Roberts & Burling Limited
ActiveLiveRoberts & Burling Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 01 Nov 1937 (88 years ago), with its registered office in Surrey, South East. 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.
A long-standing retail & wholesale business in South East, in a market growing 3.1% a year and growing faster here than nationally. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
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 29 Feb 1996 and are not on the register — about 30 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 faster in South East than nationally — a regional tailwind worth tracking.
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
- 1South East is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 82,706 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is running ahead of the national average here (+3.7% vs +3.1%), pointing to a regional tailwind.
- 3Around 7,213 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 58/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Chandler (Lewes) Limited 00238285 · SIC 4522 | 28 Mar 1929 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Arthur Syddall (Grantham) Limited 00347220 · SIC 4522 | 12 Dec 1938 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| H.H. Robertson (U.K.) Limited 00492114 · SIC 2875 | 01 Mar 1951 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Inverness Slaters Limited SC039362 · SIC 4522 | 09 Oct 1963 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Lawson Peel Limited 02404156 · SIC 4522 | 13 Jul 1989 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Euxton Property Services Limited 05518718 · SIC 4522 | 26 Jul 2005 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Alexander Sinclair Limited 01094539 · SIC 4522 | 06 Feb 1973 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Alexander & Ward Roofing Limited SC052582 · SIC 4522 | 19 Mar 1973 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Pirie & Company (Paisley) Limited SC017690 · SIC 4522 | 20 Jan 1934 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Gorman And Sheridan Limited SC064924 · SIC 4522 | 19 May 1978 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Arksomes Limited 01270452 · SIC 4522 | 27 Jul 1976 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Alsager Roofing Co. Limited 01263617 · SIC 4522 | 17 Jun 1976 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Bossmann Dachdeckerei LTD. 05500443 · SIC 4522 | 06 Jul 2005 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Thomas M. Devon & Company Limited SC032041 · SIC 4522 | 26 Feb 1957 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Manor Lane Services Company Limited 01114763 · SIC 4522 | 21 May 1973 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Neatrevel Limited 00138782 · SIC 4522 | 28 Dec 1914 | 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.
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory15 Sept 2026
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court01 May 2018
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved compulsary08 Jan 2013
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsary18 Sept 2012
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court18 Jan 2011
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved compulsary17 Oct 2000
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsary27 Jun 2000
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation receiver abstract of receipts and payments25 Jan 2000
- Legacy25 Jan 2000
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation receiver abstract of receipts and payments08 Mar 1999
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Roberts & Burling Limited
- Number
- 00333217
- Registered office
- Beddington Lane, Croydon, Surrey, CR9 4ND
- Incorporated
- 01 Nov 1937
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4522 — Motor vehicle trade; 5113 — SIC division 51
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 29 Feb 1996
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 03 Nov 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
- 20 Mar 1989
- Registered
- 07 Apr 1987
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 17 Jun 1985
- Registered
- 25 Jun 1985
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 02 Aug 1984
- Registered
- 07 Aug 1984
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 07 Jan 1975
- Registered
- 13 Jan 1975
- Persons entitled
- Westminster Bank Limited
- Created
- 27 Dec 1963
- Registered
- 09 Jan 1964
- Persons entitled
- Westminster Bank Limited
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