PREMIER FARNELL UK LIMITED
Company number 00860093 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Premier Farnell UK Limited represents a strategically significant asset within the global electronic components distribution ecosystem, combining deep heritage with the scale advantages of Avnet group membership. The company's growth trajectory depends on accelerating digital transformation, capturing IoT-driven demand, and transitioning toward higher-margin value-added services—while navigating supply chain volatility and intensifying competitive pressure that threatens to commoditize pure distribution. Success will require deliberate investment in digital capabilities and technical differentiation rather than reliance on legacy position alone.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1965-09-28
- Registered office
- 150 Armley Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2QQ
- Postcode
- LS12 2QQ
- Capital
- 250,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-28
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-09-15
- Next due by
- 2026-09-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46520 Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
Officers 3 current · 52 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 5
£260,258 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5711905 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
4.1%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BUCK & HICKMAN LIMITED | 2004-04-05 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| SISKIN PARKWAY EAST, MIDDLEMARCH BUSINESS PARK, COVENTRY, CV3 4FJ | 2004-04-08 |
| BANK HOUSE, 100 QUEEN ST., SHEFFIELD, S1 2DW | 1997-03-18 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 42 similar companies in LS, trading since 1965
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2019-03-20
- Where
- West Yorkshire (3), Lancashire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YY118743 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2019-03-20 | — |
| LAN138518 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2013-03-25 | — |
| YY16477 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2013-03-25 | — |
| YY16478 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2013-03-25 | — |
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