BRADSHAW TAYLOR LTD.
Company number 00301933 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Bradshaw Taylor Ltd. is a well-established mid-tier player in the UK premium outdoor and country clothing distribution market, with a 90-year trading heritage and a portfolio of recognised international brands. Its 2025 performance — 5.8% revenue growth, 47.8% gross margin, and a significant improvement in profitability — demonstrates genuine operational momentum, particularly through its rapidly growing D2C channel which now represents 42% of sales. However, the company's elevated leverage (2.9x debt-to-equity), thin net margins (3.4%), and the inherent channel conflict of operating both wholesale and D2C models present structural vulnerabilities that require careful management in an uncertain macro environment.
Shareholders' funds
£7,081,457
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of the sale of specialist clothing and footwear and group strategy and admin.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1935-06-18
- Employees
- 94 (2025 accounts · was 92 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 16 Mill Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6EA
- Postcode
- LE15 6EA
- Capital
- 6,183 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 4 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
- 2026-04-04
- Next due by
- 2027-04-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46420 Wholesale of clothing and footwear
- 47710 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Officers 10 current · 10 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by BRADSHAW TAYLOR HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2018-12-07
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ARTILECT SYSTEMS LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA494045 (Tier 2), registered since 2019.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- bradshawtaylor.com
- Phone
- 01572772480
Outdoor & country goods company representing the finest brands; Schoffel, Sherpa, Keen and Artilect.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MAZESTAGE LIMITED | 1993-02-17 |
| A.M. BRADSHAW LIMITED | 1987-12-02 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| MILL HOUSE, 10C MILL STREET, OAKHAM, RUTLAND, LEICESTERSHIRE LE15 6EA | 1991-07-12 |
| 16 MILL STREET, OAKHAM, RUTLAND | 1988-02-15 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 170 similar companies in LE
2nd largest employer among its local peers (94 staff).
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1935.
No.2 of the largest wholesale of clothing and footwear companies in Leicester →
Competitors Leicester
This company ranks 2 among wholesale of clothing and footwear in Leicester.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2024-05-29
- Where
- Lincolnshire (2), Westmorland And Furness (1), Rutland (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LL428932 | Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2024-05-29 | — |
| LL385211 | Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2018-09-26 | — |
| CU241499 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2008-11-05 | — |
| LT380280 | Rutland | Freehold | 2005-11-03 | — |
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