PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED

Active
Company number 00876412Private limited companyIncorporated 1966

Key figures

£501,191,000+0.1%
Net assets 2024/25
+0.1%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0200 m400 m600 m2023/242024/25

† PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 64204

Where the company stands among the 1,318 active companies whose first SIC code is 64204 (Activities of distribution holding companies).

Net assets£501,191,000
Higher than 99% · median £96,500
Total assets£648,711,000
Higher than 97% · median £491,786
Cash£330,000
Higher than 75% · median £22,762
Employees24
Higher than 91% · median 0
Company age60.6 years
Older than 99% · median 5.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. NEXT GROUP PLC£6.5bn
  2. SYSCO UK FINANCE LIMITED£2bn
  3. DUDGEON HOLDINGS II LIMITED£716.7m
  4. PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED£501.2m
  5. DIAGEO UK TURKEY HOLDINGS LIMITED£431.8m
  6. MULTI-TILE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£367.5m
  7. BRIDGE STRATEGIC HOLDINGS LIMITED£334.6m
  8. WINCANTON HOLDINGS LIMITED£195.2m
  9. INSULET INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£191m
  10. ANIMALCARE GROUP LIMITED£184.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,318. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00876412. It was incorporated on 6 Apr 1966. Its status is active. The registered office is in Leeds (LS12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of distribution holding companies (64204).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Loss for the year was £294,000. Net assets were £501,191,000, up 0.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £330,000. Total assets were £648,711,000 and total liabilities £147,520,000. The company had an average of 24 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,318 active companies whose first SIC code is 64204: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £96,500). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £491,786). By cash it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £22,762). By number of employees it ranks higher than 91% of them (median 0). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £372.2k. Its most frequent buyer is Northumbria University (2 contracts). 2 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly furniture and lighting, miscellaneous manufactures, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, furniture and lighting, clocks and watches.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 30 Jun 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Profit for the year91,865,000-294,000
Cash at bank and in hand—330,000
Total assets629,218,000648,711,000
Total liabilities136,190,000147,520,000
Net assets / total equity500,554,000501,191,000
Average number of employees2824

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

6 contracts

PREMIER FARNELL LIMITED is named as a supplier in 6 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2017. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £372.2k. 2 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers5
Northumbria University
2 contracts · £217.7k
Durham University
1 contract · £92.5k
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
1 contract · £61.9k
NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM LIMITED
1 contract
UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY
1 contract
Contracts
  1. T21/0062 Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering Project C003 Further Competition under the Electronic Components and Associated Products Framework Lot…‡Northumbria University · £34,737
  2. Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering Project C103 Further Competition under the Electronic Components and Associated Products Framework Lot 3 Test &…‡Northumbria University · £183,000
  3. Electronic Lab Teaching EquipmentDurham University · £92,523
  4. Electronic Components and Associated ProductsNORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM LIMITED · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £22,000,000 in total
  5. The Provision of Vector Network AnalysersUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · £61,913
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  1. Multi-Supplier Framework for Supply of Electrical and Electronic Components and Associated Items‡UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY · shared by 2 suppliers

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: furniture and lighting, miscellaneous manufactures, optical, medical and measuring instruments, clocks and watches and art and antiques.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, furniture and lighting, clocks and watches, miscellaneous manufactures and electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £501.2m, 24 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £500.6m, 28 employees
  3. Avnet Bidco Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.