G.R. & M.M. BLACKLEDGE PLC
Company number 01764610 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
G.R. & M.M. BLACKLEDGE PLC presents an exceptionally high-risk profile as the company is currently in Administration, with its registered office transferred to insolvency practitioners Interpath Ltd. While the underlying business showed some operational improvement in 2024 — revenue growth of 3.1% and a narrowing operating loss — the combination of consecutive losses, expensive debt facilities, and formal insolvency proceedings indicates that cash flow pressures exceeded the company's capacity to trade through a challenging retail environment. Any investment consideration would require understanding the administrator's proposals and the likelihood of any residual equity value surviving the insolvency process.
Shareholders' funds
£13,171,217
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1983-10-26
- Registered office
- C/O Interpath Ltd, 10 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RB
- Postcode
- EC4M 7RB
- Capital
- 100,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-07-26
- Next due by
- 2026-08-09
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47750 Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Officers 8 current · 7 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by JDS50 LIMITED — since 2022-06-24
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2024-12-31) — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
0%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2024/25
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| G.R. AND M.M. BLACKLEDGE PLC | 1988-06-17 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| FOURFIELDS HOUSE, STATION ROAD, BAMBER BRIDGE, PRESTON LANCASHIRE PR5 6GS | 2005-07-09 |
| UNIT 261, WALTON SUMMIT, BAMBER BRIDGE PRESTON, LANCS PR5 8AN | 1996-07-02 |
| UNIT 261, WALTON SUMMIT, BAMBER BRIDGE PRESTON, LANCS PR5 8AN | 1996-07-02 |
| SWANSEY MILL, SWANSEY LANE, WHITTLE-LE-WOODS CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE PR6 7NR | 1995-09-28 |
The class of 1983
51%
of the 13,141 companies incorporated in 1983 are still active today; 40% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 98 titles
- Leasehold
- 98
- Most recent registration
- 2025-03-07
- Price paid, where recorded
- £101,500
- Where
- Lancashire (12), West Midlands (9), West Yorkshire (8)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN296670 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2025-03-07 | — |
| YY192484 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2024-04-08 | — |
| LT551249 | Leicester | Leasehold | 2023-12-15 | — |
| CYM857425 | Newport | Leasehold | 2022-11-15 | — |
| YEA101233 | East Riding Of Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2022-03-03 | — |
| SYK692768 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2021-08-25 | — |
| MM168758 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2021-08-12 | — |
| SYK692203 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2021-08-02 | — |
| HS403518 | North East Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2021-07-08 | — |
| MM155975 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2021-06-28 | — |
| LAN247210 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2021-05-10 | — |
| TY578455 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2021-01-20 | — |
| SF663576 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2021-01-06 | — |
| LAN242200 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2021-01-04 | — |
| MM148171 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2020-12-16 | — |
| YY145252 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2020-11-18 | — |
| YY144988 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2020-10-07 | — |
| LAN260869 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2020-09-23 | — |
| CE247003 | Middlesbrough | Leasehold | 2020-09-21 | — |
| NN376133 | North Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2020-09-18 | — |
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