MARTIN MCCOLL LIMITED
Company number 00298945 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Martin McColl Limited, formerly Forbuoys, was a major UK convenience retailer whose dissolution in 2026 concludes the life of a business unable to adapt to the structural decline of its core categories and the rise of supermarket convenience formats. Its performance reflected the acute pressures on traditional vertically-integrated newsagent chains, including margin erosion from legacy leaseholds, supply chain fragility exposed by the Palmer & Harvey collapse, and an inability to match the flexibility of symbol groups or the scale of the multiples. The company's administration and subsequent dissolution serve as a sector benchmark for the challenges of operating a national convenience estate in a rapidly consolidating and cost-intensive market.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1935-03-28
- Dissolved
- 2026-02-11
- Registered office
- 8th Floor Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, United Kingdom, LS1 4DL
- Postcode
- LS1 4DL
- Capital
- 80,000,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2020-11-29
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2021-05-31
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47260 Retail sale of tobacco products in specialised stores
Officers 4 current · 35 resigned
Group structure 9 subsidiaries
Controlled by TM GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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CHARNWAIT MANAGEMENT LTD Dissolved
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DILLONS STORES LIMITED Dissolved
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FORBUOYS SERVICES LIMITED Dissolved
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MCCOLL’S LIMITED Dissolved
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NSS NEWSAGENTS LIMITED Dissolved
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NSS NEWSAGENTS RETAIL LIMITED Dissolved
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SMILE HOLDINGS LIMITED Dissolved
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TOG LIMITED Dissolved
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TRIMLEY STORES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Gender pay gap
0%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2021/22
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| FORBUOYS LIMITED | 2006-06-20 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| MARTIN MCCOLL HOUSE, ASHWELLS ROAD, PILGRIMS HATCH, BRENTWOOD, ESSEX, CM15 9ST | 2014-01-21 |
| ELIZABETH HOUSE, DUKE STREET, WOKING, SURREY GU21 5AS | 1999-09-08 |
| CINPLAN HOUSE, 30-38 HIGH ROAD, BYFLEET, SURREY KT14 72A | 1987-09-20 |
Property in England & Wales 201 titles
- Freehold
- 24
- Leasehold
- 177
- Most recent registration
- 2024-04-18
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,697,000
- Where
- Essex (12), Merseyside (12), Lincolnshire (10)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DU397464 | County Durham | Leasehold | 2024-04-18 | — |
| MAN232195 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2023-11-29 | — |
| DN745968 | Devon | Leasehold | 2022-02-22 | — |
| WT459793 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2021-08-20 | — |
| SL272410 | Wrekin | Leasehold | 2021-08-10 | — |
| HP857196 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2021-06-16 | — |
| HE67708 | Herefordshire | Leasehold | 2021-02-15 | — |
| AA16646 | Essex | Leasehold | 2020-09-08 | — |
| WT449781 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2019-12-10 | — |
| YY131465 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2019-11-14 | — |
| MM133867 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2019-11-13 | — |
| AA4709 | Essex | Leasehold | 2019-10-22 | — |
| MS674805 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2019-10-01 | — |
| MS673990 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2019-09-04 | — |
| MAN334204 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2019-03-15 | — |
| BK498431 | West Berkshire | Leasehold | 2019-02-26 | — |
| DN709708 | Devon | Leasehold | 2019-02-12 | — |
| DN707104 | Devon | Leasehold | 2018-12-12 | — |
| EX981828 | Essex | Leasehold | 2018-12-11 | — |
| MS663405 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2018-12-05 | — |
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