Universal Bedding And Upholstery (1998) Limited
ActiveLiveUniversal Bedding And Upholstery (1998) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 06 Jul 1998 (28 years ago), with its registered office in Sunderland, North East. The company operates in Water & waste.
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.
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 2008 and are not on the register — about 17 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 more slowly in North East than the national average — expect tighter local competition.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (9 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 41 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1North East is a very high-density market for water & waste, with about 184,435 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is slower than the national average here (+4.6% vs +5.2%), suggesting a maturing local market.
- 3Around 16,181 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 41% 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 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.W. Toothill Public Limited Company 00414228 · SIC 3611 | 03 Jul 1946 | North East | Active | 100 |
| P. H. Chandler (Leyland) Limited 00776471 · SIC 3611 | 07 Oct 1963 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Pendragon Furniture Limited 03652820 · SIC 3611 | 20 Oct 1998 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| HMTF Furniture Group Limited 00274377 · SIC 3611 | 28 Mar 1933 | London | Active | 100 |
| Acf International LTD. 01802810 · SIC 3611 | 23 Mar 1984 | North West | Active | 100 |
| MHF Realisations Limited 01870598 · SIC 3611 | 11 Dec 1984 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Bullfield LTD 04276811 · SIC 3611 | 24 Aug 2001 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Furniture Realisations 4 Limited 01159180 · SIC 3611 | 05 Feb 1974 | London | Active | 100 |
| Sc008669 Limited SC008669 · SIC 3611 | 19 May 1913 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court12 Oct 2015
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation in administration progress report with brought down date31 Jul 2009
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation in administration move to dissolution with case end date31 Jul 2009
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation in administration progress report with brought down date22 Jan 2009
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation in administration progress report with brought down date22 Jan 2009
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation in administration extension of period22 Jan 2009
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation in administration proposals07 May 2008
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation cva supervisors abstract of receipts payments with brought down date19 Apr 2008
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary arrangement completion19 Apr 2008
- Legacy20 Mar 2008
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Universal Bedding And Upholstery (1998) Limited
- Number
- 03593482
- Registered office
- Tenon House, Ferryboat Lane, Sunderland, SR5 3JN
- Incorporated
- 06 Jul 1998
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 3611 — SIC division 36; 3614 — SIC division 36; 3615 — SIC division 36; 5244 — Warehousing & support for transport
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Oct 2008
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 20 Jul 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
- 22 Sept 2006
- Registered
- 27 Sept 2006
- Persons entitled
- Bibby Financial Services Limited
- Created
- 28 Apr 2004
- Registered
- 01 May 2004
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 08 Jan 2002
- Registered
- 22 Jan 2002
- Persons entitled
- Gus PLC
- Created
- 26 Jun 2000
- Registered
- 04 Jul 2000
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
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