W.H.Webster & Company,Limited
ActiveLiveW.H.Webster & Company,Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 17 Mar 1919 (107 years ago), with its registered office in Cardiff, Wales. The company operates in Retail & wholesale.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts were due 31 Jan 2000 and are not on the register — about 26 years 8 months late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Wales.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (103 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 37 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Wales is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 21,531 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.8%).
- 3Around 1,878 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 37% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 55/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daywork Limited 02240428 · SIC 4521 | 06 Apr 1988 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Isgraig Limited 02649424 · SIC 4521 | 27 Sept 1991 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Erw Developments Limited 04444916 · SIC 4521 | 22 May 2002 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Alexander & Parsons Limited 01112765 · SIC 4521 | 09 May 1973 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| W M.Tomkinson & Sons Limited 00471514 · SIC 4521 | 02 Aug 1949 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Molwin Developments Limited 00531012 · SIC 4521 | 26 Mar 1954 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Sunlea Court LTD NI038794 · SIC 4521 | 15 Jun 2000 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Sc006409 Limited SC006409 · SIC 4521 | 05 Feb 1907 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| W.B. Black & Sons (Holdings) Limited SC046207 · SIC 4521 | 31 Dec 1968 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Orlando Building Services Limited 04526378 · SIC 4521 | 04 Sept 2002 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Whittal Builders Company Limited 00548294 · SIC 4521 | 27 Apr 1955 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Nash Dredging Limited 00269090 · SIC 4521 | 06 Oct 1932 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| E. Summers (Plumbing & Heating) Limited 00940434 · SIC 4521 | 14 Oct 1968 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Hornchurch Builders Limited 01221151 · SIC 4521 | 30 Jul 1975 | South East | Active | 100 |
| John Glossop Limited 00613513 · SIC 4521 | 23 Oct 1958 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Ashton Smethurst (Builders) Limited 02806153 · SIC 4521 | 01 Apr 1993 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Watchlamp Limited 00975634 · SIC 4521 | 25 Mar 1970 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| S.E.M. Construction (Bristol) Limited 01067344 · SIC 4521 | 23 Aug 1972 | South West | Active | 100 |
| John Lawlor Limited 01051406 · SIC 4521 | 25 Apr 1972 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Tysons Construction Public Limited Company 01203072 · SIC 4521 | 10 Mar 1975 | North West | Active | 100 |
| A.J. Gibbons & Son Limited 01291633 · SIC 4521 | 21 Dec 1976 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Bob Best (Liverpool) Limited 01433610 · SIC 4521 | 28 Jun 1979 | North West | Active | 100 |
| John W. & S. Dorin Limited 01575558 · SIC 4521 | 21 Jul 1981 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Bentley & Bramley Construction Limited 02498075 · SIC 4521 | 02 May 1990 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Struck off and dissolved twice, and restored both times.
- Registered office changedDefault companies house registered office address applied11 Sept 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory30 Jan 2024
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court06 Dec 2023
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved compulsory20 Sept 2011
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory07 Jun 2011
- Resolution filedResolution29 Jun 2010
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court28 Jun 2010
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved voluntary05 Dec 2000
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice voluntary15 Aug 2000
- Legacy03 Jul 2000
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Company details
- Company
- W.H.Webster & Company,Limited
- Number
- 00153680
- Registered office
- 00153680 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS, Cardiff, CF14 8LH
- Incorporated
- 17 Mar 1919
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4521 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Wales · Wales
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Jan 2000
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 14 Oct 2016
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 30 Nov 1987
- Registered
- 02 Dec 1987
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 28 Nov 1984
- Registered
- 03 Dec 1984
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
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