FENWICK,LIMITED
Company number 00052411 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Fenwick Limited presents a mixed risk profile characteristic of asset-rich, heritage department store operators. The £346.6m net asset position—substantially underpinned by externally-valued freehold property—provides meaningful downside protection, while family stewardship and PwC audit oversight offer governance comfort. However, the complex preference share structure creates debt-like dividend obligations that could strain cash flow, and the structural challenges facing UK department stores require ongoing capital investment just to maintain competitive positioning. The confirmed going concern basis is reassuring, but investors should scrutinise trading margins, preference dividend coverage, and property valuation assumptions before committing capital.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1897-05-06
- Registered office
- Elswick Court, Northumberland Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE99 1AR
- Postcode
- NE99 1AR
- Capital
- 36,375,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-30
- Next due by
- 2027-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-16
- Next due by
- 2027-04-30
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47190 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Officers 5 current · 30 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by FENWICK 1882 LIMITED — since 2022-12-14
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BURN INVESTMENTS LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Gender pay gap
1.98%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2026/27 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- fenwick.co.uk
- Phone
- 0001128677710, 00022239566, 00200452430
Brilliantly British in style and spirit, Fenwick is the designer department store of note for shoppers of exceptional taste since 1882.
Among its peers
The oldest
of 304 similar companies in NE, trading since 1897
Property in England & Wales 41 titles
- Freehold
- 24
- Leasehold
- 17
- Most recent registration
- 2025-12-03
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,776,950
- Where
- Greater London (23), Tyne And Wear (7), Essex (6)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB43016 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-12-03 | — |
| BB29955 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-11-06 | — |
| TY564382 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2019-03-14 | £137,000 |
| BK489873 | Bracknell Forest | Leasehold | 2018-01-30 | — |
| TY533221 | Tyne And Wear | Freehold | 2015-12-15 | — |
| EX921113 | Essex | Freehold | 2015-05-27 | £1,500,000 |
| TY524567 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2015-01-19 | — |
| TY521417 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2014-09-17 | — |
| NGL942541 | Greater London | Freehold | 2014-05-19 | — |
| EX575222 | Essex | Freehold | 2012-07-23 | — |
| SGL133973 | Greater London | Freehold | 2012-03-06 | — |
| EX552335 | Essex | Freehold | 2010-08-24 | — |
| EX606305 | Essex | Freehold | 2010-08-24 | — |
| EX855078 | Essex | Freehold | 2010-08-24 | — |
| TY485664 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2009-12-15 | — |
| EX414863 | Essex | Freehold | 2009-09-08 | — |
| SY215319 | Greater London | Freehold | 2008-12-16 | — |
| SGL3087 | Greater London | Freehold | 2008-12-15 | — |
| SGL612775 | Greater London | Freehold | 2008-12-15 | — |
| SGL66572 | Greater London | Freehold | 2008-12-15 | — |
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