DURBIN PLC
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Shareholders' funds
£8,315,406
Balance sheet as at 2018-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of wholesaling and international sales of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and medical supplies as well as ancillary products with a continuing increase in focus on the sale of comparators and co-medicines to organisers of clinical trials.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1998-09-04
- Employees
- 123 (2018 accounts · was 121 in 2017)
- Registered office
- 6th Floor One London Wall, London, England, EC2Y 5EB
- Postcode
- EC2Y 5EB
- Capital
- 50,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 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
- 2026-06-12
- Next due by
- 2027-06-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46460 Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 4 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by Uniphar Plc (00224324) — since 2019-07-31
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z4951910 (Tier 2), registered since 2000.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- durbin.co.uk
Uniphar Global Sourcing | Globally trusted partner in healthcare sourcing and supply, ensuring the seamless flow of products across borders
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DURBIN HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2000-05-10 |
| FONTLEA LIMITED | 1998-12-11 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| DURBIN HOUSE UNIT 5 SWALLOWFIELD WAY, HAYES, MIDDLESEX, UB3 1DQ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2019-08-06 |
| 180 NORTHOLT ROAD, SOUTH HARROW, MIDDLESEX, HA2 0LT | 2017-09-01 |
| 240 NORTHOLT ROAD, SOUTH HARROW, MIDDLESEX HA2 8TL | 2002-04-04 |
| 58/60 BERNERS STREET, LONDON, W1P 4JS | 1999-03-17 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 68 similar companies in EC
The largest employer among its local peers (123 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1998.
No.1 of the largest wholesale of pharmaceutical goods companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of pharmaceutical goods in London.
The class of 1998
43%
of the 55,900 companies incorporated in 1998 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2025-07-03
- Where
- Greater London (2), Derbyshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY590754 | Derbyshire | Leasehold | 2025-07-03 | — |
| SGL807455 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-09-19 | — |
| AGL379604 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2016-06-09 | — |
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