ABRA WHOLESALES LTD

Company number 04676700 ·

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Executive summary

ABRA Wholesales operated as a mid-tier UK wholesale distributor across food/beverage and pharmaceutical channels, generating approximately £45.7m revenue in its final reported year. While management demonstrated commercial acuity through a strategic pivot toward higher-margin products that improved gross profit despite a 4.7% revenue decline, the company's competitive position was structurally challenging — lacking the scale advantages of sector leaders while facing increasing working capital pressure evidenced by a 47% decline in cash reserves. The company's ultimate dissolution reflects the broader consolidation pressures facing mid-tier wholesalers in an increasingly polarised market where scale, working capital efficiency, and supply chain resilience are prerequisites for sustainable operation.

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Shareholders' funds

£2,291,758

Balance sheet as at 2022-03-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2003-02-24
Dissolved
2026-08-11
Registered office
Floor 2 110 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6EU
Postcode
EC4N 6EU
Capital
500,000 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2023-03-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2023-02-24
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 46390 Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
  • 46460 Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods

Officers 3 current · 5 resigned

Appointed 2003-03-03
Appointed 2003-03-03
Appointed 2003-03-03

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Contact details

Website
abrawholesales.co.uk

Previous company names

NameDate changed
ABRA WHOLESALE LIMITED2004-04-29

Previous registered addresses 3

AddressChanged on
UNIT 9P KYNOCH ROAD, ELEY ESTATE, EDMONTON, LONDON, N18 3BD2011-09-12
UNIT 9P KYNOCH ROAD, ELEY ESTATE, EDMONTON, LONDON N18 3BH2006-03-27
238 HIGH RD, LONDON, N22 4HH2005-04-08

The class of 2003

38%

of the 163,090 companies incorporated in 2003 are still active today; 59% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2012-05-02
Where
Greater London
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
AGL255330 Greater London Leasehold 2012-05-02

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