STRAND EUROPE LIMITED
Company number 02710372 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Strand Europe Limited is a financially robust business with a strong balance sheet (net assets of £13.6M) and a proven 33-year track record, but it is experiencing a transitional period marked by declining revenue (−12%), margin compression (−4.6pp), and negative operating cash flow (−£1.69M). While the company retains substantial cash reserves (£7.06M) and remains profitable, the practice of paying £2.245M in dividends while operations consume cash is unsustainable and should be addressed immediately. With disciplined margin restoration, working capital management, and dividend restraint, the business is well-positioned to return to robust financial health.
Shareholders' funds
£13,613,925
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company and group continued to be that of the sales and marketing of Kodak branded batteries, flash lights and headphones.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1992-04-23
- Employees
- 24 (2025 accounts · was 25 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 207 3rd Floor, Regent Street, London, England, W1B 3HH
- Postcode
- W1B 3HH
- Capital
- 898,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 1 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
- 2026-04-10
- Next due by
- 2027-04-24
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46190 Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
- 46760 Wholesale of other intermediate products
- 52103 Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities
- 82920 Packaging activities
Officers 2 current · 17 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5549920 (Tier 2), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Political donations 1
£5,000 in registered political donations since 2023.
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Conservative and Unionist Party
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| STRAND (1992) LIMITED | 1993-04-20 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 110 WHITCHURCH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF4 3LY | 1992-04-28 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 432 similar companies in W
The largest employer among its local peers (24 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1992.
No.4 of the largest agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods companies in London →
Competitors London
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3. KOMERZ LTD
This company ranks 4 among agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods in London.
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.