TXT In plain English
Company description
COLEFAX GROUP PLC is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Public Limited Company”. Incorporated on 10 December 1984; registered for 41 years; registered office reported in LONDON, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 46499 · Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c..
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 3 PSC records, 25 trade marks. 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
- COLEFAX GROUP PLC
- Company number
- 01870320
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 7 total · 3 outstanding · 4 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 October 2026Last statement made up to
5 October 2025Next statement due
19 October 2026BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
COLEFAX GROUP PLC
LEI 213800MQYDGZB7DABZ12 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- B6ES
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 10 December 1984
- Initial LEI registration
- 8 September 2014
- LEI last updated
- 11 August 2026
- Next renewal
- 8 September 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- 19-23 GROSVENOR HILL, LONDON, GB-LND, W1K 3QD, GB
- Headquarters address
- 19-23 GROSVENOR HILL, LONDON, GB-LND, W1K 3QD, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
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.
04 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- COLEFAX GROUP PLC
- Group submission
- Yes
- Statement period
- 30 April 2020 – 30 April 2021
- Approved
- 30 April 2021
- Sectors
- Fashion, textiles, apparel and luxury goods
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
Not reported as covered
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- £60 million to £100 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 14 June 2021
Training described
Procurement staff
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers
Other monitoring
Designers visit mills normally, but obviously due to the current Covid situation this has not been possible.
Demonstrated progress
We have set up a Supplier Code of Conduct which is being rolled out to all suppliers.
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2024
COLEFAX AND FOWLER
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24,27
- Filed / designated
- 6 April 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 April 2024
C&T COWTAN AND TOUT
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24,27
- Filed / designated
- 3 October 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 October 2027
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 20,27,42
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2024
COLEFAX AND FOWLER
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 21,24
- Filed / designated
- 6 July 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 July 2020
KINGCOME
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 20
- Filed / designated
- 15 April 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 April 2020
COWTAN & TOUT
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24
- Filed / designated
- 15 April 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 April 2020
COWTAN & TOUT
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 27
- Filed / designated
- 15 April 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 April 2020
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24,27
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1991
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2018
COLEFAX AND FOWLER
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 18 November 1986
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 November 2027
KINGCOME
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 1 October 1986
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 October 2027
COLEFAX & FOWLER
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24,27
- Filed / designated
- 21 August 1979
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 August 2020
Figurative mark
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24,27
- Filed / designated
- 3 October 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 October 2007
WISH
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 2,24,27
- Filed / designated
- 3 October 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 October 2007
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 11
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2004
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2004
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 19
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2004
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 20
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2014
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 27
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2014
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 2,16,29
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2004
COLEFAX AND FOWLER
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 21
- Filed / designated
- 6 July 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 July 2000
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24
- Filed / designated
- 28 March 1991
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 March 2008
JANE CHURCHILL
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24
- Filed / designated
- 21 September 1990
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 September 1997
Figurative mark
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 3,16,21
- Filed / designated
- 2 December 1988
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 December 2015
COLEFAX & FOWLER
Owner Colefax Group Plc · classes 24
- Filed / designated
- 21 August 1979
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 August 2000
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
05 Ownership and control
People with significant control
No individual or entity with signficant control
- Notified
- 10 October 2022
Rights & Issues Investment Trust Plc
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares (as a trust)
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Investment Company
- Place registered
- England And Wales
- Registration number
- 00736898
- Notified
- 21 February 2020
- Ceased
- 23 September 2022
Mr David Brian GreenSee 3 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Controls 25% to 50% of voting rights
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 23 April 2021
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06 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
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07 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
08 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
09 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
10 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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11 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
12 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.
13 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
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
14 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
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.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.