Alfatrade & Services Limited
ActiveLiveAlfatrade & Services Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 24 May 1995 (31 years ago), with its registered office in London. 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 Alfatrade & Services Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-09-30. As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing retail & wholesale business in London, 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 are next due 30 Jun 2027; the last set was made up to 30 Sept 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 faster in London 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
- 1London is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 89,750 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is running ahead of the national average here (+4.2% vs +3.1%), pointing to a regional tailwind.
- 3Around 7,828 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Res Novae Commodities LTD 12418213 · SIC 46120 | 22 Jan 2020 | London | Active | 93 |
| Glycan Finance Corporation LTD 06713369 · SIC 08990 | 02 Oct 2008 | London | Active | 100 |
| Mercuria Energy Limited 03769991 · SIC 46120 | 13 May 1999 | London | Active | 100 |
| Noble Global Trading LTD 14775878 · SIC 46120 | 03 Apr 2023 | London | Active | 75 |
| First Caribbean Trading LTD 14194809 · SIC 46120 | 24 Jun 2022 | London | Active | 79 |
| Ecofuel Store UK Limited 11551372 · SIC 46120 | 04 Sept 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
| Imperium Global Supply LTD 15728020 · SIC 46120 | 18 May 2024 | London | Active | 69 |
| Eribra Limited 11322991 · SIC 46120 | 23 Apr 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
| Fareast Commodities Resources LTD 07998968 · SIC 46120 | 20 Mar 2012 | London | Active | 100 |
| Somba Sine Investment Co., LTD 14103552 · SIC 46110 | 12 May 2022 | London | Active | 80 |
| A&A Commercium LTD 07965635 · SIC 46120 | 27 Feb 2012 | London | Active | 100 |
| Zetimo LTD 12194047 · SIC 46110 | 06 Sept 2019 | London | Active | 95 |
| Yograj International Limited 08161555 · SIC 46120 | 30 Jul 2012 | London | Active | 100 |
| DLH Petroli (GB) Limited 12525549 · SIC 46120 | 19 Mar 2020 | London | Active | 92 |
| Sigma Trading International LTD 14229861 · SIC 46120 | 12 Jul 2022 | London | Active | 79 |
| Glassworks Services Limited 02152409 · SIC 46120 | 03 Aug 1987 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Asuk Trade LTD SC505578 · SIC 46120 | 11 May 2015 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Arabsco Limited SC601103 · SIC 46120 | 27 Jun 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Aj Fuel Supplies LTD 12445050 · SIC 46120 | 05 Feb 2020 | East of England | Active | 93 |
| Bernicia 547 Limited 11953882 · SIC 46120 | 18 Apr 2019 | North East | Active | 97 |
| Sultan Mineral Trading Limited 12147140 · SIC 46120 | 08 Aug 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 96 |
| Mineco International Limited 09304159 · SIC 46120 | 10 Nov 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Invictus Energy (UK) Limited 09300674 · SIC 46120 | 07 Nov 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Quay Energy Solutions LTD 15287550 · SIC 46120 | 15 Nov 2023 | North East | Active | 72 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full26 Mar 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates06 Jan 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full05 Jun 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates17 Dec 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full21 Jun 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates03 Jan 2024
- Charge registeredMortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date22 May 2023
- Charge registeredMortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date13 Apr 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full24 Mar 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates24 Jan 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Alfatrade & Services Limited
- Number
- 03060606
- Registered office
- 10 London Mews, London, W2 1HY
- Incorporated
- 24 May 1995
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 46120 — Wholesale trade; 46719 — Wholesale trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- London · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Jun 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 12 Dec 2026
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
- 10 May 2023
- Registered
- 22 May 2023
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 13 Apr 2023
- Registered
- 13 Apr 2023
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
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