DEICHMANN-SHOES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£7.9M
+28.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£44M
-18.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,342
-7.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£9.2M
-185.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £139,132,000 | £139,890,000 | £129,279,000 | -7.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£838,000 | -£2,509,000 | -£9,133,000 | -264% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,296,000 | -£3,224,000 | -£9,213,000 | -185.8% | |
| Net profit | -£1,296,000 | -£3,224,000 | -£9,213,000 | -185.8% | |
| Cash | £4,294,000 | £6,165,000 | £7,912,000 | +28.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,261,000 | £53,850,000 | £43,955,000 | -18.4% | |
| Net assets | £46,261,000 | £53,850,000 | £43,955,000 | -18.4% | |
| Equity | £46,261,000 | £53,850,000 | £43,955,000 | -18.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,433 | 1,447 | 1,342 | -7.3% | |
| Wages | £20,969,000 | £22,670,000 | £22,597,000 | -0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £474,000 | £638,000 | £648,000 | +1.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.6% | -1.8% | -7.1% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -2.3% | -7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.8% | -4.7% | -20.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.8% | 26.7% | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.91x | 2.27x | 2.13x | |
| Interest cover | -1.81x | -3.44x | -93.19x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DEICHMANN-SHOES UK LIMITED 2001-01-16 → present
- THE EMPORIA GROUP LIMITED 1996-11-26 → 2001-01-16
- WEXHURST LIMITED 1994-01-31 → 1996-11-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Since the year end the company has drawn down £6,000,000 in loans from the parent company in order to finance the ongoing operations of the business. There were no other events after the year end date which are considered to have a material impact on the amounts included in these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSIFOSKI, Marjan | Director | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDEN, Christopher Martin | Secretary | 2007-11-05 | 2026-06-10 |
| SHORT, David Robert | Secretary | 1994-02-15 | 2007-11-02 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-31 | 1994-02-15 |
| BONS, Krein | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2008-05-28 |
| COHEN, Violet | Nominee Director | 1994-01-31 | 1994-02-15 |
| GULDEN, Bjorn | Director | 2000-11-10 | 2011-03-04 |
| HOLDEN, Christopher Martin | Director | 2008-05-28 | 2026-06-10 |
| IHDE, Olaf Bernd, Dr | Director | 2000-11-10 | 2023-02-24 |
| SHORT, David Robert | Director | 1994-02-15 | 2007-11-02 |
| SMITH, Stephen Paul | Director | 1994-02-15 | 2002-11-12 |
| UNDERWOOD, Andrew John | Director | 2008-05-28 | 2022-12-31 |
| VAN DISSELDORP, Joost | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2008-05-28 |
| WILSON, Simon Peter | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Heinrich Otto Deichmann | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.