HOLDSMYTH LIMITED
Company number 05371149 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Holdsmyth Limited is navigating a critical strategic inflection point following its acquisition by Oakley Capital, transitioning from a loss-making, over-extended retail footprint to a leaner, margin-focused operation. While the 15% revenue decline to £24.2m and deeply negative holdco equity underscore financial fragility, the +31% physical retail LFL growth and narrowing EBITDA losses validate the early success of the turnaround strategy. The immediate imperative is to translate physical retail momentum and vertical integration capabilities into a revitalized digital and B2B offering to secure sustainable profitability.
Shareholders' funds
-£60,513
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of a holding company. The principal activity of the group continued to be that of a multi-channel luxury leather goods and stationery supplier.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2005-02-21
- Employees
- 0 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 257a Pavilion Road, London, England, SW1X 0BP
- Postcode
- SW1X 0BP
- Capital
- 14 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-30
- Next due by
- 2026-12-30
- Financial year end
- 30 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-21
- Next due by
- 2027-03-07
Nature of business (SIC)
- 66190 Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 14 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by SMYTHSON BIDCO LIMITED — since 2025-07-29
Controlled by Greenwill Sa (B66874) — since 2016-09-23
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2024 (period to 2024-03-31) — 5 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.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| CONTINENTAL SHELF 335 LIMITED | 2006-06-26 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 24-25 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W1S 2RR, ENGLAND | 2021-03-17 |
| 40 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W1S 2DE | 2017-07-19 |
| 105 LADBROKE GROVE, LONDON, W11 1PG | 2006-07-03 |
| 7 SPA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 3QQ | 2005-05-04 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 231 similar companies in SW, trading since 2005
Competitors London
This company ranks 142 among activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified in London.
The class of 2005
41%
of the 268 companies in this sector incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 56% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
This company's registered activities are in financial services. If it carries on regulated business, it should appear on the FCA's Financial Services Register — the official record of authorised firms.