Shopping Specialists LTD
ActiveLiveShopping Specialists LTD is an active private limited company incorporated on 19 Jul 2020 (6 years ago), with its registered office in London. The company operates in Agriculture & fishing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
Active, reachable and in a growing market
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
This company filed dormant accounts — no trading figures to show.
A long-standing agriculture & fishing business in London, in a market growing 5.2% 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 30 Apr 2028; the last set was made up to 31 Jul 2026.
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 faster in London than nationally — a regional tailwind worth tracking.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (40 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 41 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 agriculture & fishing, with about 940,677 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is running ahead of the national average here (+7.0% vs +5.2%), pointing to a regional tailwind.
- 3Around 82,527 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 41% 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 (90) — not the full 67/100 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 a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date15 Aug 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type dormant13 Aug 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type dormant13 Aug 2026
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory04 Aug 2026
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control29 May 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date15 May 2026
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date14 May 2026
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control13 May 2026
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control21 Jan 2026
- Change person director company with change date21 Jan 2026
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Company details
- Company
- Shopping Specialists LTD
- Number
- 12752450
- Registered office
- 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR
- Incorporated
- 19 Jul 2020
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 01270 — Crop & animal production; 01630 — Crop & animal production; 10822 — Manufacture of food products; 46360 — Wholesale trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- London · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Apr 2028
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 31 Oct 2026
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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