A.W.Smith(Gosport)Limited
ActiveLiveA.W.Smith(Gosport)Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 24 Mar 1964 (62 years ago), with its registered office in Hants, 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
From A.W.Smith(Gosport)Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2026-04-30. Change vs the prior year (to 2025-04-30). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the 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 are next due 31 Jan 2028; the last set was made up to 30 Apr 2026.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
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 62/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates09 Oct 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full23 Jun 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates13 Oct 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type unaudited abridged20 Jun 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates02 Oct 2024
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control23 Jul 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control23 Jul 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type unaudited abridged13 Jun 2024
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date21 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates02 Oct 2023
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Company details
- Company
- A.W.Smith(Gosport)Limited
- Number
- 00797871
- Registered office
- Quay Lane, Gosport, Hants, PO12 4LJ
- Incorporated
- 24 Mar 1964
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 46770 — Wholesale trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Jan 2028
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 14 Oct 2027
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
- 16 Apr 2018
- Registered
- 16 Apr 2018
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 24 Jul 1985
- Registered
- 06 Aug 1985
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 01 Nov 1976
- Registered
- 12 Nov 1976
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 23 Feb 1976
- Registered
- 04 Mar 1976
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 22 Apr 1975
- Registered
- 29 Apr 1975
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 23 Aug 1971
- Registered
- 03 Sept 1971
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 01 May 1967
- Registered
- 08 May 1967
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 30 Dec 1965
- Registered
- 06 Jan 1966
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
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