Carphone Warehouse
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| Headquarters | London |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Parent organizations | Dixons Carphone |
| Currys plc | |
| Carphone Warehouse Europe Limited | |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Number of employees | over 11,500 |
| Founders | David Ross |
| Charles Dunstone | |
| Julian Brownlie | |
| Subsidiaries | Tiscali |
| AOL Broadband | |
| e2save. Com Limited | |
| ISE-NET Solutions Limited | |
| CPWCO 18 Limited | |
| Tiscali UK Limited | |
| Closed date | 2020 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 777192 |
About Carphone Warehouse
The Carphone Warehouse Limited was a mobile phone retailer based in London, United Kingdom. In August 2014 the company became a subsidiary of Currys plc, which was formed by the merger of its former parent Carphone Warehouse Group with Dixons Retail.
Purplebricks snapped up by rival Strike for £1
... Strike is backed by the Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk founder Sir Charles Dunstone - who is a partner at Strike s joint major shareholder Freston Ventures...
Boris Johnson flat row: What do we know about the PM's finances?
... The register said it had been donated by Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross, but it later turned out that Mr Ross had " facilitated" the holiday rather than paying for it, which left opposition MPs questioning the precise nature of the arrangement...
The investigations into Boris Johnson and the government
... Carphone Warehouse owner David Ross invited the prime minister and then-fiancée Carrie Symonds to the private island of Mustique...
Labour calls for the investigation of PM's £15,000 holiday
...000, - was told by Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross...
Headlines: UK must have bullied the bracket for virus' and doctors 'to the edge'
... Records released yesterday say that the Tory party donor David Ross, the co-founder of the Carphone Warehouse chain, has covered the £15,000 cost of the interruption in Mustique...
Labour calls for clarity on claims by businessman PM £15,000 holiday paid
... According to the, the property has a value of £15,000 - and was of David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse...
UK flooding: Dozens spend night in Sheffield shopping centre
...Some shops stayed open late while Carphone Warehouse reportedly let people charge their phones Dozens of people have spent the night in a shopping centre in Sheffield after torrential downpours flooded the city s streets...
The new mobile phone scam delivering a problem
... We contacted Carphone Warehouse, the company which had sent the phones, only to be told that they had been ordered online, on a contract linked to a Halifax account in my husband s name...
Purplebricks snapped up by rival Strike for £1
By Annie GreenBBC Business reporter
Troubled online Estate Agent Purplebricks has agreed a deal to sell its business and assets to rival Strike, for the token sum of £1.
The UK firm, which was once valued at More Than $1bn (£800m), said The Deal would transfer its liabilities to its new owner.
Strike warned of job losses at Purplebricks, and said its boss will step down after the sale.
The Announcement sent its shares tumbling by around 40%.
Over The Past 18 Months there have been A Number of management reshuffles at The Company , a restructure, And One of its shareholders called for the removal of its chairman, Paul Pindar .
The Company said it was putting itself up For Sale in February after revealing it expected to lose between £15-£20m this year.
It said last week that it was in exclusive talks with Strike.
Purplebricks has More Than 750 employees. Its chief executive Helena Marston is set to resign after the sale completes, and A Number of directors will also step down.
Mr Pindar said: " I Am disappointed with the financial value outcome, both as a 5% shareholder myself and for shareholders who have supported The Company under my and the board's stewardship.
" However, there was No Other proposal or offer which provided a better return for shareholders, with the same certainty of funding and speed of delivery necessary to provide the stability The Company needs. "
Purplebricks was founded in 2012 by brothers Michael and Kenny Bruce , who grew up on a council estate in Larne, County Antrim .
The idea was to create a lower-cost, more flexible Estate Agent by charging a flat rate to market a property.
The Company had early success, but it has seen its share price fall 98% over The Past five years.
In 2017 its shares suffered after a BBC Watchdog investigation into allegations that it had made misleading claims to customers.
A year later, stockbrokers Jefferies said selling with Purplebricks was a " £1,000 coin toss".
Unlike traditional estate agents, its customers had to pay the fee regardless of whether the property sold, Jefferies said.
Strike is backed by the Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk founder Sir Charles Dunstone - who is a partner at Strike's joint major shareholder Freston Ventures.
Sir Charles said The Deal was " a positive outcome for anyone looking to sell their home".
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
