Forager Limited
ActiveLiveForager Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 06 May 2005 (21 years ago), with its registered office in Canterbury, South East. 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 Forager Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2022-03-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2021-03-31). 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 were due 31 Dec 2023 and are not on the register — about 2 years 9 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 (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
- 1South East is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 82,706 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is running ahead of the national average here (+3.7% vs +3.1%), pointing to a regional tailwind.
- 3Around 7,213 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 55/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| Woburn Hill Nursery Limited 03369967 · SIC 46220 | 13 May 1997 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Johnsons Flowers & Plants Limited 05066491 · SIC 46220 | 08 Mar 2004 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Lara Clark Floristry LTD 15754538 · SIC 46220 | 01 Jun 2024 | South East | Active | 69 |
| Transplant Nursery LTD 05917931 · SIC 46220 | 29 Aug 2006 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Wild By Name LTD 12974183 · SIC 46220 | 26 Oct 2020 | South East | Active | 89 |
| Unitrad LTD 11060950 · SIC 46220 | 13 Nov 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Walberton Nursery Limited 14140491 · SIC 46220 | 30 May 2022 | South East | Active | 80 |
| Vintage Flora Limited 13624816 · SIC 46220 | 15 Sept 2021 | South East | Active | 84 |
| T.Hilling & Co.Limited 00542542 · SIC 01621 | 29 Dec 1954 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Peacocks Plant Nursery LTD 11345426 · SIC 46220 | 04 May 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Diamond Flowers LTD 15751280 · SIC 46220 | 30 May 2024 | South East | Active | 69 |
| Evergreen Plants LTD 11445470 · SIC 46220 | 03 Jul 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
| Four Acres Nursery Limited 14814453 · SIC 46220 | 19 Apr 2023 | East of England | Active | 75 |
| Spalding Auction Limited 03550928 · SIC 46220 | 22 Apr 1998 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| P&H Trading LTD 08028871 · SIC 46220 | 13 Apr 2012 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Superior Trees LTD 12628703 · SIC 46220 | 28 May 2020 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 91 |
| Donna'S Flowerbox LTD NI607503 · SIC 46220 | 19 May 2011 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Tom Brown Wholesale Florists LTD. 06677253 · SIC 46220 | 20 Aug 2008 | London | Active | 100 |
| Susanna Brown Horticultural LTD 13406257 · SIC 46220 | 18 May 2021 | West Midlands | Active | 86 |
| Peter J Hawking Wholesale Flowers LTD 09056207 · SIC 46220 | 27 May 2014 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Urban & Rural Plants Limited 07477766 · SIC 46220 | 23 Dec 2010 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Urban Hortus LTD 14335116 · SIC 46220 | 05 Sept 2022 | South West | Active | 78 |
| The Plant Team Limited 05634089 · SIC 46220 | 23 Nov 2005 | South West | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended11 Apr 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory12 Mar 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates12 May 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full15 Nov 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates01 Jul 2022
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full23 Dec 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates11 May 2021
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full11 Jan 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates21 May 2020
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full17 Sept 2019
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Company details
- Company
- Forager Limited
- Number
- 05444985
- Registered office
- Unit 1 Deanery Farm, Bolts Hill Chartham, Canterbury, CT4 7LD
- Incorporated
- 06 May 2005
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 46220 — Wholesale trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 20 May 2024
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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