GPC MANCHESTER LIMITED
Company number 01985540 · Monitor this company
The most recent accounts indicate this company is dormant and not trading.
Executive summary
GPC Manchester Limited is a dormant corporate vehicle fully controlled by Guardian Media Group, currently devoid of market position but retaining structural value as a clean, unencumbered subsidiary. Its primary strategic utility lies in its potential for low-friction reactivation to support GMG's regional or experimental ventures, or conversely, as a candidate for portfolio rationalization to eliminate administrative drag. The key executive decision is whether to leverage this legacy shell for agile expansion or dissolve it to optimize corporate efficiency.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-02-04
- Registered office
- Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, England, England, N1 9GU
- Postcode
- N1 9GU
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Dormant
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-10
- Next due by
- 2027-05-24
Nature of business (SIC)
- 99999 Dormant Company
Officers 2 current · 49 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by GUARDIAN MEDIA GROUP PLC — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| TRAFFORD PARK PRINTERS LIMITED | 2009-08-08 |
| SHIFTRULE LIMITED | 1986-03-19 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1 SCOTT PLACE, MANCHESTER, M3 3GG | 2010-09-22 |
| TRAFFORD PARK PRINTERS LIMITED LONGBRIDGE ROAD,, PARKWAY ESTATE,, MANCHESTER,, M17 1SN | 2009-04-06 |
| LONGBRIDGE ROAD,, PARKWAY ESTATE,, MANCHESTER,, M17 1SL | 2008-05-13 |
| PETERBOROUGH COURT, AT SOUTH QUAY, 181 MARSH WALL, LONDON, E14 9SR | 1987-11-26 |
| 135 FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC4P 4BL | 1987-09-23 |
| 14 DOMINION STREET, LONDON | 1986-06-12 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 2,622 similar companies in N, trading since 1986
The class of 1986
34%
of the 917 companies in this sector incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 64% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.