PENNGUIN LIMITED
Company number 07162277 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Pennguin Limited has achieved exceptional growth, scaling from near-dormancy to a £4.4M asset business within five years, underpinned by a £2.28M cash position and a strategic pivot from excess inventory liquidation to full-service ecommerce partnership. The company's primary strategic imperative is converting its liquidity advantage into defensible competitive infrastructure—technology, talent, and geographic reach—before the current hypergrowth cycle matures, while carefully managing the working capital dynamics and creditor structure that accompany rapid scaling. Success will depend on whether Pennguin can transition from a founder-driven operation to an institutional-grade platform capable of sustaining its "Europe's leading" positioning.
Shareholders' funds
£2,112,357
Balance sheet as at 2021-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2010-02-18
- Employees
- 22 (2021 accounts · was 14 in 2020)
- Registered office
- Enterprise House 15 Rolling Mill Road, Viking Industrial Park, Jarrow, Tyne And Wear, England, NE32 3DP
- Postcode
- NE32 3DP
- Capital
- 1 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-02-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Officers 2 current · 4 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
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ENTERPRISE 3PL LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
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Contact details
- Website
- pennguin.com
Pennguin are Europe’s leading ecommerce partner trusted to drive your Business.We are your brand’s digital route to market partner seamlessly delivering access, control and sustainable growth across the breadth of ecommerce.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| AVIDES NE LIMITED | 2022-01-19 |
| EXCESS INVENTORY LIMITED | 2020-09-30 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 29 MORRIS AVENUE, SOUTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE34 9SZ | 2017-12-18 |
| 244A HARTON LANE, SOUTH SHIELDS, TYNE AND WEAR, NE34 0LR | 2015-02-24 |
| 2 MARGARET COURT, GREENCROFT, STANLEY, COUNTY DURHAM, DH9 8DL, ENGLAND | 2012-11-28 |
| 29 MORRIS AVENUE, SOUTH SHIELDS, TYNE & WEAR, NE34 9SZ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2012-01-13 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 136 similar companies in NE
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (22 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2010.
No.11 of the largest non-specialised wholesale trade companies in Newcastle Upon Tyne →
Competitors Newcastle Upon Tyne
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4. CENOVO LTD
This company ranks 11 among non-specialised wholesale trade in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
The class of 2010
21%
of the 1,378 companies in this sector incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 75% 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
- 2024-07-24
- Where
- Tyne And Wear
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TY605786 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2024-07-24 | — |
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