COLLINS DEBDEN LIMITED

Company number 02020029 ·

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Executive summary

Collins Debden Limited is a long-established (39 years) UK diary and stationery supplier with stable corporate ownership through Debden Importing (UK) Limited and a strong £1m share capital base. While the company demonstrates good compliance standing and a clear market position, the absence of publicly available detailed financial figures under Total Exemption Full filing status means credit approval must be conditional on receipt of management accounts. Recommended approach: CONDITIONAL APPROVE pending financial disclosure, ideally with parental guarantee support and seasonal working capital facility structure aligned to Q4 peak demand.

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1986-05-15
Registered office
One Ground Floor 3 London Square, Cross Lanes, Guildford, Surrey, England, GU1 1UJ
Postcode
GU1 1UJ
Capital
1,000,000 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
2 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
2026-09-30
Next due by
2027-10-14
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 18129 Printing not elsewhere classified

Officers 3 current · 25 resigned

ALLIOTTS REGISTRARS LIMITED Corporate Secretary · corporate
Appointed 2018-11-01
Subscribers only Director
Appointed 2018-06-29
Subscribers only Director
Appointed 2017-12-18

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Group structure

Controlled by DEBDEN IMPORTING (U.K.) LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

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

Public contracts won 1

£496,000 total awarded value where published.

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Contact details

Website
collinsdebden.co.uk
Phone
01414651662, 01413008500

The UK's Leading Diary & Stationery Supplier.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
DEBDEN ASSOCIATES (U.K.) LIMITED1997-03-03
DEBDEN DIARIES LIMITED1987-07-15
BEMCO 13 LIMITED1986-10-29

Previous registered addresses 4

AddressChanged on
C/O ALLIOTTS, CANTERBURY HOUSE, SYDENHAM ROAD, CROYDON SURREY CR9 2DG2003-08-15
NO. 5 KIMPTON ROAD, SUTTON, SURREY, SM3 9QP1997-02-20
592C ATLAS ROAD, WEMBLEY, MIDDX, HA9 0JH1993-06-01
46/47 CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, WC2A 1JB1989-03-23

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 100 similar companies in GU, trading since 1986

76 companies are registered at this postcode →

The class of 1986

50%

of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.

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

Survival rates for every incorporation year →