Otus Designs Limited
ActiveLiveOtus Designs Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 02 Oct 2013 (13 years ago), with its registered office in Eastbourne, 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 Otus Designs Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2021-10-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2020-10-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing retail & wholesale business in South East, 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 were due 31 Oct 2023 and are not on the register — about 2 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 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Cooper Limited 12626750 · SIC 46440 | 27 May 2020 | South East | Active | 91 |
| Langford & Chamberlayne Limited 00641498 · SIC 46440 | 09 Nov 1959 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Bursars Group LTD 13642192 · SIC 46440 | 24 Sept 2021 | South East | Active | 83 |
| Microtor LTD 04231693 · SIC 46440 | 11 Jun 2001 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Touch Of Vogue LTD 11358809 · SIC 46440 | 12 May 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| S P Insight Solutions LTD 14400417 · SIC 46440 | 05 Oct 2022 | South East | Active | 78 |
| Hancock, Corfield And Waller Limited 01403586 · SIC 46440 | 05 Dec 1978 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Bardeli Supplies LTD 06747774 · SIC 46440 | 12 Nov 2008 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Norman Capel Limited 00798773 · SIC 01500 | 31 Mar 1964 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Sailing International Trade Co., Limited 14800799 · SIC 46440 | 14 Apr 2023 | South East | Active | 75 |
| Allied Business Contracts Limited 03409426 · SIC 46440 | 25 Jul 1997 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Bodum (U.K.) Limited 01848144 · SIC 46440 | 14 Sept 1984 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Urban Bar Limited 04733427 · SIC 46440 | 14 Apr 2003 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Emma Bridgewater Limited 01943787 · SIC 23410 | 03 Sept 1985 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Oes Synergy Limited 12777361 · SIC 46440 | 29 Jul 2020 | London | Active | 90 |
| Grunfeld And Co LTD 11554921 · SIC 46440 | 05 Sept 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
| Pharma Glass Vials And Closures (UK) Limited 09051339 · SIC 46440 | 22 May 2014 | London | Active | 100 |
| Hospitality Warehouse LTD 11726789 · SIC 46440 | 14 Dec 2018 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 99 |
| Jazzpower Limited 03778112 · SIC 46440 | 26 May 1999 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Bourton Merchants Limited 10214260 · SIC 46440 | 03 Jun 2016 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| In-Charge Solutions Limited 06588355 · SIC 46440 | 08 May 2008 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| A.C. Limex International Limited 12839789 · SIC 46390 | 26 Aug 2020 | London | Active | 90 |
| H.S. French Flint Limited 05472551 · SIC 46440 | 06 Jun 2005 | London | Active | 100 |
| Gramage LTD 13432254 · SIC 46440 | 01 Jun 2021 | London | Active | 85 |
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 suspended06 Jan 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory19 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates04 Oct 2022
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts28 Jul 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates04 Oct 2021
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts23 Jul 2021
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date19 Nov 2020
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates12 Nov 2020
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts27 Jul 2020
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates11 Oct 2019
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Company details
- Company
- Otus Designs Limited
- Number
- 08714904
- Registered office
- Archer House, Britland Estate, Northbourne Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8PW
- Incorporated
- 02 Oct 2013
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 46440 — Wholesale trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Oct 2023
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 16 Oct 2023
Connected companies
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