Backpages Limited
ActiveLiveBackpages Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 04 May 2000 (26 years ago), with its registered office in London. The company operates in Arts & recreation.
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 Backpages Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-03-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-03-31). 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 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Mar 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 (17 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 33 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 arts & recreation, with about 25,266 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is running ahead of the national average here (+5.1% vs +3.8%), pointing to a regional tailwind.
- 3Around 2,238 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 33% 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 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| Colnaghi Library And Archives LTD 12101271 · SIC 91011 | 12 Jul 2019 | London | Active | 96 |
| The Hellenic And Roman Library 09212403 · SIC 91011 | 10 Sept 2014 | London | Active | 100 |
| The National Life Story Collection 02172518 · SIC 91011 | 21 Sept 1987 | London | Active | 100 |
| Consortium Of European Research Libraries 02942632 · SIC 91011 | 24 Jun 1994 | London | Active | 100 |
| Ealing Law Centre 08151033 · SIC 69102 | 20 Jul 2012 | London | Active | 100 |
| Muzicity LTD 11650360 · SIC 91011 | 30 Oct 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
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| The Polish Institute And Sikorski Museum 00401816 · SIC 91011 | 11 Dec 1945 | London | Active | 100 |
| Itn Archive Limited 03807324 · SIC 91011 | 14 Jul 1999 | London | Active | 100 |
| Lebrecht Limited 06937508 · SIC 91011 | 18 Jun 2009 | London | Active | 100 |
| The Utopia Workshop LTD 14614729 · SIC 70229 | 24 Jan 2023 | London | Active | 76 |
| Garden Suburb Community Library LTD 08155061 · SIC 91011 | 24 Jul 2012 | London | Active | 100 |
| The Levantine Foundation 04506398 · SIC 85520 | 08 Aug 2002 | London | Active | 100 |
| Swing Records Limited 07419692 · SIC 90020 | 26 Oct 2010 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Sussex Conservation Consortium LTD 08509391 · SIC 91011 | 30 Apr 2013 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Geoffneilsen Limited 08985370 · SIC 43999 | 08 Apr 2014 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Classic Bindings Limited 03268512 · SIC 90030 | 24 Oct 1996 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Lyngsoe Systems Limited 05005987 · SIC 46520 | 05 Jan 2004 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates18 Aug 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts23 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates28 Aug 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts20 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates08 Aug 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates09 Apr 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control09 Apr 2024
- Change person director company with change date09 Apr 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts20 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates27 Mar 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Backpages Limited
- Number
- 03985397
- Registered office
- C/O Farrow Accounting & Tax Limited Unit T13 Tideway Yard, 125 Mortlake High Street, London, SW14 8SN
- Incorporated
- 04 May 2000
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 91011 — SIC division 91; 91012 — SIC division 91
- Status
- Active
- Region
- London · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 22 Aug 2027
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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