ATKINSON GROUP LIMITED
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Executive summary
Atkinson Group Limited occupies a defensible but static market position—a heritage Sheffield retailer with exceptional liquidity (£1.57M cash) but modest returns on equity (~1.3-3.1%) and significant lease obligations (£2.77M) that constrain strategic flexibility. The primary strategic imperative is converting cash reserves and brand equity into growth-oriented investments—whether through omnichannel expansion, selective acquisitions, or category diversification—before secular retail headwinds further erode the high-street model that has sustained the business for 87 years.
Shareholders' funds
£2,305,592
Balance sheet as at 2025-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1938-07-27
- Employees
- 78 (2025 accounts · was 76 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 78/82 The Moor, Sheffield, S Yorks, S1 3LT
- Postcode
- S1 3LT
- Capital
- 9,373 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-01-31
- Next due by
- 2026-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-03
- Next due by
- 2027-09-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47190 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Officers 3 current · 7 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6131811 (Tier 2), registered since 2002.
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Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 279 similar companies in S
3rd largest employer among its local peers (78 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1938.
No.4 of the largest other retail sale in non-specialised stores companies in Sheffield →
Competitors Sheffield
This company ranks 4 among other retail sale in non-specialised stores in Sheffield.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2018-08-24
- Where
- South Yorkshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYK664076 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2018-08-24 | — |
| SYK51545 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 1977-04-29 | — |
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