CURRYS RETAIL LIMITED
Company number 02142673 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
CURRYS RETAIL LIMITED functions as a highly capitalized, strategically vital subsidiary within the wider Currys plc group, leveraging its Carphone Warehouse heritage to anchor the group's mobile and connectivity retail offerings. Operating in a sector challenged by margin compression and discretionary spending constraints, the company mitigates these headwinds through its dual focus on hardware retail (SIC 47421) and recurring telecommunications services (SIC 61900). Backed by immense share capital and group-level executive oversight, it maintains a dominant market position that allows it to outpace standalone competitors reliant on single-revenue streams.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-06-26
- Registered office
- Currys Newark Campus, Long Hollow Way, Newark, England, NG24 2NH
- Postcode
- NG24 2NH
- Capital
- 450,000,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-05-03
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-19
- Next due by
- 2027-09-02
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47421 Retail sale of mobile telephones
- 61900 Other telecommunications activities
Officers 8 current · 66 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by CARPHONE WAREHOUSE EUROPE LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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CPW DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Dissolved
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CPW TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED Liquidation
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-05-03) as part of the CURRYS PLC group statement — 6 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7653502 (Tier 3), registered since 2003.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
3.1%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2021/22
Contact details
- Website
- currys.co.uk
- Phone
- 01202355021, 01217667300, 03701116565
Massive Savings on TVs, Washing Machines, Laptops, Headphones, Gaming, Phones & more. Free Delivery or Order & Collect.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE CARPHONE WAREHOUSE LIMITED | 2021-10-04 |
| PROFESSIONAL CELLULAR SERVICES LIMITED | 1991-01-22 |
| NOTCHWAVE LIMITED | 1989-04-03 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HEAD OFFICE, NORTH ACTON BUSINESS PARK, WALES FARM ROAD, LONDON W3 6RS | 2004-06-16 |
| 146 MARYLEBOURNE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5PG | 1997-04-09 |
| 146 MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5PG | 1996-11-06 |
| 34 HARLEY HOUSE, MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5HT | 1990-07-13 |
| 81 HARLEY HOUSE, MARYLEBONE ROAD, LONDON, NW1 5HT | 1989-12-18 |
| GEORGE & DRAGON, ELSWORTH, CAMBS | 1989-03-28 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6EE | 1987-09-15 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 47 similar companies in NG, 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 137 titles
- Leasehold
- 137
- Most recent registration
- 2023-09-05
- Price paid, where recorded
- £60,000
- Where
- Greater London (27), Greater Manchester (8), South Yorkshire (6)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM427664 | Milton Keynes | Leasehold | 2023-09-05 | — |
| SYK682481 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2020-06-01 | £60,000 |
| BK495432 | Bracknell Forest | Leasehold | 2018-10-15 | — |
| BK494413 | Reading | Leasehold | 2018-08-22 | — |
| WT437230 | Swindon | Leasehold | 2018-05-09 | — |
| TGL499835 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-05-02 | — |
| SY848165 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2017-09-25 | — |
| AGL421751 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-08-30 | — |
| AGL421506 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-08-24 | — |
| SGL783827 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-08-04 | — |
| DT431183 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2017-06-05 | — |
| ON330950 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2017-02-02 | — |
| AGL412795 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2016-12-20 | — |
| SYK644650 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2016-11-17 | — |
| LT484719 | Leicester | Leasehold | 2016-10-17 | — |
| TT53837 | Kent | Leasehold | 2016-08-08 | — |
| NGL958087 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2016-02-29 | — |
| DU354743 | County Durham | Leasehold | 2016-01-20 | — |
| YY60461 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2015-12-11 | — |
| AGL361246 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2015-11-30 | — |
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