Homebase

For other uses, see Homebase (disambiguation).

HHGL Limited
Homebase
Formerly
  • B. Fogel and Co. Limited (1954–1970)
  • Home Charm Retail Limited (1970–1982)
  • Texas Homecare Limited (1982–1996)
  • Homebase Limited (1996–2016)
Company typeLimited company
Subsidiary
IndustryRetail / home improvement
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
(as Sainsbury's Homebase)
Headquarters
Number of locations
United Kingdom: 152[1]
Republic of Ireland: 11[2]
(March 2020)
Key people
  • Damian McGloughlin (CEO)
  • Simon Luscombe (CFO)
Products
  • DIY tools
  • Paint & decor
  • Outdoor living
  • Kitchens
  • Bathrooms
  • Gardening
BrandsBathstore
Revenue£3.2 million profit (2019)
OwnerNorton Group Holdings
Number of employees
6,600+ (2019)
Websitehomebase.co.uk
Footnotes / references
[3]

HHGL Limited,[4][3] trading as Homebase, is a British home improvement retailer and garden centre chain which had stores in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 1979 until 2024. Since November 2024, Homebase has been an online-only brand.

Founded by Sainsbury's and GB-Inno-BM in 1979, the company was owned by Home Retail Group from October 2006, until it was sold to the Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers in January 2016. Wesfarmers' management was not a success, and in August 2018, the business was sold to restructuring firm Hilco for £1. Subsequently, Hilco announced that it would close 42 of the chain's stores, and cut 1,500 jobs through a company voluntary arrangement, in an attempt to return it to profitability. By February 2020, Homebase had 164 outlets, and was again profitable, with Hilco listing the retailer for sale in November 2020.

In November 2024, Homebase collapsed into administration. Norton Group Holdings, owner of The Range and Wilko, acquired the brand and 70 stores, to be converted into The Range locations, with plans for Homebase to continue trading as online-only.[5] Administrators are seeking buyers for its 74 remaining stores in the UK and Ireland.[6]

  1. ^ "Store locator". Homebase. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Irish Stores". Homebase. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "HHGL LIMITED overview". Companies House. 8 May 1954. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Terms & Conditions". Homebase. Retrieved 3 September 2023. We are HHGL Limited t/a Homebase
  5. ^ "HHGL Limited and Hampden Group Limited – trading as Homebase – in administration: information for employees and creditors". GOV.UK. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Full list of Homebase stores up for sale after chain collapses into administration". LBC. Retrieved 23 November 2024.