Claire's European Distribution Limited

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claire's european distribution limited Company Information

Company Number

06540994

Next Accounts

Nov 2025

Directors

Stuart Brown

Richard Flint

Shareholders

claire's accessories uk ltd

Group Structure

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Industry

Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered Address

unit 4 bromford gate, bromford lane, birmingham, west midlands, B24 8DW

Website

www.clairescareers.co.uk

claire's european distribution limited Estimated Valuation

£55.7m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CLAIRE'S EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION LIMITED at £55.7m based on a Turnover of £106.7m and 0.52x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Claire's European Distribution Limited is a live company located in birmingham, B24 8DW with a Companies House number of 06540994. It operates in the non-specialised wholesale trade sector, SIC Code 46900. Founded in March 2008, it's largest shareholder is claire's accessories uk ltd with a 100% stake. Claire's European Distribution Limited is a established, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £106.7m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Claire'S European Distribution Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3out of 5

4 Strong

0 Regular

6 Weak

Size

annual sales of £106.7m, make it larger than the average company (£15.7m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 23%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.9%)

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Claire'S European Distribution Limited's latest turnover from February 2024 is £106.7 million and the company has net assets of £7.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Claire'S European Distribution Limited has 3 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Feb 2024	Jan 2023	Jan 2022	Jan 2021	Feb 2020	Feb 2019	Feb 2018	Jan 2017	Jan 2016	Jan 2015	Feb 2014	Feb 2013	Jan 2012	Jan 2011	Jan 2010
Turnover	106,661,334	117,696,194	100,728,689	56,688,587	104,161,914	119,986,627	121,110,814	122,831,114	133,658,024	115,137,202	105,594,471	116,036,831	99,971,734	89,844,293	81,779,114
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	92,068,878	103,539,912	86,238,858	46,871,722	93,375,330	107,926,362	109,744,138	110,661,352	118,599,334	100,997,751	94,512,329	104,844,540	89,482,655	78,349,668	71,379,432
Gross Profit	14,592,455	14,156,282	14,489,831	9,816,865	10,786,584	12,060,266	11,366,676	12,169,762	15,058,690	14,139,451	11,082,142	11,192,291	10,489,079	11,494,625	10,399,682
Admin Expenses	14,068,710	13,425,396	13,912,592	9,557,146	10,060,441	11,195,507	10,292,414	10,820,778	13,786,791	11,973,909	9,453,431	10,139,614	9,808,137	9,137,685	9,483,597
Operating Profit	523,745	730,886	577,239	259,719	726,143	864,759	1,074,262	1,348,984	1,271,899	2,165,542	1,628,711	1,052,677	680,942	2,356,940	916,085
Interest Payable	1,286,628	269,451	276,936	266,378	463,097	285,281	286,173	281,184	521,198	953,666	429,559	563,597	487,366	313,784	30,065
Interest Receivable	277,029	11,788			22,133							64,239	856		53,939
Pre-Tax Profit	-485,854	473,223	300,303	-6,659	285,179	579,478	788,090	1,067,800	750,701	558,704	404,429	501,927	160,171	1,809,991	939,959
Tax	178,511	-48,838	-59,714	3,330	-55,333	-103,414	-150,664	-4,380	-150,666	-123,257	-98,162	-133,619	59,957	-210,243	-206,915
Profit After Tax	-307,343	424,385	240,588	-3,330	229,846	476,063	637,425	1,063,420	600,035	435,448	306,267	368,308	220,128	1,599,747	733,044
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit	-307,343	424,385	240,588	-3,330	229,846	476,063	637,425	1,063,420	600,035	435,448	306,267	368,308	220,128	1,599,747	733,044
Employee Costs	254,294	271,977	149,719	76,584	166,000	442,186	382,455	441,486	461,633	1,547,458	1,269,044	1,691,649	1,590,578	1,365,792	1,535,061
Number Of Employees	3	4	5	8	9	14	11	10	9	66	82	92	95	79	81
EBITDA*	671,943	863,927	682,821	393,739	904,060	1,048,408	1,249,889	1,522,424	1,461,983	2,358,974	1,796,765	1,210,278	1,371,306	2,417,009	916,085

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Feb 2024	Jan 2023	Jan 2022	Jan 2021	Feb 2020	Feb 2019	Feb 2018	Jan 2017	Jan 2016	Jan 2015	Feb 2014	Feb 2013	Jan 2012	Jan 2011	Jan 2010
Tangible Assets	883,294	945,604	1,091,302	874,885	374,563	385,129	509,048	616,678	864,576	986,054	999,685	1,244,539	1,418,415	1,434,555
Intangible Assets	8,420	10,946	865	832	1,703	8,024	14,264	19,271	25,403	5,398
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)				19,978	37,456	23,179
Total Fixed Assets	891,714	956,551	1,092,168	895,696	413,723	416,332	523,313	635,950	889,979	991,453	999,686	1,244,540	1,418,415	1,434,556
Stock & work in progress	24,097,339	26,829,741	27,214,193	16,815,117	12,890,951	14,910,404	12,193,991	13,608,970	13,001,927	15,402,609	12,514,528	14,786,296	9,848,394	9,857,730	7,677,071
Trade Debtors
Group Debtors	19,450,151	19,086,392	29,208,135	14,794,805	30,353,281	9,738,789	7,970,045	8,519,621	34,869,481	9,580,746	16,877,650	12,422,269	8,370,877	10,120,929	6,766,292
Misc Debtors	5,123,779	1,547,659	1,340,545	1,535,003	1,333,957	1,992,511	2,380,315	1,771,198	2,224,947	1,462,887	1,261,975	1,414,132	990,149	946,885	6,189
Cash					91,087	17,585,807	12,114,647	10,035,915		19,399,910	430,344		615,846	286,911	661,420
misc current assets				6,659
total current assets	48,671,270	47,463,793	57,762,873	33,151,586	44,669,277	44,227,512	34,659,000	33,935,704	50,096,356	45,846,154	31,084,498	28,622,698	19,825,268	21,212,457	15,110,974
total assets	49,562,984	48,420,344	58,855,041	34,047,282	45,083,000	44,643,844	35,182,313	34,571,654	50,986,335	46,837,607	32,084,184	29,867,238	21,243,683	22,647,012	15,110,974
Bank overdraft												5,010,707
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	13,403,503	7,749,242	19,260,061	15,960,210	14,627,564	12,000,535	12,499,777	13,610,722	11,399,790	15,815,565	9,176,221	7,983,726	5,008,994	5,358,046	3,598,019
Group/Directors Accounts	20,352,812	23,427,922	21,376,028	2,980,105	14,829,318	17,056,254	7,507,355	6,467,239	7,301,156	17,558,255	8,262,918	1,063,812	812,848	2,293,709	1,108,851
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	1,062,647	2,229,706	3,266,118	996,420	1,192,644	673,976	776,499	972,319	19,817,799	1,270,355	851,264	1,108,351	1,089,507	1,908,789	1,604,916
total current liabilities	34,818,963	33,406,871	43,902,207	19,936,735	30,649,528	29,730,766	20,783,632	21,050,280	38,518,746	34,644,175	18,290,404	15,166,595	6,911,349	9,560,544	6,311,787
loans	6,736,274	6,736,274	6,923,409	6,659,452	6,810,249	7,132,031	7,132,031	7,007,708	7,007,708	7,197,480	9,816,239	10,706,638	10,706,638	9,879,860	7,074,011
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	119,568	81,677	42,405			38,334			9,635	14,394	9,423			64,811
total long term liabilities	6,855,844	6,817,952	6,965,816	6,659,452	6,810,249	7,170,366	7,132,032	7,007,708	7,017,344	7,211,876	9,825,664	10,706,638	10,706,638	9,944,673	7,074,012
total liabilities	41,674,806	40,224,823	50,868,022	26,596,187	37,459,777	36,901,132	27,915,664	28,057,989	45,536,090	41,856,050	28,116,067	25,873,233	17,617,987	19,505,217	13,385,799
net assets	7,888,178	8,195,520	7,987,019	7,451,095	7,623,223	7,742,712	7,266,649	6,513,665	5,450,245	4,981,556	3,968,117	3,994,004	3,625,696	3,141,796	1,725,175
total shareholders funds	7,888,178	8,195,520	7,987,019	7,451,095	7,623,223	7,742,712	7,266,649	6,513,665	5,450,245	4,981,556	3,968,117	3,994,004	3,625,696	3,141,796	1,725,175

	Feb 2024	Jan 2023	Jan 2022	Jan 2021	Feb 2020	Feb 2019	Feb 2018	Jan 2017	Jan 2016	Jan 2015	Feb 2014	Feb 2013	Jan 2012	Jan 2011	Jan 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	523,745	730,886	577,239	259,719	726,143	864,759	1,074,262	1,348,984	1,271,899	2,165,542	1,628,711	1,052,677	680,942	2,356,940	916,085
Depreciation	145,672	130,515	105,582	132,357	171,959	177,409	170,277	167,309	180,448	189,834	168,054	157,602	690,364	60,070
Amortisation	2,526	2,526		1,664	5,958	6,240	5,349	6,131	9,635	3,598
Tax	178,511	-48,838	-59,714	3,330	-55,333	-103,414	-150,664	-4,380	-150,666	-123,257	-98,162	-133,619	59,957	-210,243	-206,915
Stock	-2,732,401	-384,452	10,399,076	3,924,166	-2,019,453	2,716,413	-1,414,979	607,043	-2,400,682	2,888,081	-2,271,767	4,937,902	-9,336	2,180,659	7,677,071
Debtors	3,939,879	-9,914,629	14,198,893	-15,374,908	19,970,216	1,404,118	59,542	-26,803,609	26,050,794	-7,095,992	4,303,224	4,475,375	-1,706,788	4,295,333	6,772,482
Creditors	5,654,261	-11,510,818	3,299,851	1,332,645	2,627,030	-499,242	-1,110,945	2,210,932	-4,415,775	6,639,343	1,192,495	2,974,732	-349,053	1,760,027	3,598,019
Accruals and Deferred Income	-1,167,059	-1,036,412	2,269,698	-196,224	518,668	-102,523	-195,820	-18,845,480	18,547,444	419,091	-257,087	18,844	-819,282	303,873	1,604,916
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	37,891	39,272	42,405		-38,334	38,334		-9,635	-4,759	4,971	9,423		-64,811	64,811
Cash flow from operations	4,168,069	-1,393,788	-18,362,908	12,984,233	-13,994,672	-3,738,968	1,147,896	11,070,427	-8,211,886	13,507,033	611,977	-5,343,041	1,914,241	-2,140,514	-8,537,448
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-83,362	2,576	-322,032	-633,472	-161,030	-54,381	-51,707	80,590	-88,610	-185,199	76,800	16,274	-674,224	-1,494,625
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments	-83,362	2,576	-322,032	-633,472	-161,030	-54,381	-51,707	80,590	-88,610	-185,199	76,800	16,274	-674,224	-1,494,625
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts	-3,075,109	2,051,894	18,395,923	-11,849,213	-2,226,936	9,548,899	1,040,116	-833,917	-10,257,098	9,295,336	7,199,107	250,964	-1,480,861	1,184,857	1,108,851
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans		-187,135	263,957	-150,797	-321,782		124,323		-189,772	-2,618,759	-890,399		826,778	2,805,849	7,074,011
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue		-215,883	295,336	-168,798	-349,335		115,559		-131,346	577,992	-332,154		263,772	-183,126	992,131
interest	-1,009,599	-257,663	-276,936	-266,378	-440,964	-285,281	-286,173	-281,184	-521,198	-953,666	-429,559	-499,358	-486,510	-313,784	23,874
cash flow from financing	-4,084,708	1,391,213	18,678,280	-12,435,186	-3,339,017	9,263,618	993,825	-1,115,101	-11,099,414	6,300,903	5,546,995	-248,394	-876,821	3,493,796	9,198,867
cash and cash equivalents
cash				-91,087	-17,494,720	5,471,160	2,078,733	10,035,915	-19,399,910	18,969,566	430,344	-615,846	328,935	-374,509	661,420
overdraft											-5,010,707	5,010,707
change in cash				-91,087	-17,494,720	5,471,160	2,078,733	10,035,915	-19,399,910	18,969,566	5,441,051	-5,626,553	328,935	-374,509	661,420

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Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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CLAIRE'S EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION LIMITED group structure

Claire'S European Distribution Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

CLAIRE'S SWITZERLAND GMBH

#0130188

CLAIRE'S ACCESSORIES UK LTD

03115188

2 parents

CLAIRE'S EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

06540994

CLAIRE'S EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Shareholders

claire's accessories uk ltd

100%

Claire'S European Distribution Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Stuart Brown (Apr 2015) and Mr Richard Flint (Feb 2022).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Stuart Brown		59 years	Apr 2015	-	Director
Mr Richard Flint	Netherlands	54 years	Feb 2022	-	Director

P&L

February 2024

turnover

106.7m

-9%

operating profit

523.7k

-28%

gross margin

13.7%

+13.75%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

February 2024

net assets

7.9m

-0.04%

total assets

49.6m

+0.02%

cash

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

06540994

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade

incorporation date

March 2008

ultimate parent company

CLAIRE'S SWITZERLAND GMBH

previous names

N/A

address

unit 4 bromford gate, bromford lane, birmingham, west midlands, B24 8DW

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