VORWERK UK LIMITED
Company number 05228875 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Vorwerk UK Limited occupies a dominant niche position in the UK premium kitchen appliance market through its Thermomix direct-selling model, achieving exceptionally high gross margins (~75%) that far exceed sector norms but are substantially consumed by its commission-heavy cost structure, resulting in an operating margin of only 2.8%—below the 3-7% typical for specialised electrical retailers. The 2024 financial year saw an 8% revenue decline to £36.5M with operating profit falling 39% to £1.02M, reflecting post-pandemic demand normalisation and cost of living pressures on discretionary premium purchases, though net assets strengthened to £6.47M underpinned by assured group support from Vorwerk International. The primary strategic risks are operating leverage inherent in the fixed cost base, cash conversion deterioration, and dependency on a single product category and advisor network model that faces structural recruitment challenges in the UK labour market.
Shareholders' funds
£7,173,670
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the sale of household goods.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-09-13
- Employees
- 87 (2025 accounts · was 88 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond, England, TW9 1DL
- Postcode
- TW9 1DL
- Capital
- 6,000,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-28
- Next due by
- 2027-06-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47540 Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Officers 3 current · 16 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by Vorwerk International & Co. Kmg (CH-108.361.353) — 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: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee (Temporary Worker (A rating)), Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2796272 (Tier 2), registered since 2011.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- vorwerk.co.uk
Webpage Description
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE PINEHILL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | 2014-08-29 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THORP BUILDING WHITMORE LANE, ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, SL5 0NS | 2015-09-01 |
| PINEHILL, SUNNING AVENUE, SUNNINGDALE, ASCOT, SL5 9PW | 2014-03-04 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 12 similar companies in TW
The largest employer among its local peers (87 staff).
Trading since 2004.
Competitors Hounslow
This company ranks 1 among retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores in Hounslow.
The class of 2004
37%
of the 135,821 companies incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 61% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2025-08-13
- Where
- Windsor And Maidenhead (2), Buckinghamshire (1), Oxfordshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM463774 | Buckinghamshire | Leasehold | 2025-08-13 | — |
| BK491429 | Windsor And Maidenhead | Leasehold | 2018-04-13 | — |
| BK469957 | Windsor And Maidenhead | Leasehold | 2015-07-28 | — |
| ON315369 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2014-10-29 | — |
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