Sparrow Travel Limited
ActiveLiveSparrow Travel Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 05 Feb 2020 (6 years ago), with its registered office in Birmingham, West Midlands. 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
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
A long-standing transport & logistics business in West Midlands, in a market growing 6.1% a year and tracking below the national rate here. 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.
First accounts were due 05 Nov 2021 and are not on the register — about 4 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 roughly in line with the national average in West Midlands.
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
- 1West Midlands is a very high-density market for transport & logistics, with about 27,198 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+6.0%).
- 3Around 2,504 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 (93) — not the full 58/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandahari Limited 12418805 · SIC 49390 | 22 Jan 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 93 |
| Ibrahim Solution Limited 12282562 · SIC 49390 | 25 Oct 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 94 |
| Tat LTD 12081061 · SIC 49320 | 02 Jul 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 96 |
| Coach Hire Network Limited 09239139 · SIC 49390 | 29 Sept 2014 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Atc Vision UK LTD 11349460 · SIC 49390 | 08 May 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
| 24 Car Concierge LTD 11390044 · SIC 49390 | 31 May 2018 | London | Active | 100 |
| Parker Private Hire Limited SC579695 · SIC 49320 | 24 Oct 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Tiger Feet (N.I.) LTD NI662272 · SIC 49390 | 14 Jun 2019 | Northern Ireland | Active | 96 |
| CHS Traders LTD SC570554 · SIC 49320 | 06 Jul 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Ava (Shotts) LTD. SC581264 · SIC 49390 | 10 Nov 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Boyd Executive Travel LTD SC611466 · SIC 49390 | 22 Oct 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Merton Community Transport 03571884 · SIC 49390 | 28 May 1998 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Meah Logistics LTD 12457116 · SIC 49390 | 12 Feb 2020 | North West | Active | 92 |
| Coakley Brothers (Scotland) Limited SC450951 · SIC 49390 | 28 May 2013 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Northern Shield LTD SC605074 · SIC 49390 | 13 Aug 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| A & M Coaches (Ni) Limited NI696757 · SIC 49390 | 28 Apr 2023 | Northern Ireland | Active | 74 |
| S-Class Chauffeur Services Limited 08288857 · SIC 49390 | 12 Nov 2012 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Storm Executive Services Limited 08971274 · SIC 49390 | 01 Apr 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Pec Medicals Limited 09422611 · SIC 49390 | 04 Feb 2015 | South East | Active | 100 |
| A&M Chauffeurs LTD 12402583 · SIC 49390 | 14 Jan 2020 | South East | Active | 93 |
| Panache Executive Cars Limited 12421542 · SIC 49320 | 23 Jan 2020 | South East | Active | 93 |
| Stab Transport Limited 12431479 · SIC 49390 | 29 Jan 2020 | South East | Active | 93 |
| Park Your Ride LTD 12323791 · SIC 49390 | 20 Nov 2019 | South East | Active | 94 |
| Transpiration Limited 03800040 · SIC 49390 | 02 Jul 1999 | South East | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received twice strike-off notices without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended10 Feb 2022
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory11 Jan 2022
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date08 Jun 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates07 Jun 2021
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory25 May 2021
- IncorporatedIncorporation05 Feb 2020
Company details
- Company
- Sparrow Travel Limited
- Number
- 12444973
- Registered office
- 27 Danzey Green Road, Birmingham, B36 9EE
- Incorporated
- 05 Feb 2020
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 49390 — Land transport
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 05 Nov 2021
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 18 Feb 2022
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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