DESIRA GROUP PLC

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Shareholders' funds

£4,690,358

Balance sheet as at 2023-12-31

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Overview

Company type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
1990-03-19
Employees
167 (2023 accounts · was 163 in 2022)
Registered office
Victoria Road, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4GS
Postcode
IP22 4GS
Capital
97 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
3 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-06-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-03-19
Next due by
2027-04-02
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 45111 Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Officers 6 current · 16 resigned

Appointed 2009-02-01
Appointed 2008-09-24
Appointed 2007-11-27
Appointed 2000-02-18
GARAGE PROPRIETOR Appointed 1993-03-19

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by DESIRA HOLDINGS PLC — since 2016-04-06

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-03-14).

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z582847X (Tier 1), registered since 2001.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Gender pay gap

6.7%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2017/18

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Contact details

Website
desiragroup.com
Phone
+441379647222, +441603397725, 01284 333352

Desira Group offers 52 years of experience in trusted car sales, servicing & MOT across East Anglia, in Norwich, Bury St Edmunds, Diss, Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn & Lowestoft.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
D.M.C. (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED2001-06-18
RAPID 9889 LIMITED1990-06-28

Previous registered addresses 5

AddressChanged on
VICTORIA ROAD, DISS, NORFOLK, IP22 3HZ2009-07-21
THE GABLES, OLD MARKET STREET, THETFORD, NORFOLK IP24 2EN1995-12-28
12 TACKET STREET, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK, IP4 1AY1993-09-12
FAIRSTEAD HOUSE, 7 BURY ROAD, THETFORD, IP24 3PL1991-06-24
CLASSIC HOUSE, 174-180 OLD STREET, LONDON, EC1V 9BP1990-05-03

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 37 similar companies in IP

2nd largest employer among its local peers (167 staff).

Trading since 1990.

No.3 of the largest sale of new cars and light motor vehicles companies in Ipswich →

Competitors Ipswich

This company ranks 3 among sale of new cars and light motor vehicles in Ipswich.

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The class of 1990

50%

of the 20,399 companies incorporated in 1990 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 10 titles

Leasehold
10
Most recent registration
2025-04-04
Where
Norfolk (9), Suffolk (1)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
NK543921 Norfolk Leasehold 2025-04-04
NK467240 Norfolk Leasehold 2017-03-27
NK467022 Norfolk Leasehold 2017-03-17
NK467025 Norfolk Leasehold 2017-03-17
NK467026 Norfolk Leasehold 2017-03-17
NK467027 Norfolk Leasehold 2017-03-17
NK467028 Norfolk Leasehold 2017-03-17
SK340402 Suffolk Leasehold 2012-08-02
NK415038 Norfolk Leasehold 2011-12-05
NK62337 Norfolk Leasehold 1990-10-31

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