THE MOBILE PHONE STORE LIMITED
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Executive summary
THE MOBILE PHONE STORE LIMITED represents an underutilized strategic asset within the Virgin Media O2 corporate portfolio—a dormant entity with established brand positioning, significant share capital, and full Telefónica UK control. The primary strategic decision facing leadership is whether to reactivate this vehicle for retail expansion or maintain it as a low-cost optionality asset, balancing the opportunity cost of brand dormancy against the administrative efficiency of the current structure.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1993-07-21
- Registered office
- 500 Brook Drive, Reading, United Kingdom, RG2 6UU
- Postcode
- RG2 6UU
- Capital
- 4,273,532 GBP
- Accounts category
- Filing Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-15
- Next due by
- 2026-10-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 99999 Dormant Company
Officers 5 current · 26 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by TELEFONICA UK LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WELLINGTON STREET, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE, SL1 1YP | 2010-06-29 |
| 260 BATH ROAD, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE SL1 4DX | 2003-04-02 |
| DIAMOND HOUSE, 41 STEPHENSON WAY, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE L37 8EG | 2001-01-29 |
| STERLING HOUSE, 43-45 LIVERPOOL ROAD, BIRKDALE SOUTHPORT, MERSEYSIDE PR8 4AG | 2000-01-21 |
| GAILEY HOUSE, 1 NORTHWAY MAGHULL, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE L31 5LH | 1997-10-24 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 1,230 similar companies in RG, trading since 1993
The class of 1993
34%
of the 1,250 companies in this sector incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 64% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.