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Company description
WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND COMPANY LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 20 February 1917; registered for 109 years; registered office reported in LEICESTER. Its primary declared activity is 47770 · Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores, with 2 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND COMPANY LIMITED
- Company number
- 00146087
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 48 total · 1 outstanding · 47 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
30 April 2025Next accounts due
31 January 2027Last statement made up to
17 October 2025Next statement due
31 October 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 27 October 2025 – 3 May 2026
- Filed
- 10 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 0 days
- Longest standard term
- 365 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 28 April 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £353,911,942
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £44,274,396
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £15,373,700
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £51,784,259
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 23.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 120 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Maximum contractual payment information
Due to the specialised product we offer we work with our suppliers to agree an acceptable payment term for both parties. The bespoke and unique nature of some of our product range the sales term for those products take a longer time to sell and the payment terms for these products reflects this longer sales process.
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
The company have negotiated payment terms between Immediate and 365 days, with all expense suppliers targeted at 60 days.
- Other payment-term information
Our Business practice is to make payment on a bi-weekly basis capturing invoices falling due up to the next scheduled payment date.
- Dispute resolution process
The Watches of Switzerland Company Ltd.'s Accounts Payable team offer support through to query resolution to all suppliers. They can be contacted by mail, email or phone.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 28.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 30.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 33.0 average days to pay17.0% outside terms
- 31.0 average days to pay19.0% outside terms
- 33.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
- 33.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
04 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND COMPANY LIMITED
LEI 213800AWSE15HQWJUI96 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 20 February 1917
- Initial LEI registration
- 24 April 2014
- LEI last updated
- 29 May 2026
- Next renewal
- 12 July 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- AURUM GROUP LIMITED
- Legal address
- AURUM HOUSE 2 ELLAND ROAD, BRAUNSTONE, LEICESTER, GB-LCE, LE3 1TT, GB
- Headquarters address
- CARLTON PARK, KING EDWARD AVENUE, Narborough, LEICESTER, GB-LCE, LE19 0AL, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 213800AWSE15HQWJUI96 to LEI 2138008ZOT5K9PJW7168
- Related legal entity
- WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP PLC →
- Initial registration
- 24 April 2014
- Last updated
- 29 May 2026
- Next renewal
- 12 July 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2025-04-30T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2014-04-24T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00146087/filing-history/MzQ5OTcyMzA5OWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 213800AWSE15HQWJUI96 to LEI 2138008ZOT5K9PJW7168
- Related legal entity
- WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP PLC →
- Initial registration
- 24 April 2014
- Last updated
- 29 May 2026
- Next renewal
- 12 July 2027
- Validation sources
- FULLY_CORROBORATED
- Validation documents
- ACCOUNTS_FILING
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2025-04-30T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2014-04-24T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
- Qualifiers
- Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: OTHER_ACCOUNTING_STANDARD
- Validation reference
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00146087/filing-history/MzQ5OTcyMzA5OWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND COMPANY LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP PLC
- Statement period
- 29 April 2024 – 27 April 2025
- Approved
- 8 October 2025
- Sectors
- Fashion, textiles, apparel and luxury goods Other
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 20 October 2025
Policies described
Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Training described
Your whole organisation Human resources Executive-level staff Procurement staff
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Civil society organisations Professional auditors Workers within your organisation Businesses in your industry or sector
Social audits
Third party audit arranged by your organisation Third party audit arranged by your supplier Announced audit
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
Other monitoring
We revised our RFP and introduced Agentic AI to help us to gain a more accurate understanding of our supply chain and identify areas for further engagement and improvement.
Actions addressing ILO indicators
Other
Demonstrated progress
We use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor performance and have set goals for our next Statement.
Reported risks and mitigations
- Risk: The highest risk occurs in our supply chain, if raw materials are sourced from countries that are conflict-affected, have poor human rights protections or are in an environmentally fragile state.
- Area: Within your supply chains
- Tier: Tier 3 suppliers and below
- Group: Women Migrants Refugees Children
- Location: China
- Mitigation: We operate in accordance with the International Bill of Human Rights (comprising the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights). We also take into account the UN Framework and Guiding Principles, as well as the ETI Base Code, OECD and ILO guidelines and principles, and ensure that our policies and practices evolve accordingly.
- Risk: Service providers we contract with present risks, e.g. cleaning, construction, waste management, events and hospitality.
- Tier: Tier 1 suppliers
- Group: Women Migrants Refugees
- Location: United Kingdom
- Mitigation: Our Vendor Code of Conduct includes requirements founded on the conventions of the ILO, which are guided by international human rights principles and encompassed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. All active suppliers must read, sign and adhere to it, or publish an equivalent commitment which embeds basic business ethics principles, including adherence to local and national laws and regulations. More information can be found in our Modern Slavery Statement.
- Risk: There is a possibility of internal risks linked to poor recruitment and management practices, lower skilled roles, low pay, excessive working hours, poor working conditions and inadequate training.
- Area: Within your own operations
- Group: Women Other vulnerable groups
- Mitigation: We maintain strong colleague engagement through a variety of interactive channels and are officially recognised as a Great Place To Work® reflecting good culture, policies and practices. We implement financial initiatives to protect and support lower paid workers, inc. benefits tailored to support the physical, mental and financial wellbeing of all colleagues. We pay the National Living Wage and above in the UK, and at least the State minimum in the US.
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06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Watches of Switzerland Company Limited
Registration Z5617669
- Registered from
- 2 August 2001
- Current end date
- 1 August 2027
- Trading names
- Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb, Watches of Switzerland, Northern Goldsmiths
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Aurum Acquisitions Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Uk Company Law
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House, England & Wales
- Registration number
- 5074721
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
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08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
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09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
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10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
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12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Repair of watches, clocks and jewellery
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: AURUM GROUP LIMITED
- Company name
Previous name: GOLDSMITHS LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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