CEWE LIMITED
Company number 00485715 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
CEWE LIMITED occupies a distinctive position as the UK production and fulfilment arm of Europe's largest photo services group, generating £30.6m revenue with strong gross margins (85.2%) but thin net profitability (3.1% PBT margin) that trails well-managed sector benchmarks. The company's reliance on group cash pooling, a single major retail partner, and elevated staff turnover present structural vulnerabilities, though the £5.45m property acquisition signals genuine long-term commitment to the UK market. The trajectory is cautiously positive—steady top-line growth and improving balance sheet strength—but achieving margins commensurate with sector potential will require continued operational discipline and successful diversification of revenue channels.
Shareholders' funds
£7,316,409
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1950-08-26
- Employees
- 81 (2025 accounts · was 79 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Unit 4 Spartan Close, Tachbrook Park, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 6RR
- Postcode
- CV34 6RR
- Capital
- 5,044,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-18
- Next due by
- 2026-11-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 17290 Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard not elsewhere classified
Officers 1 current · 22 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z212947X (Tier 2), registered since 2010.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- cewe.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 7398 316410, 01926 463 107
CEWE is the UK's leading provider of bespoke photo books, canvas prints, photo printing and personalised photo gifts for all occasions.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| CEWE COLOR LIMITED | 2014-04-04 |
| A.R.BOTT & SONS LIMITED | 2007-01-17 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 11 HIGHDOWN ROAD, SYDENHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LEAMINGTON SPA, CV31 1XT | 2003-04-09 |
| WEST HILL, BLACKDOWN, LEAMINGTON SPA, CV32 6QU | 1992-04-10 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 36 similar companies in CV — measured against the wider sector
2nd largest employer among its local peers (81 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1950.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2026-03-20
- Price paid, where recorded
- £6,540,000
- Where
- Warwickshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK358780 | Warwickshire | Freehold | 2026-03-20 | £6,540,000 |
| WK544680 | Warwickshire | Leasehold | 2025-04-11 | — |
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