FRANCHI PLC
Active Company number 01978855
FRANCHI PLC (company number 01978855) is a public limited company incorporated on 16 January 1986. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in London, N7 6NE. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores (47520). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 30 September 2025, report net assets of £121k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 01978855
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 16 January 1986
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 278 HOLLOWAY ROAD
LONDON
N7 6NE
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 30 September
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 September 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 March 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 13 July 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 27 July 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 30 September 2025 | 30 September 2024 | 31 March 2024 | 31 March 2023 | 31 March 2022 | 31 March 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9.2m | £9.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | £4.0m | £3.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | −£239k | −£347k |
| Profit before tax | −£261k | £106k | −£885k | −£314k | −£253k | −£351k |
| Profit after tax | −£233k | £52k | −£608k | −£287k | −£281k | −£257k |
| Total assets | £5.5m | £4.9m | £5.0m | £5.6m | £4.1m | £3.7m |
| Cash at bank | £140k | £21k | £30k | £216k | £303k | £107k |
| Current liabilities | £3.9m | £3.6m | £4.6m | £4.5m | £3.0m | £2.9m |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £1.2m | £811k | (£166k) | £420k | £432k | £334k |
| Net assets / (liabilities) | £121k | (£404k) | (£856k) | (£3,606) | £534k | £814k |
| Employees | 73 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 61 | 62 |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (5 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Franchi Group Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 6 registered, 1 outstanding, 5 satisfied
Questions about FRANCHI PLC
Is FRANCHI PLC active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was FRANCHI PLC incorporated?
FRANCHI PLC was incorporated on 16 January 1986, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is FRANCHI PLC registered?
Its registered office is in London, N7 6NE. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls FRANCHI PLC?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (5 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Franchi Group Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01978855/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are FRANCHI PLC's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 March 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 September 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does FRANCHI PLC file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 30 September 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does FRANCHI PLC have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 6 charges: 1 outstanding and 5 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01978855/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is FRANCHI PLC on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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