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TOPPS TILES PLC
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NAME
TOPPS TILES PLC
COMPANY NUMBER
03213782
COMPANY TYPE
Public limited with Share Capital
BUSINESS ACTIVITY (SIC)
47520 -
Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
INCORPORATION DATE
19/06/1996
(28 years and 6 months old)
WEBSITE
www.toppstiles.co.uk
CONFIRMATION STATEMENT MADE UP TO
02/06/2024
ACCOUNTS MADE UP TO
30/09/2023
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PREVIOUS NAMES
19/06/1996
06/05/1997
TABLEDOUBLE LIMITED
Previous Names
19/06/1996 06/05/1997 TABLEDOUBLE LIMITED
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE19 1SU
Telephone: 03303330818
TPS: No
1 Colmworth Business Park
St Neots
Cambridgeshire
PE19 8YW
Telephone: 211120
1 David Street
Bridgend Industrial Estate
Bridgend
Mid Glamorgan
CF31 3SA
Telephone: 651666
1 Industrial Estate Hamilton Way
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 8TT
Telephone: 352255
1 Puma Trade Park
145 Morden Road Town Centre
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 4DG
1 Stephens Way
Carmarthen
Dyfed
SA31 2BG
105 Oxford Road
Clacton-on-sea
Essex
CO15 3TH
Telephone: 429316
107 South Street
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 2JU
Telephone: 889944
110 Glasgow Road
Rutherglen
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G73 1SU
1119 Ashton Old Road
Manchester
M11 1AA
113-117 Gunnersbury Avenue
London
W5 4LR
117 London Road
Kingston-upon-thames
Surrey
KT2 6NH
121 London Road Town Centre
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5DB
131-141 Goldsworth Road
Woking
Surrey
GU21 6LR
Telephone: 728866
13b New Yard Clay Flats
Clay Flatts Industrial Estate
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 3YE
Telephone: 68516
156-158 Cross Street
Sale
Cheshire
M33 7AQ
Telephone: 9765444
157-159 Vale Road
Rhyl
Clwyd
LL18 2PH
Telephone: 342152
159 Walton Road
East Molesey
Surrey
KT8 0DX
Telephone: 89793085
159b Skipton Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 3EX
Telephone: 500506
188 Wellington Road North
Stockport
Cheshire
SK4 2QN
Telephone: 4426843
19 Broadwater Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 3BQ
Telephone: 371418
19 Portfield Trade Centre
Bognor Road Whyke
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO22 9GH
Telephone: 823807
2 Rockville Drive
Waterlooville
Hampshire
PO7 7HR
Telephone: 92261900
2 Tweed Road
Clevedon
Avon
BS21 6RR
Telephone: 876349
2-6 Brookdale Place
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 3DY
2-6 Towcester Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN4 8LB
216 New Chester Road
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH41 9BQ
Telephone: 6472857
24 Parr Street
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 1JZ
26 St Cuthberts Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK40 3JG
2a Liverton Business Park
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 2NR
Telephone: 269381
30 Great Cambridge Road
Enfield
Middlesex
EN1 1UT
Telephone: 83671173
32 Acre Lane
London
SW2 5SG
Telephone: 72744979
326 London Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 1LJ
33 Turnells Mill Lane Denington
Industrial Estate
Denington Industrial Estate
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
NN8 2RN
Telephone: 270988
364-368 High Road
Ilford
Essex
IG1 1QP
Telephone: 85537950
4 Clock Tower Road
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 6GF
Telephone: 85687773
4 Knights Park Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 6XE
Telephone: 355336
400 Hook Rise North
Surbiton
Surrey
KT6 5AT
Telephone: 83914779
445-453 Lichfield Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B6 7SS
5 Allison Court
Metrocentre
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE11 9YS
509 Upper Richmond Road West
London
SW14 7DE
Telephone: 83928795
52 Wellington Road North
Stockport
Cheshire
SK4 2QN
596-598 Old Kent Road
London
SE15 1JB
Telephone: 77327272
60-62 Albert Embankment
Lambeth
London
SE1 7TP
62 Oxford Road
Denham
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB9 4DN
Telephone: 237713
70 Ribbleton Lane
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 5DY
73 Bromley Common
Keston
Kent
BR2 9LP
Telephone: 84602230
8 Tower Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 7NE
Telephone: 539528
84 Grahams Road
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK2 7DL
9 Avenue One
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 4XZ
Aztec House
397-405 Archway Road
Highgate
London
N6 4EY
Telephone: 83479102
Bagshot Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 9SE
Barnsdale Way
Grove Park
Enderby
Leicester, Leicestershire
LE19 1SN
Telephone: 2823983
Bath Road
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 0RL
Brandon Road
Binley
Coventry
West Midlands
CV3 2JF
Telephone: 76441313
Bridge End House
Darlington Road
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 2PL
Caernarfon Road
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 4SU
Telephone: 351606
Capstan House
182-184 Hatfield Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 4JG
Telephone: 817051
Cribbs Causeway Catbrain Lane
Cribbs Causeway
Bristol
Avon
BS10 7TQ
Telephone: 9508946
Dennison Road
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 2LW
Telephone: 75872
Earl Road Stanley Green Trading Est
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle
Cheshire
SK8 6PT
Telephone: 4860611
Eastern Avenue West
Romford
Essex
RM7 7PH
Fairacres Retail Park
2 Nuffield Way
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 1RL
Telephone: 535972
Featherbed Lane
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 4NU
Telephone: 441161
Forth Avenue Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY2 5QW
Greens Court
143 East Lane
Wembley
Middlesex
HA9 7PU
Telephone: 89041222
Kennet House
786-794 Oxford Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 1EL
Telephone: 9509580
Liskeard Wood Burners
Unit 5 Prideaux Close
Avery Way
Saltash, Cornwall
PL12 6LD
Merit House
497 Leeds Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD2 1YJ
Telephone: 424424
Middlebrook Way Holt Road
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9JR
Millennium Way Braintree Trade Cent
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3GX
Telephone: 334776
North Road Industrial Estate Meynel
Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 0XA
Telephone: 466868
Pasteur Road
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 0DW
Telephone: 441177
Queens Circus
71 Queenstown Road
London
SW8 4NE
Telephone: 77205292
Rallit Newydd
Penrhos
Holyhead
Gwynedd
LL65 2UH
Reliance House
Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4TX
Royds Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 6AE
Telephone: 2797920
Ruislip Manor
2 Field End Road
Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 0NU
Telephone: 88640233
Southam Road
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX16 2RR
Telephone: 268151
Space House
Space Business Park
Abbey Road
London
NW10 7SU
Third Avenue Millbrook Trading Esta
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 0LE
Telephone: 80704861
Thorpe Way
Grove Park
Enderby
Leicester, Leicestershire
LE19 1SU
Telephone: 282 8000
Three Acres Site Park Farm Road
Park Farm Industrial Estate
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 5FG
Telephone: 246713
Tool Station
Unit 1 Launton Trade Park
Launton Road
Bicester, Oxfordshire
OX26 4AG
Topps Tiles
Unit 10 Ashford Trade Centre
Hall Avenue
Ashford, Kent
TN24 0SP
Telephone: 501294
Union Mill
Union Street
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 6QG
Telephone: 433381
Unit 1
19 Jubilee Drive
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 5XS
Telephone: 233531
Unit 1
59 Gatwick Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 9RD
Telephone: 538072
Unit 1
88-94 Mile Cross Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR6 6SH
Telephone: 483058
Unit 1
Ascot Drive
Derby
Derbyshire
DE24 8GW
Telephone: 386334
Unit 1
Eleanor Estate
Trust Road
Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
EN8 7HF
Telephone: 650961
Unit 1
Evesham Trade Centre
St Richards Road
Evesham, Worcestershire
WR11 1XG
Unit 1
Guildford Road Trading Estate
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 9PZ
Unit 1
Laurel Trading Estate Higginshaw La
Royton
Oldham, Lancashire
OL2 6LH
Telephone: 6289462
Unit 1
Phoenix Park Ealing Road
Brentford
Middlesex
TW8 9PL
Telephone: 87589630
Unit 1 Hounslow Trade Park
209 Staines Road
Hounslow
Middlesex
TW3 3FW
Telephone: 85705737
Unit 1 Reading Trade Centre
23 Rose Kiln Lane
Whitley
Reading, Berkshire
RG2 0JZ
Unit 1 Sergeant Industrial Estate
102 Garratt Lane
Southfields
London
SW18 4DJ
Telephone: 88743849
Unit 1 Wadebrook Retail Park
Chester Way
Northwich
Cheshire
CW9 5QD
Telephone: 333601
Unit 10 Thornton Road Retail Park
Peall Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 3EX
Telephone: 86841867
Unit 11 Bletchley Trade Park
Drew Court
Watling Street
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
MK6 4AE
Telephone: 275264
Unit 12
Abbey Trading Centre Longwood Road
Newtownabbey
Co Antrim
BT37 9UQ
Unit 13
Sherriff Street Countrywide Trading
Estate
Worcester, Worcestershire
WR4 9AB
Telephone: 731931
Unit 19
Quarry Lane
Whyke
Chichester, West Sussex
PO19 8NY
Telephone: 816500
Unit 2
41 Robjohns Road Widford Industrial
Estate
Chelmsford, Essex
CM1 3AG
Telephone: 255799
Unit 2
Dartford Heath Retail Park Heath La
Dartford
Kent
DA1 2QA
Telephone: 286323
Unit 2
Manor Park
High Street Manor Retail Park
Feltham, Middlesex
TW13 4EX
Telephone: 36014917
Unit 2
Molly Millars Close
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG41 2RX
Unit 2
Solent Road Solent Trade Park
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1JH
Telephone: 92470033
Unit 2
Treliske Industrial Estate Treliske
Treliske
Truro, Cornwall
TR1 3LP
Unit 2
Washford Trade Park Washford Drive
Park Farm Industrial Estate
Redditch, Worcestershire
B98 0GZ
Telephone: 503285
Unit 2 Ambit Trade Park
Osier Way Town Centre
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK6 4AE
Unit 2 Gelderd Road
Birstall
Batley
West Yorkshire
WF17 9PX
Unit 2a Tame Valley Industrial Esta
Forties
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B77 5DG
Telephone: 284256
Unit 2b
Stephenson Way
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 3RU
Telephone: 824286
Unit 3
152 Southend Arterial Road
Harold Wood
Romford, Essex
RM3 0BZ
Telephone: 376577
Unit 3
Hawthorn Road Industrial Estate
Lottbridge Drove
Eastbourne, East Sussex
BN23 6QA
Telephone: 646753
Unit 3
Rear Of 251
Vicarage Lane
Blackpool, Lancashire
FY4 4LR
Telephone: 695911
Unit 3
Regent Road Salford Quay
Salford
Lancashire
M5 3GR
Telephone: 8764333
Unit 3
Solar House
Alpine Way Beckton Retail Park
London
E6 6LA
Telephone: 75112663
Unit 3
Stirling Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 2AJ
Unit 35-36
Whiteleaf Road London Road Trade Ce
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP3 9HD
Telephone: 240060
Unit 3a
Gallagher Retail Park Marchfields W
Weston-super-mare
Avon
BS23 3YY
Telephone: 635413
Unit 4
Shawlands Retail Park
Newton Road
Sudbury, Suffolk
CO10 2BG
Telephone: 370744
Unit 4
Springfield Road Uxbridge Road Reta
Park
Hayes, Middlesex
UB4 0TU
Unit 4-4
Mill Way Milton Trade Park
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 2GZ
Telephone: 437443
Unit 5
404 Vale Road Postern Industrial Es
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 1SW
Telephone: 354240
Unit 5
Cover House
Wardentree Park
Spalding, Lincolnshire
PE11 3ZN
Telephone: 769599
Unit 5
Maverton Road Mile End
London
E3 2JE
Telephone: 89801194
Unit 5
The Bridge Centre
34 St Peters Road
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
PE29 7DA
Telephone: 432280
Unit 5 Wakes Retail Park
River Way
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5UZ
Telephone: 539605
Unit 5-6
Anglesey Business Park Anglesey Roa
Burton-on-trent
Staffordshire
DE14 3LX
Telephone: 534180
Unit 6
3-4 Mercian Close
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1LT
Telephone: 642296
Unit 6 Drumstone Trade Park
Grimshaw Park
Livesey
Blackburn, Lancashire
BB2 3AH
Telephone: 56050
Unit 6-8 Cambrian Price Industrial
Estate
Rivulet Road
Wrexham, Clwyd
LL13 8DT
Telephone: 266152
Unit 7
Dover Trade Centre
Honeywood Parkway
Dover, Kent
CT16 3PT
Telephone: 826600
Unit 8a
South Way Bounds Green Industrial E
London
N11 2UL
Telephone: 83680701
Unit 9
Diplocks Way
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 3JP
Unit B Scotia Road
Stoke-on-trent
Staffordshire
ST6 4HE
Unit B1
1 Birchanger Industrial Estate Stan
Road
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
CM23 2TH
Telephone: 505024
Unit C
Daleside Road
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG2 4DH
Telephone: 9851912
Unit C
St Hilary Park Road
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 4NA
Telephone: 777170
Unit C1-C2
Stafford Park
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 3BA
Telephone: 292406
Unit D2
Imperial Business Estate West Mill
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 0DL
Telephone: 560876
Unit E Ashley Retail Park
Lugsdale Road
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 7YT
Unit F
Orbital Trade Park Gladstone Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN5 7JT
Telephone: 588188
Unit G
Monkswood Retail Park Elder Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 1TL
Telephone: 315634
Unit R1
Wylds Road
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 4BH
Telephone: 457230
Wallacetown Drive
Heathfield Industrial Estate
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA8 9FH
Westwood Cross
Margate Road
Broadstairs
Kent
CT10 2PR
Telephone: 871134
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CREDIT RISK
N/APurchase to view all Since 01/01/1970 |
CREDIT LIMIT
£0 GBPSince 01/01/1970 |
COUNTY COURT JUDGEMENTS
1In Judgement £0Total Requested 1Satisfied £0Total paid |
Documents
Date Filed | Description | Download | Group |
---|---|---|---|
Company does not have any documents. |
Group Structure Overview
Company Name | Status | Report |
---|---|---|
TOPPS TILES PLC | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
PARKSIDE CERAMICS LTD. | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
Timeline Overview
Date | Event |
---|---|
Date: 08/10/2024 | Event: New Board Member Martin Keith Payne (904659336) Appointed |
Date: 08/06/2024 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 07/02/2024 | Event: New Board Member Denise Nichola Jagger (900130409) Appointed |
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CREDIT RISK
N/APurchase to view all Since 01/01/1970 |
CREDIT LIMIT
£0 GBPSince 01/01/1970 |
COUNTY COURT JUDGEMENTS
1In Judgement £0Total Requested 1Satisfied £0Total paid |
Credit Health History
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Accounts
Directors & Secretaries
Personal Information | Status | Position | Appointments | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|
Director: 10/04/2007 - Present (17 years and 8 months) Secretary: 10/04/2007 - Present (17 years and 8 months) Born in Feb 1972 (age: 52) |
Status: Active | Position: Director&Secretary | Appointments:
Current: 15 Past: 34 |
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02/02/2015 - Present (9 years and 10 months) Born in Jan 1965 (age: 59) |
Status: Active | Position: Director | Appointments:
Current: 1 Past: 0 |
View Report |
02/11/2020 - Present (4 years and 1 months) Born in Jan 1980 (age: 44) |
Status: Active | Position: Director | Appointments:
Current: 14 Past: 2 |
View Report |
02/11/2020 - Present (4 years and 1 months) Born in Jan 1980 (age: 44) |
Status: Active | Position: Director | Appointments:
Current: 16 Past: 2 |
View Report |
01/02/2021 - Present (3 years and 10 months) Born in Jun 1967 (age: 57) |
Status: Active | Position: Director | Appointments:
Current: 3 Past: 2 |
View Report |
Documents
Date Filed | Description | Download | Group |
---|---|---|---|
Company does not have any documents. |
Group Structure Overview
Company Name | Status | Report |
---|---|---|
TOPPS TILES PLC | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
PARKSIDE CERAMICS LTD. | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
STRATA TILES LIMITED | Non-Trading | View Report |
TILES4LESS LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
TOPPS TILES (UK) LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
TOPALPHA LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
TOPALPHA (STOKE) LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
TOPALPHA (WAREHOUSE) LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
TOPPS TILES HOLDINGS LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
TOPPS TILE KINGDOM LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
MULTI-TILE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
MULTI-TILE LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
TOPPS TILES DISTRIBUTION LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
TOPPS TILES IP COMPANY LIMITED | Active - Accounts Filed | View Report |
Timeline Overview
Date | Event |
---|---|
Date: 08/10/2024 | Event: New Board Member Martin Keith Payne (904659336) Appointed |
Date: 08/06/2024 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 07/02/2024 | Event: New Board Member Denise Nichola Jagger (900130409) Appointed |
Date: 06/02/2024 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 05/10/2023 | Event: Darren Shapland (919623107) has left the board |
Date: 10/07/2023 | Event: New Board Member Paul Anthony Forman (914828317) Appointed |
Date: 12/06/2023 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 25/05/2023 | Event: Richard Andrew Cole (930621424) has left the board |
Date: 25/05/2023 | Event: New Company Secretary Joanne Monica Steer (930933530) Appointed |
Date: 06/03/2023 | Event: New Company Secretary Richard Andrew Cole (930621424) Appointed |
Date: 06/03/2023 | Event: Helen Evans (930203184) has left the board |
Date: 04/03/2023 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 28/02/2023 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 10/11/2022 | Event: Richard Andrew Cole (929655124) has left the board |
Date: 10/11/2022 | Event: New Company Secretary Helen Evans (930203184) Appointed |
Date: 21/09/2022 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 17/06/2022 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 08/06/2022 | Event: Alistair Robert Hodder (924835507) has left the board |
Date: 08/06/2022 | Event: New Company Secretary Richard Andrew Cole (929655124) Appointed |
Date: 10/05/2022 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 15/04/2022 | Event: New Board Member Stephen Robert Hopson (929372495) Appointed |
Date: 28/03/2022 | Event: New Board Member Stephen Robert Hopson (929372495) Appointed |
Date: 16/02/2022 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 12/06/2021 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 14/04/2021 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 13/04/2021 | Event: New Board Member Kari Daniels (920012931) Appointed |
Date: 05/02/2021 | Event: New Board Member Diana Jane Breeze (922853603) Appointed |
Date: 09/11/2020 | Event: New Board Member Stephen Hopson (927620296) Appointed |
Date: 12/06/2020 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 08/03/2020 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 30/01/2020 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 04/12/2019 | Event: Matthew Thomas Mathieson Williams (911225692) has left the board |
Date: 07/06/2019 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 27/03/2019 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 16/07/2018 | Event: New Company Secretary Alistair Robert Hodder (924835507) Appointed |
Date: 16/07/2018 | Event: Stuart Davey (919185006) has left the board |
Date: 10/07/2018 | Event: New Confirmation Statement filed |
Date: 08/02/2018 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 20/06/2017 | Event: New Annual Return filed |
Date: 16/02/2017 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 07/02/2017 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 16/11/2016 | Event: Andrew James King (912530086) has left the board |
Date: 16/11/2016 | Event: New Board Member Andrew James King (921797924) Appointed |
Date: 06/07/2016 | Event: New Annual Return filed |
Date: 08/04/2016 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 09/02/2016 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 09/02/2016 | Event: New Accounts filed |
Date: 03/07/2015 | Event: New Board Member Keith Down (919899377) Appointed |
Date: 03/07/2015 | Event: Alan White (913372623) has left the board |
Date: 07/06/2015 | Event: New Annual Return filed |
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