DESSER AND COMPANY LIMITED
Company number 00188770 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Desser and Company Limited is a century-old specialist wholesaler of conservatory and cane furniture occupying a niche position in a challenging market. The company has undergone significant balance sheet restructuring, with a £2.4m reduction in property values and elimination of the revaluation reserve, while current year losses of £68k represent an improvement on the prior year's £446k deficit. Despite an improved cash position, the explicit going concern uncertainty, reliance on director support, and sustained trading losses indicate this heritage business faces material structural challenges that sector recovery alone may not resolve without further strategic action.
Shareholders' funds
£1,100,318
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1923-03-26
- Employees
- 52 (2024 accounts · was 53 in 2023)
- Registered office
- The Parkway Centre Longbridge Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, England, M17 1SN
- Postcode
- M17 1SN
- Capital
- 25,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-01
- Next due by
- 2027-07-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46499 Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified
Officers 8 current · 8 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA847675 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- desser.co.uk
- Phone
- 01618341795
Shop online or visit one of our many stockists, offering the largest selections of cane conservatory, wicker and outdoor furniture for your home. Since 1919, we have been the go to specialists for natural rattan, cane, wicker & mango wood as well as now making upholstered sofas, chairs & ottomans for your living
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DESSER & CO.LIMITED | 1991-09-16 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 120 similar companies in M
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (52 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1923.
Competitors Manchester
This company ranks 10 among wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified in Manchester.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2024-04-17
- Where
- Greater Manchester
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN437567 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2024-04-17 | — |
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