Barber Distribution Limited
ActiveLiveBarber Distribution Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 03 May 2019 (7 years ago), with its registered office in London. 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
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant 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.
First accounts were due 03 May 2021 and are not on the register — about 5 years 5 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 London 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
- 1London is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 89,750 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is running ahead of the national average here (+4.2% vs +3.1%), pointing to a regional tailwind.
- 3Around 7,828 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 (97) — not the full 54/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smartcon-CPT UK LTD 14022389 · SIC 43999 | 04 Apr 2022 | London | Active | 81 |
| RGS (UK) LTD 08112653 · SIC 46470 | 20 Jun 2012 | London | Active | 100 |
| Woodlers LTD 12765362 · SIC 46150 | 23 Jul 2020 | London | Active | 90 |
| Hco Furniture LTD 14348894 · SIC 46150 | 09 Sept 2022 | London | Active | 78 |
| Greendoor Services Limited 11656790 · SIC 46439 | 02 Nov 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
| Ominic Limited 14862471 · SIC 46650 | 11 May 2023 | London | Active | 74 |
| The Furniture Practice Limited 03470956 · SIC 46650 | 19 Nov 1997 | London | Active | 100 |
| Infinite Office Solutions Limited 14990194 · SIC 46650 | 09 Jul 2023 | London | Active | 73 |
| Dice Workplace Interiors LTD 10692309 · SIC 46470 | 27 Mar 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Furniture Hire London Limited 11530359 · SIC 46650 | 21 Aug 2018 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Am Textiles Limited 12182103 · SIC 46410 | 30 Aug 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 95 |
| Zaia Design LTD 12128105 · SIC 46650 | 29 Jul 2019 | South West | Active | 96 |
| John Gibson Office Logistics LTD. SC377584 · SIC 46650 | 27 Apr 2010 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| T20 Interiors Limited SC684963 · SIC 46650 | 05 Jan 2021 | Scotland | Active | 87 |
| Second User Furniture Limited 11871432 · SIC 46650 | 09 Mar 2019 | East of England | Active | 98 |
| County Textile Services Limited 03976478 · SIC 46410 | 19 Apr 2000 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Flow Office Limited 10017477 · SIC 46650 | 22 Feb 2016 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Owl Furniture Limited 15749894 · SIC 31090 | 30 May 2024 | East of England | Active | 69 |
| O.E.S. (London) Limited 00698779 · SIC 46650 | 19 Jul 1961 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Working From Home Designs LTD 13517705 · SIC 46650 | 19 Jul 2021 | South East | Active | 85 |
| Office Sense Limited 12635581 · SIC 46650 | 30 May 2020 | East of England | Active | 91 |
| Studiofourty4 LTD 11378429 · SIC 46650 | 23 May 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Homesaz Limited 14755619 · SIC 46650 | 24 Mar 2023 | South East | Active | 75 |
| Furniture Forum Limited 12069752 · SIC 46650 | 25 Jun 2019 | South East | Active | 96 |
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 suspended30 Jul 2021
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory06 Jul 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates05 Sept 2020
- Legacy25 Jul 2019
- IncorporatedIncorporation03 May 2019
Company details
- Company
- Barber Distribution Limited
- Number
- 11978254
- Registered office
- 71c Green Street East Ham, London, E7 8DA
- Incorporated
- 03 May 2019
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 46650 — Wholesale trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- London · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 03 May 2021
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 16 May 2021
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
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