RIVA PAOLETTI LIMITED
Company number 02090119 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Riva Paoletti Limited is a long-established home furnishings manufacturer and wholesaler undergoing significant strategic reorganization, which has resulted in a reported loss and a 17.5% decline in net assets to £4.4M in FY2025. While the asset base remains substantial at £15.6M and management indicates FY26 is showing recovery, the elevated gearing of 2.47x, thin cash position of £112K, and complex group structure warrant a conditional credit approach with regular monitoring and covenants tied to profitability restoration.
Shareholders' funds
£6,104,100
Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of importing and distributing wholesale drapery goods.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-01-16
- Employees
- 121 (2026 accounts · was 146 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Riva Paoletti Ltd T/A Riva Home, Coal Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS14 1PS
- Postcode
- LS14 1PS
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-01-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 13921 Manufacture of soft furnishings
- 46410 Wholesale of textiles
Officers 5 current · 5 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by RIVA HOME GROUP LIMITED — since 2019-07-05
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ISMAIL TEXTILES (UK) LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- riva-paoletti.com
- Phone
- 01132018800
Home Furnishings Supplier
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| RIVIERA TEXTILES LIMITED | 2006-01-23 |
| WELCOMEUSEFUL LIMITED | 1987-02-10 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| RIVA HOUSE, 19 REGENT ST, LEEDS, LS2 7QN | 2000-06-08 |
| 47 BRUNSWICK PLACE, LONDON, N1 6EE | 1987-03-16 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 69 similar companies in LS — measured against the wider sector
2nd largest employer among its local peers (121 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1987.
The class of 1987
51%
of the 20,106 companies incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 42% 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
- 2022-06-06
- Where
- West Yorkshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YY168464 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2022-06-06 | — |
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