THE DRESSING ROOM BOUTIQUE LTD

Company number 08646740 ·

Active - Proposal to Strike off

The annual accounts for this company are overdue.

Executive summary

The Dressing Room Boutique Ltd represents a case study in the vulnerability of independent fashion retailers to structural market shifts. Having built significant equity during the post-pandemic recovery (net assets peaking at £719,094 in FY2022), the company has suffered near-total financial collapse, with net assets falling 98.6% to just £9,500 by FY2024. The catastrophic stock write-down from £777,930 to £26,500, combined with net current liabilities, minimal cash reserves, and accumulated tax creditor pressures, indicates a business that has ceased to be a viable trading entity. The ongoing strike-off proposal confirms the director's intention to dissolve rather than restructure, reflecting the terminal nature of this decline within a sector where independent operators face unsustainable cost pressures and channel migration challenges.

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Shareholders' funds

£9,500

Balance sheet as at 2024-08-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2013-08-12
Registered office
Unit 8 Pride Parkway, Enterprise Park, Sleaford, England, NG34 8GL
Postcode
NG34 8GL
Capital
1 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-08-31
Next due by
2026-05-27 Overdue
Financial year end
27 August

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-08-12
Next due by
2026-08-26
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 47710 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
  • 47990 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Officers 1 current

Appointed 2013-08-12

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Previous registered addresses 3

AddressChanged on
82A SOUTHGATE, SLEAFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE, NG34 7RL, ENGLAND2021-01-04
UNIT 15 REEDSPIRE PRIDE PARKWAY, ENTERPRISE PARK, SLEAFORD, NG34 8GL, ENGLAND2017-07-24
31 CLAYHILL ROAD, SLEAFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE, NG347TF2016-08-29

The class of 2013

21%

of the 1,713 companies in this sector incorporated in 2013 are still active today; 75% have since been dissolved.

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

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