DEPARTMENT STORES REALISATIONS (PROPERTIES) LIMITED
Company number 00344823 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Department Stores Realisations (Properties) Limited represents the final chapter of Debenhams' property holding structure, transitioning from a substantial £151M share capital vehicle managing one of the UK's largest department store portfolios to a dissolution entity disposing of residual assets. The company's fate—insolvency-driven realisation rather than portfolio management—exemplifies the structural decline in UK retail property values, where department store floorplates have become liabilities rather than assets. Its dissolution by 2026 will formally conclude an 88-year corporate history that spans the entire arc of British retail property from post-war expansion to digital-era contraction.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1938-09-30
- Dissolved
- 2026-07-22
- Registered office
- 2nd Floor 110 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6EU
- Postcode
- EC4N 6EU
- Capital
- 151,392,609 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2018-09-01
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2019-07-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 41100 Development of building projects
- 68320 Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Officers 0 current · 40 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by CELINE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- debenhams.co.uk
Discover fashion for women, men and kids, as well as homeware and beauty must-haves at Debenhams.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DEBENHAMS PROPERTIES LIMITED | 2021-02-09 |
| FREEBODY PROPERTIES LIMITED | 1997-08-20 |
| DEBENHAMS (PROPERTIES) LIMITED | 1984-02-20 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 334 - 348 OXFORD STREET LONDON, W1C 1JG, ENGLAND | 2021-02-08 |
| 10 BROCK STREET, REGENT'S PLACE, LONDON, NW1 3FG | 2019-10-15 |
| 10 BROCK STREET, REGENT'S PLACE, LONDON, ENGLAND, NW1 3DS, ENGLAND | 2013-08-06 |
| 1 WELBECK STREET, LONDON, W1G 0AA | 2013-07-09 |
| 1 WELBECK STREET, LONDON, W1A 1DF | 2000-10-24 |
| 214 OXFORD STREET, LONDON, W1N 9DF | 1997-12-15 |
| 1, WELBECK STREET,, LONDON W1 | 1987-09-23 |
Property in England & Wales 40 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Leasehold
- 37
- Most recent registration
- 2016-03-23
- Where
- Greater London (5), Cheshire West And Chester (3), Worcestershire (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY501690 | Derbyshire | Leasehold | 2016-03-23 | — |
| CH627262 | Cheshire West And Chester | Leasehold | 2014-03-25 | — |
| CH626793 | Cheshire West And Chester | Leasehold | 2014-02-27 | — |
| SGL746486 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2014-02-26 | — |
| SGL746488 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2014-02-26 | — |
| YY30215 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2014-02-13 | — |
| ST310566 | Bath And North East Somerset | Leasehold | 2014-01-08 | — |
| HP741509 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2011-10-04 | — |
| NYK376363 | York | Leasehold | 2010-03-05 | — |
| NK388022 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2009-05-19 | — |
| SYK542419 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2007-11-23 | — |
| HD466025 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2007-03-09 | — |
| CL233160 | Cornwall | Leasehold | 2007-01-12 | — |
| CE174362 | Stockton-On-Tees | Freehold | 2004-02-02 | — |
| LA944707 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2003-10-02 | — |
| CE172225 | Stockton-On-Tees | Leasehold | 2003-09-18 | — |
| WT208648 | Swindon | Leasehold | 2002-02-27 | — |
| HW166415 | Worcestershire | Leasehold | 2001-11-02 | — |
| HW166455 | Worcestershire | Leasehold | 2001-11-02 | — |
| HW9037 | Worcestershire | Leasehold | 2001-11-02 | — |
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