DEPESCHE (UK) LIMITED
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Executive summary
DEPESCHE (UK) LIMITED is at a critical strategic inflection point following the termination of its primary distribution contract, which eliminated £2M in inventory and fundamentally disrupted its operating model. As a wholly parent-funded subsidiary with persistent negative equity of (£955k), the company's viability depends entirely on the German parent's strategic commitment to the UK market and willingness to define a new operating model—whether as a direct-to-retail distributor, a brand licensing entity, or an exit candidate. The window for decisive action is narrowing as retailer relationships and market presence erode with each month of operational ambiguity.
Shareholders' funds
-£955,093
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-08-29
- Employees
- 10 (2024 accounts)
- Registered office
- Carnac Place, Cams Hall Estate, Fareham, England, PO16 8UY
- Postcode
- PO16 8UY
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-29
- Next due by
- 2027-09-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 4 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by Verwaltungsgesellschaft Depesche Vertrieb Mbh (N/A) — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Among its peers
Among the biggest employers
of 950 similar companies in PO, with 10 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.
Competitors Portsmouth
This company ranks 1373 among other business support service activities not elsewhere classified in Portsmouth.
The class of 2002
28%
of the 9,104 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 70% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.