The Wessex Wild Plum Company Limited
ActiveLiveThe Wessex Wild Plum Company Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 08 Mar 2011 (15 years ago), with its registered office in Winchester, South East. The company operates in Manufacturing.
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 manufacturing business in South East, in a market growing 1.8% 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 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 roughly in line with the national average in South East.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 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 manufacturing, with about 43,874 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.1%).
- 3Around 2,336 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intrepid Spirits UK Limited 09049897 · SIC 11030 | 21 May 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Gospel Green Cyder Company Limited 10350726 · SIC 11030 | 30 Aug 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| H.Mount & Sons Limited 00423293 · SIC 01110 | 08 Nov 1946 | South East | Active | 100 |
| The Portsmouth Distillery Company Limited 11447469 · SIC 11010 | 04 Jul 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Hitchcox Cider Limited 12008438 · SIC 11030 | 21 May 2019 | South East | Active | 97 |
| Chalkdown Wine Limited 08577353 · SIC 11020 | 20 Jun 2013 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Wisdom Of Ragnar LTD 15092699 · SIC 11030 | 23 Aug 2023 | South East | Active | 73 |
| Shampagne Limited 14087937 · SIC 11030 | 05 May 2022 | South East | Active | 80 |
| Canterbury Cider Limited 12427847 · SIC 11030 | 27 Jan 2020 | South East | Active | 93 |
| Mr. Whitehead'S Drinks Company LTD. 07927911 · SIC 11030 | 30 Jan 2012 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Tinston Wines & Ciders Limited 10991802 · SIC 11020 | 02 Oct 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Biddenden Vineyards Limited 01202120 · SIC 11030 | 03 Mar 1975 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Coombe Down Orchards Limited 12136127 · SIC 11030 | 02 Aug 2019 | South West | Active | 96 |
| Ayrshire Riviera Cider LTD SC683636 · SIC 11030 | 14 Dec 2020 | Scotland | Active | 88 |
| Still Wild Limited 11511846 · SIC 11010 | 10 Aug 2018 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Drews Cider Company LTD 12204140 · SIC 11030 | 12 Sept 2019 | Wales | Active | 95 |
| Axeljack Brewery Limited 14861286 · SIC 11030 | 11 May 2023 | Wales | Active | 74 |
| Bath Ciders Limited 06657578 · SIC 11030 | 28 Jul 2008 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Thomas Hardy Burtonwood Limited 03596292 · SIC 11030 | 10 Jul 1998 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Loosey Goosey LTD 14144001 · SIC 11010 | 31 May 2022 | London | Active | 80 |
| North Coast Cider Company Limited 08710743 · SIC 11030 | 30 Sept 2013 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Hoar Cross Cider LTD 09478794 · SIC 01240 | 09 Mar 2015 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Thatchers Cider Company Limited 00550634 · SIC 11030 | 13 Jun 1955 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Sibling Winery Limited 11577841 · SIC 01270 | 19 Sept 2018 | West Midlands | 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.
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts04 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates26 Nov 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates08 Jan 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts18 Jun 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates14 Feb 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control28 Sept 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts14 Sept 2023
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date01 Apr 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates31 Mar 2023
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory28 Mar 2023
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Company details
- Company
- The Wessex Wild Plum Company Limited
- Number
- 07555211
- Registered office
- Old Stable House Lower Chilland Lane, Martyr Worthy, Winchester, SO21 1EB
- Incorporated
- 08 Mar 2011
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 11030 — Manufacture of beverages
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 10 Dec 2026
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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