ROUGH TRADE RETAIL (UK) LIMITED
Company number 05945476 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Rough Trade Retail (UK) Limited presents a mixed credit profile: strong top-line growth (turnover up 83% over three years to £19.4M) and a successful turnaround from negative net assets, backed by substantial parent company ownership. However, the declining cash position (£1.34M to £0.95M over the same period) despite revenue growth, increasing leverage, and a marginal net asset decline in 2024 raise concerns about profit conversion and working capital management. A conditional approval is recommended pending receipt of full P&L detail, cash flow analysis, and intercompany exposure mapping to confirm debt serviceability.
Shareholders' funds
£2,100,808
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company is Rough Trade Retail (UK) Limited is principally engaged in the retail of music and entertainment products through physical retail stores and e-commerce channels.The company also operates live music venues and associated bars at three of its locations. In addition, the company provides event wholesale, third-party sales channel and third-party fulfilment services to selected commercial partners.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2006-09-25
- Employees
- 114 (2025 accounts · was 122 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 5 Broad Street, Nottingham, England, NG1 3AJ
- Postcode
- NG1 3AJ
- Capital
- 2,663 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 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
- 2026-03-04
- Next due by
- 2027-03-18
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47540 Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Officers 7 current · 6 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by XL RECORDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-07-01
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RISE BRISTOL LTD Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- roughtrade.com
- Phone
- +441172421949, 003953995, 0051035120
Buy and pre-order vinyl records, books + merchandise online from Rough Trade, independent purveyors of great music, since 1976
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ROUGH TRADE RETAIL GROUP LIMITED | 2020-01-07 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 32 similar companies in NG
The largest employer among its local peers (114 staff).
Trading since 2006.
Competitors Nottingham
This company ranks 4 among retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores in Nottingham.
The class of 2006
32%
of the 182,205 companies incorporated in 2006 are still active today; 65% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 10 titles
- Leasehold
- 10
- Most recent registration
- 2025-12-10
- Where
- City Of Bristol (5), Greater London (2), City Of Nottingham (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL170236 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2025-12-10 | — |
| AGL669039 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-02-14 | — |
| MS712253 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2024-02-12 | — |
| BL165809 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2023-11-10 | — |
| BL168461 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2023-11-09 | — |
| BL165719 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2023-11-01 | — |
| NT576716 | City Of Nottingham | Leasehold | 2022-11-17 | — |
| NT505778 | City Of Nottingham | Leasehold | 2022-11-15 | — |
| BL147496 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2017-12-14 | — |
| BGL122077 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2016-03-17 | — |
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