Lee Beesley International Limited
ActiveLiveLee Beesley International Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 18 Jul 1951 (75 years ago), with its registered office in Birmingham, West Midlands. 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 West Midlands, in a market growing 3.1% a year and tracking below the national rate here. 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 31 Oct 1999 and are not on the register — about 26 years 11 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 West Midlands.
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
- 1West Midlands is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 44,131 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+3.0%).
- 3Around 3,849 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.R.G. (U.K.) Limited 02110487 · SIC 4531 | 13 Mar 1987 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| G.T. Ranby (Nottingham) Limited 00486995 · SIC 4531 | 04 Oct 1950 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| 01225347 Limited 01225347 · SIC 4531 | 05 Sept 1975 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| 00555199 Limited 00555199 · SIC 3162 | 28 Sept 1955 | West Midlands | 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 |
| Watchlamp Limited 00975634 · SIC 4521 | 25 Mar 1970 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| 02511554 Limited 02511554 · SIC 4531 | 07 Jun 1990 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Watson Norie Limited 00166962 · SIC 4531 | 30 Apr 1920 | Yorkshire & the Humber | 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 |
| A. Daniels (Electrical) Limited 01085582 · SIC 4521 | 07 Dec 1972 | London | Active | 100 |
| 00457145 Limited 00457145 · SIC 4531 | 30 Jun 1948 | London | Active | 100 |
| BBS (Eden Grove) Limited 00899407 · SIC 4531 | 01 Mar 1967 | Yorkshire & the Humber | 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 |
| Aerohawk (E & I) Limited 01435792 · SIC 4531 | 09 Jul 1979 | North West | Active | 100 |
| A.W.Sinclair & Sons Limited 00259295 · SIC 4521 | 30 Sept 1931 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Gilwood Engineering Services Limited 01972526 · SIC 4531 | 18 Dec 1985 | Unknown | 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.
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court18 Apr 2023
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved voluntary02 Nov 2021
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice voluntary17 Aug 2021
- Status change / strike-offDissolution application strike off company04 Aug 2021
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address06 Jul 2021
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date06 Jul 2021
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date06 Jul 2021
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date06 Jul 2021
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court09 Jun 2015
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved compulsory23 Feb 1993
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Company details
- Company
- Lee Beesley International Limited
- Number
- 00497715
- Registered office
- Unit 2050 The Crescent, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YE
- Incorporated
- 18 Jul 1951
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4531 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Oct 1999
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 01 Aug 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
- 11 Jan 1988
- Registered
- 26 Jan 1983
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 29 Apr 1986
- Registered
- 13 May 1986
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 14 Dec 1982
- Registered
- 31 Dec 1982
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 14 Dec 1982
- Registered
- 31 Dec 1982
- Persons entitled
- Brown Shiply & Co Limited
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