LEICA CAMERA LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£3,004,219
Balance sheet as at 2022-03-31
What it does
The company's principal activity remains the sale of cameras, camera lenses, nature observation equipment(binocularsand telescopes) and deer stalking optics (rangefinders and rifle scopes). The company acts as the UnitedKingdom and lreland distributor for Leica Camera AG of Germany, manufactures and the aforementioned products.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-10-21
- Employees
- 32 (2022 accounts · was 33 in 2021)
- Registered office
- 6-8 James Street, London, England, W1U 1ED
- Postcode
- W1U 1ED
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-21
- Next due by
- 2026-11-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46499 Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified
- 47540 Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Officers 4 current · 21 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5211957 (Tier 2), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| E LEITZ (INSTRUMENTS) LIMITED | 1990-04-12 |
| WILD LEITZ UK LIMITED | 1989-08-21 |
| ABLEBLADE LIMITED | 1988-12-16 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 27 BRUTON PLACE, MAYFAIR, LONDON, W1J 6NQ | 2019-07-09 |
| 34 BRUTON PLACE, MAYFAIR, LONDON, W1J 6NR, ENGLAND | 2011-11-16 |
| DAVY AVENUE, KNOWLHILL, MILTON KEYNES, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, MK5 8LB | 2010-09-28 |
| 48 PARK STREET, LUTON, BEDS, LU1 3HP | 1990-04-10 |
| 373 CAMBRIDGE HEATH ROAD, LONDON, E2 9RA | 1989-01-06 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 86 similar companies in W
2nd largest employer among its local peers (32 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1988.
Competitors London
This company ranks 5 among wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) not elsewhere classified in London.
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,915 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2025-06-05
- Where
- Greater London (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB40295 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-06-05 | — |
| NGL988193 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-06-13 | — |
| NGL982326 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-10-01 | — |
| NGL905802 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2009-08-14 | — |
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