Carafax Limited
ActiveLiveCarafax Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 31 Dec 1984 (41 years ago), with its registered office in Hull, 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.
A long-standing retail & wholesale business in Yorkshire & the Humber, 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 are next due 31 May 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Aug 2025.
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 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 66/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illingworth Supplies Limited 02184896 · SIC 46740 | 29 Oct 1987 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| M&M Ceramics LTD 12189564 · SIC 46740 | 04 Sept 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 95 |
| Ultimate Underfloor Heating Solutions LTD 12016351 · SIC 46740 | 24 May 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 97 |
| HS Traders LTD 12569308 · SIC 22290 | 23 Apr 2020 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 91 |
| Warvill Wholesale Supplies Limited 07251562 · SIC 46740 | 12 May 2010 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Bepumps LTD 12113109 · SIC 46740 | 19 Jul 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 96 |
| Holloway Bathrooms Plumbing Contractors Limited 11923692 · SIC 43220 | 03 Apr 2019 | South East | Active | 97 |
| Sr Advanced Energies Limited NI687621 · SIC 46740 | 22 Apr 2022 | Northern Ireland | Active | 80 |
| Energy By Nature UK LTD 10822298 · SIC 43220 | 16 Jun 2017 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Ali Plumbing And Heating Services LTD 12633634 · SIC 43210 | 30 May 2020 | North West | Active | 91 |
| Sinks Online UK LTD 14782495 · SIC 46740 | 05 Apr 2023 | London | Active | 75 |
| Plumb Tools Direct Limited 07827136 · SIC 46740 | 28 Oct 2011 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Ahmco Heating Supplies LTD 08102846 · SIC 46740 | 13 Jun 2012 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Celuplas Limited 08850678 · SIC 46740 | 17 Jan 2014 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Rose Plastics Plumbing And Bathrooms LTD 12437403 · SIC 46190 | 03 Feb 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 93 |
| Deliver Plumb Limited 12309886 · SIC 46740 | 12 Nov 2019 | North West | Active | 94 |
| SCD UK Group Limited 09565625 · SIC 46740 | 28 Apr 2015 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Mr Underfloor Heating Limited 14035457 · SIC 46740 | 08 Apr 2022 | London | Active | 81 |
| Termet UK LTD 12225877 · SIC 46740 | 25 Sept 2019 | North West | Active | 95 |
| Underfloor Heating Hub LTD 12038449 · SIC 46740 | 07 Jun 2019 | North West | Active | 96 |
| Plumbers World Limited 02807532 · SIC 46740 | 07 Apr 1993 | South East | Active | 100 |
| JT Bathrooms LTD SC689222 · SIC 46740 | 16 Feb 2021 | Scotland | Active | 87 |
| Kimberley Fireplaces Limited 11976214 · SIC 46740 | 02 May 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 97 |
| Bolton Heating LTD 12043733 · SIC 46740 | 11 Jun 2019 | North West | Active | 96 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates19 Jun 2026
- Change person director company with change date03 Jun 2026
- Change person secretary company with change date03 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedFull accounts30 May 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates20 Jun 2025
- Accounts filedFull accounts30 May 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates27 Jun 2024
- Accounts filedFull accounts30 May 2024
- Charge satisfiedMortgage satisfy charge full16 Nov 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates25 Jun 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Carafax Limited
- Number
- 01874815
- Registered office
- Rotterdam Road, Sutton Fields, Hull, HU7 0XD
- Incorporated
- 31 Dec 1984
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 46740 — Wholesale trade; 46760 — Wholesale trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 May 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 28 Jun 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
- 02 Nov 2018
- Registered
- 10 Nov 2018
- Persons entitled
- Santander UK PLC
- Created
- 18 Aug 1989
- Registered
- 19 Aug 1989
- Persons entitled
- Co-Operative Bank, Public Limited Company
- Created
- 14 Mar 1985
- Registered
- 15 Mar 1985
- Persons entitled
- Co-Operative Bank PLC.
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