THE WORKS STORES LIMITED

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2008-04-07
Registered office
Boldmere House Faraday Avenue, Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill, Birmingham, England, B46 1AL
Postcode
B46 1AL
Capital
250,267 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
3 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-05-04
Next due by
2027-01-31
Financial year end
30 April

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-04-23
Next due by
2027-05-07
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 47190 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Officers 6 current · 29 resigned

Lynne TOOMS Director
Appointed 2024-01-01
Appointed 2021-03-22
GAVIN PECK Secretary
Appointed 2018-08-01
Appointed 2018-04-03
Debbie MCMINN Director
Appointed 2017-05-01

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by THE WORKS INVESTMENTS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

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

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

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Gender pay gap

2.2%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity

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Contact details

Website
theworks.co.uk

Shop affordable books, arts & crafts, toys & games, stationery and screen-free activities at The Works to inspire reading, learning and creativity.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
CAPITOL THOUGHT LIMITED2008-05-07

Previous registered addresses 4

AddressChanged on
NO 5 MIDPOINT BOULEVARD, MIDPOINT PARK MINWORTH, SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS, B76 1RN2017-02-14
NO 5 MIDPOINT BOULEVARD, MIDPOINT PARK MINWORTH, SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS, B76 1RN2017-02-14
12 YORK PLACE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS1 2DS, ENGLAND2008-04-25
12 YORK PLACE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS1 2DS, ENGLAND2008-04-25

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 1,062 similar companies in B, trading since 2008

The class of 2008

24%

of the 869 companies in this sector incorporated in 2008 are still active today; 74% have since been dissolved.

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

Property in England & Wales 227 titles

Leasehold
227
Most recent registration
2026-06-09
Price paid, where recorded
£108,000
Where
Greater London (12), West Midlands (11), Kent (10)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
CL395626 Cornwall Leasehold 2026-06-09
DN781591 Devon Leasehold 2025-09-05
DN781400 Devon Leasehold 2025-08-28
LT560963 Leicestershire Leasehold 2025-05-13
DT486754 Dorset Leasehold 2025-03-19
GR487006 Gloucestershire Leasehold 2024-12-10
SF701819 Staffordshire Leasehold 2024-10-21
MM196185 West Midlands Leasehold 2024-05-08
MM196159 West Midlands Leasehold 2024-05-07
CB483257 Cambridgeshire Leasehold 2023-11-20
TGL609647 Greater London Leasehold 2023-10-27
WSX442623 West Sussex Leasehold 2023-09-13
CH726504 Cheshire West And Chester Leasehold 2023-08-22
CH726069 Cheshire East Leasehold 2023-08-07
DN759947 City Of Plymouth Leasehold 2023-05-25
HS410214 North East Lincolnshire Leasehold 2023-05-16
CYM868192 Carmarthenshire Leasehold 2023-05-10
MAN420480 Greater Manchester Leasehold 2023-05-02
SY893903 Surrey Leasehold 2023-03-17
LT544674 Leicester Leasehold 2023-02-28

Showing 20 of 227.

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