STYLE MATTERS LIMITED

Company number 04346727 ·

Liquidation

Executive summary

Style Matters Limited operated as a profitable, cash-generative contract furniture manufacturer serving the UK hospitality sector, with its most recent accounts showing strong profitability evidenced by corporation tax liabilities and substantial dividend payments. However, the company's current Liquidation status fundamentally reframes all financial metrics — the significant increase in trade creditors to £711,202, the near-doubling of dividends to £453,950, and the resignation of two directors collectively suggest value extraction preceding formal closure. The business exemplifies the challenges facing small premium manufacturers in the current environment: despite viable trading performance, the decision to liquidate indicates either shareholder-driven rationalisation or insurmountable structural concerns not fully visible in the balance sheet alone.

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Shareholders' funds

£426,213

Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2002-01-03
Employees
14 (2025 accounts · was 17 in 2024)
Registered office
Xeinadin Corporate Recovery Limited, 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester, M2 3BD
Postcode
M2 3BD
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption 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
2026-01-13
Next due by
2027-01-27
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 31090 Manufacture of other furniture

Officers 1 current · 8 resigned

Appointed 2005-07-01

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Group structure 2 subsidiaries

Controlled by STYLE MATTERS HOLDINGS LTD — since 2025-12-22

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Contact details

Website
stylematters.co.uk
Phone
+44 1565740342, 01565740342

With over two decades of experience, Style Matters produces England's finest hotel, restaurant and bar furnite. Hand-made in Knutsford by artisans.

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
HOLYOAKE ROAD, WALKDEN, MANCHESTER M28 3DL2007-07-19
OAKMOUNT 6 EAST PARK ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 8BW2002-02-27

The class of 2002

43%

of the 207 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 53% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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