Desserts 1271 Limited
ActiveLiveDesserts 1271 Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 23 Mar 2021 (5 years ago), with its registered office in Birmingham, West Midlands. 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 Desserts 1271 Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2023-03-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2022-03-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing retail & wholesale business in West Midlands, in a market growing 3.1% 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.
Accounts were due 31 Dec 2024 and are not on the register — about 1 year 9 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 (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
- 1West Midlands is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 44,131 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+3.0%).
- 3Around 3,849 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 (87) — not the full 50/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Sweet Candy Store Limited 10996639 · SIC 47240 | 04 Oct 2017 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| So Sweet Exeter Limited 12243353 · SIC 47240 | 04 Oct 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 95 |
| Kidsgrove Property Limited 12481345 · SIC 47240 | 25 Feb 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 92 |
| So Sweet Yeovil Limited 14682325 · SIC 47240 | 22 Feb 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 76 |
| Cooks Catering & Baking Limited 12276946 · SIC 10710 | 23 Oct 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 94 |
| Valencia Fine Foods Limited 06597041 · SIC 10710 | 19 May 2008 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Mr Sweets Limited 05076505 · SIC 47240 | 17 Mar 2004 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| BS Ecb Glasgow LTD 09121852 · SIC 47240 | 08 Jul 2014 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| P & M Enterprise (U.K) Limited 11323397 · SIC 46170 | 23 Apr 2018 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| T&A Local Limited 12814761 · SIC 47240 | 14 Aug 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 90 |
| A & C Stores LTD 11695771 · SIC 47240 | 26 Nov 2018 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Polit LTD SC532505 · SIC 47110 | 13 Apr 2016 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Raja Trading Limited 12459244 · SIC 46170 | 12 Feb 2020 | North West | Active | 92 |
| Sixty One Walcot LTD 11691479 · SIC 47240 | 22 Nov 2018 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Japanese Bakery London LTD 12488363 · SIC 10710 | 27 Feb 2020 | South East | Active | 92 |
| Black Rabbit Bakery LTD 15719667 · SIC 10710 | 14 May 2024 | East Midlands | Active | 69 |
| Zaib (Scotland) LTD SC310033 · SIC 47240 | 12 Oct 2006 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Al Noor Fruit & Veg LTD SC570644 · SIC 47210 | 06 Jul 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Kawa Margate LTD 12430019 · SIC 47240 | 28 Jan 2020 | South East | Active | 93 |
| Cma Enterprises Limited SC601843 · SIC 47210 | 05 Jul 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| An Sweets (Slough) LTD 08893111 · SIC 47240 | 13 Feb 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Wahib Limited 09467359 · SIC 47240 | 03 Mar 2015 | London | Active | 100 |
| Mcneill Bakers LTD SC643885 · SIC 47240 | 08 Oct 2019 | Scotland | Active | 95 |
| Yosanmar Limited 03931794 · SIC 47240 | 23 Feb 2000 | South East | Active | 100 |
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-offDissolution voluntary strike off suspended16 Jan 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice voluntary05 Dec 2023
- Status change / strike-offDissolution application strike off company22 Nov 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts20 Jul 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 Mar 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts01 Oct 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 Apr 2022
- IncorporatedIncorporation23 Mar 2021
Company details
- Company
- Desserts 1271 Limited
- Number
- 13287343
- Registered office
- 1271 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2SP
- Incorporated
- 23 Mar 2021
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 47240 — Retail trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 05 Apr 2024
Connected companies
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