GLOBAL BLUE (UK) LIMITED
Company number 03813178 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Global Blue (UK) Limited functions as the localized arm of a global leader in Tax Free Shopping, leveraging a 25-year operational history and strong parent-company backing to maintain a dominant network position between retailers, travelers, and tax authorities. While its established infrastructure provides a significant moat, the company must urgently navigate post-Brexit regulatory shifts and fintech disruption by accelerating its digital transformation. Capitalizing on its proprietary cross-border spending data will be critical to sustaining growth in a volatile travel retail market.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-07-23
- Registered office
- 7th Floor, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, England, SW1W 0AU
- Postcode
- SW1W 0AU
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-19
- Next due by
- 2026-12-03
Nature of business (SIC)
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 17 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by GLOBAL BLUE SERVICE COMPANY UK LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GLOBAL REFUND (UK) LIMITED | 2010-02-24 |
| GLOBAL REFUND HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2007-04-27 |
| BURSTSCOPE LIMITED | 1999-08-19 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| GW2 GREAT WEST HOUSE GREAT WEST ROAD, BRENTFORD, LONDON, TW8 9HU | 2019-02-04 |
| 15 GALENA ROAD, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON W6 0LT | 2007-06-15 |
| 222 GRAYS INN ROAD, LONDON, WC1X 8HB | 2002-06-29 |
| 1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, BS1 6BU | 1999-08-25 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 3,722 similar companies in SW, trading since 1999
The class of 1999
30%
of the 4,348 companies in this sector incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 68% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2010-01-28
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGL172133 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2010-01-28 | — |
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