BECAP SPICERS (UK) LIMITED
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The annual accounts for this company are overdue.
The confirmation statement for this company is overdue.
Executive summary
BECAP SPICERS (UK) LIMITED represents a failed private equity turnaround investment by Better Capital in the UK office products distribution sector. The company's liquidation status, overdue statutory filings, and substantial £11.52M share capital position it as a case study in the challenges facing leveraged investments in structurally declining industries. Secular shifts toward digital procurement and reduced office supplies consumption, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic's acceleration of remote working, rendered the turnaround thesis unachievable despite Better Capital's specialist distressed investing expertise.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2011-04-07
- Registered office
- 12 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP
- Postcode
- LS1 4AP
- Capital
- 11,518,702 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2018-12-31
- Next due by
- 2020-12-31 Overdue
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2019-06-23
- Next due by
- 2020-08-04 Overdue
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 3 current · 19 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by THE SPICERS-OFFICETEAM GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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SPICERS LIMITED Liquidation
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BECAP SPV LIMITED | 2012-01-20 |
| NEWINCCO 1114 LIMITED | 2011-07-04 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BUILDING 2000 CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH PARK, BEACH DRIVE, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9TE, UNITED KINGDOM | 2018-06-25 |
| BUILDING 1000 CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH PARK, BEACH DRIVE, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9PD | 2016-01-28 |
| 90 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, WC1V 6XX | 2013-09-06 |
The class of 2011
41%
of the 1,845 companies in this sector incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.