MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

09.05.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SAPHENA LTD

 

 

Registered Office :

15 Golden Square, London, W1F 9JG

 

 

Country :

United Kingdom

 

 

Financials (as on) :

28.01.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

20/06/1955

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

00550909

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Liability Company (GB)

 

 

Line of Business :

Buying arm for Signet Trading Ltd   

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Unknown

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


Company Identification Details

 

 

 

Subject Reported on

SAPHENA LTD

Holding Company

ERNEST JONES (JEWELLERS) P L C

Trading Address

IMPERIAL PL,MAXWELL ROAD,BOREHAMWOOD,WD6 1JN

 

 

Telephone

020-8242-8250

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Limit

Buying from this company? The Contract Limit is the recommended aggregate annual value for supply contracts.

 

 

 

Official Company Data

 

 

 

Legal Form

Private Limited Liability Company (GB)

Registration Number

00550909

Date of Incorporation

20/06/1955

Registered Office

15 Golden Square, London, W1F 9JG

Date of Last Annual Return to Registry

25/06/2006

Activities

Buying arm for Signet Trading Ltd   

Accounts

The last filed accounts cover the period to 28/01/2006

 

 

Recently Filed Documents

 

Details of the most recent documents

 

Date Received

Description

25/06/2006

Annual Return

28/01/2006

Financial Statement / Set of Accounts

 

It should be noted that there is no legal requirement to file satisfaction details of mortgages/charges at Companies House.

 

 

Known Directors

 

 

 

DIRECTOR

WALKER GORDON BOYD

 (One or more of this director's other companies has adverse information related to it)

  Occupation

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

  Address

IVY CLOSE COTTAGE, WOLVERTON, STRATFORD UPON AVON,  WARWICKSHIRECV37 0HH

  Country of Origin

BRITISH

  Date of Birth

21/04/1952

  Appointment Date

01/04/1995

  Other Appointments

H SAMUEL LTD, EVERITE WATCHES LTD , JAMES WALKER GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITH LIMITED, SAQUI & LAWRENCE LTD , ERNEST JONES & CO.(LONDON)LTD , SIGNET GROUP PLC, PILLING & SONS LTD , EJ LTD , REGENT JEWELLERS (CROYDON) LTD , ERNEST JONES (UNIVERSAL STORES) LIMITED, SAPHENA LTD , MILLAR STONE AND JONAS LIMITED, T.& J.PERRY LTD , STEPHEN'S JEWELLERS LTD , JADALES LTD , MONDALES LTD , MAXWELL'S (JEWELLERS) LTD , ROGER LANDES LIMITED, C.L. EDWARDS & SONS LTD , ERNEST JONES (SUBURBAN) LIMITED, S.& F.SHOPFITTERS LIMITED, LESLIE DAVIS (MANUFACTURING) LTD , L DAVIS LTD , CHECKBURY LTD , HOWARD LAWRENCE DISTRIBUTORS LTD , DIGOFEN LTD , TERRY'S (JEWELLERS) LTD , GAMEGA LTD , ERNEST JONES (JEWELLERS) P L C , TRICKERLONG LTD , SIGNET JEWELLERY LTD , REGENT JEWELLERS OF LONDON LTD , ROBERT EDWARDS (JEWELLERS) LTD, Z J FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD , SIGNET JEWELLERY GROUP LTD , RATNERS LTD , RATNERS TRUSTEES LTD , RATNERS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD , COLLINGWOOD THE COUNTY JEWELLERS LTD , J. WEIR & SON LIMITED, HARRIS (JEWELLERY) LIMITED , TGP 186 LIMITED, REGENT JEWELLERS LIMITED , SALISBURYS HANDBAGS LTD , S & S TRADING LTD , ERNEST JONES LTD , SIGNET TRADING LTD, SIGNET UK DORMANTS LTD , LESLIE DAVIS LTD , SIGNET HOLDINGS LTD (only 1st 50 directorships shown)

DIRECTOR

SIMON LEE CASHMAN

 (One or more of this director's other companies has adverse information related to it)

  Occupation

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

  Address

6,  BROOMHILL WALK , WOODFORD GREEN , ESSEXIG8 9HF

  Country of Origin

BRITISH

  Date of Birth

03/04/1961

  Appointment Date

10/01/1997

  Other Appointments

H SAMUEL LTD, EVERITE WATCHES LTD , JAMES WALKER GOLDSMITH AND SILVERSMITH LIMITED, SAQUI & LAWRENCE LTD , ERNEST JONES & CO.(LONDON)LTD , PILLING & SONS LTD , EJ LTD , REGENT JEWELLERS (CROYDON) LTD , ERNEST JONES (UNIVERSAL STORES) LIMITED, SAPHENA LTD , MILLAR STONE AND JONAS LIMITED, T.& J.PERRY LTD , STEPHEN'S JEWELLERS LTD , JADALES LTD , MONDALES LTD , MAXWELL'S (JEWELLERS) LTD , ROGER LANDES LIMITED, C.L. EDWARDS & SONS LTD , ERNEST JONES (SUBURBAN) LIMITED, S.& F.SHOPFITTERS LIMITED, LESLIE DAVIS (MANUFACTURING) LTD , L DAVIS LTD , CHECKBURY LTD , HOWARD LAWRENCE DISTRIBUTORS LTD , DIGOFEN LTD , TERRY'S (JEWELLERS) LTD , GAMEGA LTD , ERNEST JONES (JEWELLERS) P L C , TRICKERLONG LTD , SIGNET JEWELLERY LTD , REGENT JEWELLERS OF LONDON LTD , ROBERT EDWARDS (JEWELLERS) LTD, Z J FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD , SIGNET JEWELLERY GROUP LTD , RATNERS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD , COLLINGWOOD THE COUNTY JEWELLERS LTD , J. WEIR & SON LIMITED, HARRIS (JEWELLERY) LIMITED , TGP 186 LIMITED, REGENT JEWELLERS LIMITED , SALISBURYS HANDBAGS LTD , ERNEST JONES LTD , SIGNET TRADING LTD, SIGNET UK DORMANTS LTD , LESLIE DAVIS LTD , SIGNET HOLDINGS LTD , SIGNET GROUP SERVICES LTD , SIGNET CARD SERVICES LTD , SIGNET GROUP FINANCE LTD , SIGNET US FINANCE LTD (only 1st 50 directorships shown)

SECRETARY

MR  ANTHONY GURNEY

  Address

BROWNWOOD LONDON ROAD,  FELBRIDGE , EAST GRINSTEAD , WEST SUSSEX , RH19 2QZ

  Country of Origin

BRITISH

  Date of Birth

26/05/1943

  Appointment Date

01/07/1995

SECRETARY

MR  ANTHONY GURNEY

  Address

BROWNWOOD LONDON ROAD,  , FELBRIDGE , SURREYRH19 2QZ

  Country of Origin

BRITISH

  Appointment Date

01/07/1995

SECRETARY

MR  MARK JENKINS

  Address

ELBA HOUSE,  GOOSEY , FARRINGDON , OXFORDSHIRESN7 8PA

  Country of Origin

BRITISH

  Date of Birth

15/11/1957

  Appointment Date

30/06/2005

 

 

Recently Resigned Directors (last 3)

 

 

 

DIRECTOR

KENNETH C PRATT

  Occupation

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

  Address

22 , KNOLL ROADLONDON , - -

  Date of Birth

30/04/1961

  Resignation Date

10/01/1997

DIRECTOR

GARY  O'BRIEN

  Occupation

DIRECTOR

  Address

SEDGES FARM , NAGS HEAD LANE , GREAT MISSENDEN , BUCKS , - -

  Date of Birth

08/01/1950

  Resignation Date

31/03/1995

DIRECTOR

GERALD I RATNER

  Address

2 , BALFOUR MEWS , LONDON , - -

  Date of Birth

01/11/1949

  Resignation Date

01/03/1993

 

 

Share Summary

 

Share information is not held for this company.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages and Charges

 

There are no mortgages                                                                                                                                  

 

 

Public Record Information

 

Summary of CCJ's/Scottish Decrees

 

There are no unsatisfied CCJs against the company.

 

 

Operations

 

 

 

Activities

Buying arm for Signet Trading Ltd   

Sic Code

Description

7484

Other business activities not elsewhere classified

Staff Employed

 

 

 

Financial Data

 

The following figures are shown in units of 000

 

Profit and Loss

 

Number of Weeks

52

52

52

52

Accounts Date

28/01/2006

29/01/2005

31/01/2004

01/02/2003

Currency

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

Consolidated?

No

No

No

No

RETAINED PROFITS

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Number of Weeks

52

52

52

52

Accounts Date

28/01/2006

29/01/2005

31/01/2004

01/02/2003

Currency

GBP

GBP

GBP

GBP

Consolidated?

No

No

No

No

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS

0

0

0

0

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

5

5

5

5

 Group Loans

5

5

5

5

TOTAL ASSETS

5

5

5

5

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

WORKING CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LONG TERM LIABS

0

0

0

0

NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)

 

 

 

 

SHARE CAPITAL + RESERVES

5

5

5

5

 Issued Share Capital

5

5

5

5

 Profit and Loss account

0

0

0

0

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

5

5

5

5

CAPITAL EMPLOYED

5

5

5

5

TANGIBLE NET WORTH

5

5

5

5

 

 

Key Credit Ratios

 

Accounts Date

28/01/2006

29/01/2005

31/01/2004

01/02/2003

Current Ratio

-

-

-

-

Quick Ratio

-

-

-

-

T.N.W/Total Assets

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

 

 

Financial Summary

 

Tangible Net Worth

Net worth increased by ,000 during the period and now stands at GBP  5,000

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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