WICKES BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Company number 01840419 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Wickes Building Supplies Limited operates as a core subsidiary within the broader Wickes Group, holding a formidable and differentiated position in the UK Home Improvement and RMI sector. Despite macroeconomic headwinds suppressing housing transactions and consumer discretionary spend, the company's strategic pivot towards Trade professionals and "Do-It-For-Me" installation services provides a crucial buffer against the cyclical downturns typical of pure-play DIY retailers. Ultimately, its hybrid competitive positioning allows it to capture market share from both traditional superstores and specialized builders' merchants, though it remains exposed to margin compression from aggressive sector competition and fluctuating input costs.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1984-08-13
- Registered office
- Vision House, 19 Colonial Way, Watford, United Kingdom, WD24 4JL
- Postcode
- WD24 4JL
- Capital
- 473,030 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-27
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-01
- Next due by
- 2026-10-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47789 Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
Officers 14 current · 49 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by TRAVIS PERKINS PLC — since 2016-12-21
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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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-27) — 7 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5455490 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
3.23%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- wickes.co.uk
- Phone
- 03301234123
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BUILDERS MATE LIMITED | 1989-02-09 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LODGE WAY HOUSE, LODGE WAY, HARLESTONE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 7UG | 2019-10-17 |
| GAWSWORTH HOUSE, WESTMERE DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE CW1 6XB | 2005-03-17 |
| WICKES HOUSE, 120-138 STATION ROAD, HARROW, MIDDLESEX HA1 2QB | 2002-01-11 |
| 19/21 MORTIMER STREET, LONDON, W1N 7RJ | 1996-12-13 |
| BANK CHAMBERS 3 MARKET PLACE, GAINSBOROUGH, LINCS DN21 2BP | 1987-12-14 |
Among its peers
3rd oldest
of 50 similar companies in WD, trading since 1984
The class of 1984
51%
of the 14,117 companies incorporated in 1984 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 303 titles
- Leasehold
- 303
- Most recent registration
- 2025-11-12
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,694,627
- Where
- Greater London (34), West Midlands (16), Hertfordshire (15)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN304668 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2025-11-12 | — |
| HD635426 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2025-09-01 | — |
| TT181464 | Kent | Leasehold | 2025-07-03 | — |
| NN406733 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2025-05-12 | — |
| NN406504 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2025-04-29 | — |
| SK394695 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2025-03-17 | £240,000 |
| YY156636 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-03-17 | £120,000 |
| NN404990 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2025-01-28 | — |
| AA77804 | Essex | Leasehold | 2024-12-10 | — |
| LAN293107 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2024-11-13 | — |
| BD359516 | Central Bedfordshire | Leasehold | 2024-10-08 | — |
| YY198636 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2024-10-08 | — |
| BK536521 | Wokingham | Leasehold | 2024-10-07 | — |
| LAN290235 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2024-08-21 | — |
| NT591712 | Nottinghamshire | Leasehold | 2024-08-15 | — |
| TT171278 | Kent | Leasehold | 2024-08-15 | — |
| CL385178 | Cornwall | Leasehold | 2024-08-12 | — |
| SF700072 | Stoke-On-Trent | Leasehold | 2024-08-09 | — |
| AGL628048 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-08-08 | — |
| BM475769 | Milton Keynes | Leasehold | 2024-08-08 | — |
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