Sears Limited

Active00120271 Private limited company

Incorporated: 15 February 1912 (114 years)
Industry: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. (64209)
Directors: Aidan Stuart Barclay
Philip Leslie Peters
Owned by: January Investments Limited
Accounts type: Micro entity
Region: Greater London
Address: Acre House
11-15 William Road
London
NW1 3ER

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 October 2026
Last accounts: 31 January 2025
Conf. stmt due: 7 February 2027
Last conf. stmt: 24 January 2026

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Barclay, Aidan Stuart

Director · Appointed 10 July 2019

Also at Hillgate Estate Agents, January Investments Limited · more companies

British

Born January 1956 (70)

Peters, Philip Leslie

Director · Appointed 28 January 1999

Also at January Investments Limited · more companies

British

Born August 1957 (69)

Officer history (35 former)

10 July 2019

Appointed Barclay, Aidan Stuart as Director

10 July 2019

Resigned Seal, Michael as Director

8 January 2014

Resigned Barclay, Aidan Stuart as Director

8 January 2014

Resigned Green, Philip Nigel Ross, Sir as Director

2 October 2013

Resigned Sears Company Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

27 September 1999

Resigned Cash, Daphne Valerie as Secretary

27 September 1999

Appointed Sears Company Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

30 April 1999

Resigned Drum, John David Francis as Secretary

30 April 1999

Appointed Cash, Daphne Valerie as Secretary

13 April 1999

Resigned Hunter, Thomas Blane, Sir as Director

12 April 1999

Resigned Tebbit, Norman Beresford, Lord as Director

12 April 1999

Resigned Reid, Robert Paul, Sir as Director

29 January 1999

Resigned Mulholland, Alyson Elizabeth as Secretary

28 January 1999

Appointed Hunter, Thomas Blane, Sir as Director

28 January 1999

Appointed Seal, Michael as Director

28 January 1999

Appointed Green, Philip Nigel Ross, Sir as Director

28 January 1999

Appointed Barclay, Aidan Stuart as Director

28 January 1999

Resigned Pearmund, John Jeremy as Director

28 January 1999

Resigned Carnwath, Alison Jane, Dame as Director

28 January 1999

Resigned Groom, Roger George as Director

28 January 1999

Resigned Defty, David Andrew as Director

28 January 1999

Appointed Peters, Philip Leslie as Director

28 January 1999

Resigned Lea, Edward William as Director

28 January 1999

Resigned Lovelock, Derek John as Director

31 December 1998

Resigned Rankin, Alick Michael, Sir as Director

17 July 1998

Appointed Mulholland, Alyson Elizabeth as Secretary

17 July 1998

Resigned Quinlan, Diane as Secretary

17 July 1998

Resigned Radice, Vittorio as Director

20 April 1998

Resigned Cheshire, Ian as Director

14 January 1998

Appointed Pearmund, John Jeremy as Director

31 October 1997

Resigned Macdonald, David Cameron as Director

25 September 1997

Appointed Radice, Vittorio as Director

25 September 1997

Appointed Lea, Edward William as Director

25 September 1997

Appointed Cheshire, Ian as Director

29 May 1997

Resigned Cotterell, Rebecca Jane as Director

30 April 1997

Resigned Strong, Liam Gerald as Director

31 December 1996

Resigned Ellwood, Peter as Director

17 September 1996

Appointed Carnwath, Alison Jane, Dame as Director

14 May 1996

Resigned Taylor, Roderic Murray as Director

14 May 1996

Appointed Cotterell, Rebecca Jane as Director

14 May 1996

Appointed Lovelock, Derek John as Director

31 March 1996

Resigned Thomson, Ian Norman as Director

27 June 1995

Resigned Maitland Smith, Geoffrey as Director

1 April 1995

Appointed Reid, Robert Paul, Sir as Director

3 October 1994

Appointed Ellwood, Peter as Director

28 June 1994

Resigned O'Cathain, Detta, Baroness as Director

31 March 1994

Resigned Perlin, Howard Stephen as Director

1 December 1993

Resigned Park, Stephen as Director

1 December 1993

Appointed Defty, David Andrew as Director

10 November 1993

Appointed Thomson, Ian Norman as Director

10 November 1993

Appointed Taylor, Roderic Murray as Director

12 July 1993

Appointed Quinlan, Diane as Secretary

7 July 1993

Resigned Hawker, Michael Leslie as Director

27 January 1993

Resigned Lovering, John David as Director

3 July 1992

Appointed Park, Stephen as Director

30 June 1992

Resigned Osborn, Adrian Humphrey Austen as Director

14 February 1992

Resigned Pickard, John Michael, Sir as Director

1 December 1991

Appointed Hawker, Michael Leslie as Director

1 November 1991

Appointed Rankin, Alick Michael, Sir as Director

1 November 1991

Appointed Strong, Liam Gerald as Director

31 October 1991

Resigned Adams, Michael Percy as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

January Investments Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Private Company Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 03689120

Financials

Figures from 2022 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 January 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House

Net Assets: £408,627,000; down £145,000 (0%)

Current Ratio: 68268.7x

Trend

Net Assets

Balance sheet detail

	2022	2021	2020
Current Assets	£409,612,000	£409,740,000	£409,920,000
Debtors			£409,107,000
Cash			£813,000
Creditors (< 1 year)	£6,000	£6,000	£23,000
Net Current Assets	£409,606,000	£409,734,000	£409,897,000
Net Assets	£408,627,000	£408,772,000	£408,804,000
Shareholder Funds	£408,627,000	£408,772,000	£408,804,000

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages
5 September 2025	Micro company accounts	31 January 2025	4
27 February 2025	Director's details changed		2
27 February 2025	Director's details changed		2
26 February 2025	Registered office address changed		1
24 January 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	24 January 2025	3