Plantrade Limited
ActiveLivePlantrade Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 17 Sept 1992 (34 years ago), with its registered office in Horsham, South East. The company operates in Professional services.
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 professional services business in South East, in a market growing 5.9% 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 31 Jan 2003 and are not on the register — about 23 years 8 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 (32 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 44 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 professional services, with about 196,526 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is running ahead of the national average here (+7.0% vs +5.9%), pointing to a regional tailwind.
- 3Around 15,683 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 44% 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 60/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Technical Services Limited 03236928 · SIC 7220 | 12 Aug 1996 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Rail Manche Finance Ukeig GE000031 · SIC 6010 | 01 Apr 1992 | London | Active | 100 |
| Fredham LTD 03086154 · SIC 7220 | 01 Aug 1995 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Cyberdesk Integrated Solutions Limited 01316484 · SIC 7220 | 09 Jun 1977 | London | 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 court08 Sept 2008
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved voluntary17 Jun 2003
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice voluntary04 Mar 2003
- Legacy22 Jan 2003
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption small31 Jan 2002
- Legacy21 Dec 2001
- Legacy13 Dec 2000
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts06 Jul 2000
- Legacy21 Nov 1999
- Legacy30 Sept 1999
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Company details
- Company
- Plantrade Limited
- Number
- 02748247
- Registered office
- Overbrook, 26 Dickens Way, Horsham, RH13 6BQ
- Incorporated
- 17 Sept 1992
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 7220 — Scientific research & development
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Jan 2003
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 28 Oct 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
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