Bales&Co Limited
ActiveLiveBales&Co Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 05 May 2021 (5 years ago), with its registered office in Peterborough, East of England. 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 Bales&Co Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-05-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-05-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing retail & wholesale business in East of England, in a market growing 3.1% 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 28 Feb 2027; the last set was made up to 31 May 2025.
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 roughly in line with the national average in East of England.
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
- 1East of England is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 52,172 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+3.4%).
- 3Around 4,550 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 (86) — not the full 54/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| Global Interiors (Irl) LTD NI617200 · SIC 47599 | 08 Mar 2013 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Haydn Interiors (Nottingham) LTD 12167841 · SIC 47599 | 21 Aug 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 95 |
| Euro Carpet Warehouse Limited 06559953 · SIC 47599 | 09 Apr 2008 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Wednesbury Kitchens & Bedrooms Limited 12098843 · SIC 47599 | 11 Jul 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 96 |
| Addis Furniture LTD 12061308 · SIC 47599 | 20 Jun 2019 | London | Active | 96 |
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates14 May 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts10 Jun 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates07 May 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts18 Jun 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates20 May 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts28 Feb 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates17 May 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts13 Jan 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates09 May 2022
- IncorporatedIncorporation05 May 2021
Company details
- Company
- Bales&Co Limited
- Number
- 13376247
- Registered office
- Unit 4 Elliotts Yard Park Street, Kings Cliffe, Peterborough, PE8 6ER
- Incorporated
- 05 May 2021
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 47599 — Retail trade; 47791 — Retail trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East of England · England
- Accounts
- Next due 28 Feb 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 18 May 2027
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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