WESTGATE LONDIS LIMITED
Company number 08307737 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Westgate Londis Limited presents a paradoxical financial profile: rapid asset expansion paired with stagnant equity and increasing leverage. The business has grown total assets approximately 4.6x since 2020, yet net assets remain essentially unchanged at under £19,000, indicating that growth has been almost entirely debt-financed rather than funded from retained profits. While the Londis brand affiliation and established local presence in Westgate-on-Sea provide operational advantages, the highly leveraged balance sheet—with liabilities representing 87% of total assets—places this business in a significantly more precarious position than typical independent convenience store operators, who generally maintain more conservative capital structures. The underlying profitability appears insufficient to support the scale of investment being undertaken, making the business vulnerable to any deterioration in trading conditions or cost pressures.
Shareholders' funds
£18,981
Balance sheet as at 2025-02-28
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2012-11-26
- Employees
- 8 (2025 accounts · was 9 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 23-27 Cambourne Avenue Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, United Kingdom, CT8 8NA
- Postcode
- CT8 8NA
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Micro
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-02-28
- Next due by
- 2026-11-30
- Financial year end
- 28 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-22
- Next due by
- 2027-09-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47110 Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Officers 1 current · 2 resigned
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Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 334-336 GOSWELL ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 7RP, UNITED KINGDOM | 2014-01-20 |
Among its peers
Among the biggest employers
of 115 similar companies in CT, with 8 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.
Competitors Canterbury
This company ranks 56 among retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating in Canterbury.
The class of 2012
27%
of the 1,851 companies in this sector incorporated in 2012 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2024-05-22
- Where
- Kent (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K725316 | Kent | Leasehold | 2024-05-22 | — |
| K725317 | Kent | Leasehold | 2024-05-22 | — |
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