{"name":"FENWICK,LIMITED","company_number":"00052411","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1897-05-06","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Elswick Court, Northumberland Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE99 1AR","postcode":"NE99 1AR","sic_codes":[{"code":47190,"description":"Other retail sale in non-specialised stores"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 January","last_made_up_to":"2026-01-30","next_due":"2027-10-31"},"employees":null,"financials":[],"officers":{"current":5,"resigned":30,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":1,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Fenwick Limited presents a mixed risk profile characteristic of asset-rich, heritage department store operators. The £346.6m net asset position—substantially underpinned by externally-valued freehold property—provides meaningful downside protection, while family stewardship and PwC audit oversight offer governance comfort. However, the complex preference share structure creates debt-like dividend obligations that could strain cash flow, and the structural challenges facing UK department stores require ongoing capital investment just to maintain competitive positioning. The confirmed going concern basis is reassuring, but investors should scrutinise trading margins, preference dividend coverage, and property valuation assumptions before committing capital.","website":"https://fenwick.co.uk/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/fenwick,limited","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fenwick,limited/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fenwick,limited/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00052411","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fenwick,limited/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fenwick,limited/charges","pay_gap":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fenwick,limited/pay-gap","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/fenwick,limited/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/fenwick,limited"}