraine | Director | 2002-12-11 | 2005-02-25 |
| YORK, Ian | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2015-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaham Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-11 | Ceased 2024-03-11 |
| Instore Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-11 | Ceased 2024-03-11 |
| Poundstretcher Leicester Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-11 | Active |
| Modern Market Retailing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-11 |
| Instore Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 328 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-04-23 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-04-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-04-07 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current extended |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-01-07 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-04-26 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-04-26 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-04-18 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-03-13 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory