SHELDON INTERNATIONAL LTD
Company number 02709167 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Sheldon International Ltd is a debt-free, family-owned textile wholesaler with strong liquidity and a long operating history, but its net assets have declined 14% over four years, suggesting margin or dividend pressure. Growth opportunities lie in digital B2B channels, product diversification, and geographic expansion, while key risks include industry commoditization, succession gaps, and a lack of visible innovation. The company’s financial strength provides a rare window to invest aggressively in modernization before its competitive position erodes.
Shareholders' funds
£1,720,133
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1992-04-23
- Employees
- 14 (2025 accounts · was 19 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 1 Lunsford Road, Leicester, England, LE5 0HJ
- Postcode
- LE5 0HJ
- Capital
- 77,293 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-22
- Next due by
- 2027-07-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46410 Wholesale of textiles
Officers 6 current · 2 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB135772 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SHELDON INTERNATIONAL PLC | 2011-05-25 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| SHELDON HOUSE, 12 NAVIGATION STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 3UR | 2009-11-10 |
| 31 CORSHAM STREET, LONDON, N1 6DR | 1992-05-05 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 98 similar companies in LE
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (14 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1992.
No.6 of the largest wholesale of textiles companies in Leicester →
Competitors Leicester
This company ranks 6 among wholesale of textiles in Leicester.
The class of 1992
49%
of the 21,839 companies incorporated in 1992 are still active today; 46% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.