Watson Norie Limited
ActiveLiveWatson Norie Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 30 Apr 1920 (106 years ago), with its registered office in Leeds, Yorkshire & the Humber. 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 28 Feb 2009 and are not on the register — about 17 years 7 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 Yorkshire & the Humber.
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
- 1Yorkshire & the Humber is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 38,507 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.9%).
- 3Around 3,358 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watchlamp Limited 00975634 · SIC 4521 | 25 Mar 1970 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| BBS (Eden Grove) Limited 00899407 · SIC 4531 | 01 Mar 1967 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| A.W.Sinclair & Sons Limited 00259295 · SIC 4521 | 30 Sept 1931 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Armatan Ventura Limited 01588137 · SIC 4531 | 29 Sept 1981 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Hurst Electrical Contractors Limited 01940133 · SIC 4531 | 19 Aug 1985 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| T.S. Lawton & Sons Limited 00445261 · SIC 3110 | 17 Nov 1947 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Flow Part Limited SC018583 · SIC 4531 | 19 Jun 1935 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Argonaught Network Technologies Limited 03983552 · SIC 4531 | 28 Apr 2000 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Cedar Electrical Limited 00959175 · SIC 4531 | 30 Jul 1969 | South East | Active | 100 |
| 02511554 Limited 02511554 · SIC 4531 | 07 Jun 1990 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| M.R.G. (U.K.) Limited 02110487 · SIC 4531 | 13 Mar 1987 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Redhead & Brown Limited 00350544 · SIC 4531 | 13 Mar 1939 | North East | Active | 100 |
| D.Howorth & Son Limited 00513745 · SIC 4531 | 29 Nov 1952 | North West | Active | 100 |
| G.T. Ranby (Nottingham) Limited 00486995 · SIC 4531 | 04 Oct 1950 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| A. Daniels (Electrical) Limited 01085582 · SIC 4521 | 07 Dec 1972 | London | Active | 100 |
| 00457145 Limited 00457145 · SIC 4531 | 30 Jun 1948 | London | Active | 100 |
| Blakend Limited SC020677 · SIC 4525 | 07 Nov 1938 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| TG Realisations Limited SC045557 · SIC 3110 | 26 Mar 1968 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| 02228038 Limited 02228038 · SIC 4521 | 08 Mar 1988 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Charles Mccrea Limited SC064033 · SIC 4531 | 07 Feb 1978 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Bell R Limited 03693531 · SIC 2852 | 11 Jan 1999 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Roy Austick Electrical & Civil Engineering Contractors Limited 00929831 · SIC 4521 | 01 Apr 1968 | North East | Active | 100 |
| 01225347 Limited 01225347 · SIC 4531 | 05 Sept 1975 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Aerohawk (E & I) Limited 01435792 · SIC 4531 | 09 Jul 1979 | North West | 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 once, and restored.
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court13 Aug 2015
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved liquidation03 May 2015
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary statement of receipts and payments with brought down date05 Feb 2015
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary creditors return of final meeting03 Feb 2015
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary statement of receipts and payments with brought down date20 Nov 2014
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary statement of receipts and payments with brought down date21 Oct 2014
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary statement of receipts and payments with brought down date10 Apr 2014
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary statement of receipts and payments with brought down date26 Sept 2013
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary statement of receipts and payments with brought down date04 Apr 2013
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary statement of receipts and payments with brought down date09 Oct 2012
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Company details
- Company
- Watson Norie Limited
- Number
- 00166962
- Registered office
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, Bensons House 33 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4JP
- Incorporated
- 30 Apr 1920
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4531 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 28 Feb 2009
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 19 Dec 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
- 14 Apr 2008
- Registered
- 24 Apr 2008
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Created
- 08 Feb 2008
- Registered
- 16 Feb 2008
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Created
- 24 Apr 1979
- Registered
- 02 May 1979
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Created
- 18 Sept 1978
- Registered
- 26 Sept 1978
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
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