BERNARD QUARITCH LIMITED
Company number 05192459 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Bernard Quaritch Limited has achieved a credible financial turnaround from near-insolvency to a net asset position of £833K, driven by operational improvements under focused ownership. The company's primary strategic asset—the heritage brand and curated inventory—positions it well in a niche market with high barriers to entry, yet its ongoing dependence on related-party support, accumulated losses, and key-person concentration create fragility that must be addressed through working capital optimisation, service-line diversification, and institutional market development to secure sustainable independence.
Shareholders' funds
£1,650,000
Balance sheet as at 2025-11-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-07-29
- Employees
- 15 (2025 accounts · was 13 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 36 Bedford Row, London, England, WC1R 4JH
- Postcode
- WC1R 4JH
- Capital
- 1,650,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-11-30
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-29
- Next due by
- 2027-08-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47791 Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores
Officers 2 current · 18 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
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GOLDEN SQUARE ART LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB247442 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BRANDMINE 2 LIMITED | 2004-09-28 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 40 SOUTH AUDLEY STREET, LONDON, W1K 2PR | 2019-06-10 |
| 8 LOWER JOHN STREET, GOLDEN SQ, LONDON, W1F 9AU | 2009-10-29 |
| 8 LOWER JOHN STREET, GOLDEN SQAURE, LONDON, W1F 9AU | 2008-12-04 |
| MARQUESS COURT, 69 SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, LONDON, WC1B 4ET | 2004-09-02 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 32 similar companies in WC
The largest employer among its local peers (15 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2004.
No.2 of the largest retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 2 among retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores in London.
The class of 2004
37%
of the 135,820 companies incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 61% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.