Gaffs Services UK Limited
ActiveLiveGaffs Services UK Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 03 Oct 2015 (11 years ago), with its registered office in Colchester, East of England. The company operates in Transport & logistics.
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 Gaffs Services UK Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2022-10-31. 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 Jul 2024 and are not on the register — about 2 years 2 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 roughly in line with the national average in East of England.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (33 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 35 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1East of England is a very high-density market for transport & logistics, with about 32,154 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+6.6%).
- 3Around 2,960 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 35% 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 61/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received three times strike-off notices without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended06 Jan 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory19 Dec 2023
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date19 Sept 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates17 Sept 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type unaudited abridged17 Sept 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type unaudited abridged17 Sept 2023
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended12 Oct 2022
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory27 Sept 2022
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type unaudited abridged31 Dec 2021
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date25 Dec 2021
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Company details
- Company
- Gaffs Services UK Limited
- Number
- 09807672
- Registered office
- 57 Christopher Garnett Chase, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8BQ
- Incorporated
- 03 Oct 2015
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 49319 — Land transport; 49320 — Land transport; 49390 — Land transport
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East of England · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Jul 2024
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 16 Oct 2023
Connected companies
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