Blakend Limited
ActiveLiveBlakend Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 07 Nov 1938 (87 years ago), with its registered office in Scotland. 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.
A long-standing retail & wholesale business in Scotland, 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.
First accounts were due 31 Oct 1997 and are not on the register — about 28 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 Scotland.
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
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 40,984 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+3.1%).
- 3Around 3,574 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 (100) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson And Goold LTD SC018480 · SIC 4525 | 04 May 1935 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Balmoral Stone Limited SC142426 · SIC 4525 | 03 Feb 1993 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Rolland Limited SC026438 · SIC 4525 | 25 Jun 1948 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Buchan Fabrications Limited SC053927 · SIC 4525 | 07 Sept 1973 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Finnieston Street Investments Limited SC007252 · SIC 4525 | 20 Aug 1909 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Trowel Trades Limited SC047121 · SIC 4521 | 15 Dec 1969 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Stud Welding Services (Scotland) Limited SC118843 · SIC 4525 | 30 Jun 1989 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| S.E.M. Construction (Bristol) Limited 01067344 · SIC 4521 | 23 Aug 1972 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Eastern Counties Scaffolding & Plant Limited 01056861 · SIC 4525 | 05 Jun 1972 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Contract Services (Yorkshire) Limited 01080334 · SIC 4525 | 06 Nov 1972 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| North Walsham Engineering Co. Limited 01251457 · SIC 4525 | 26 Mar 1976 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Wescol Steel Limited 01320115 · SIC 4525 | 05 Jul 1977 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| J. Rose (Fabricators) Limited 01520668 · SIC 4525 | 07 Oct 1980 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Midland Marble (Services) Limited 02306380 · SIC 4525 | 18 Oct 1988 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Bis Salamis Limited 01690942 · SIC 4525 | 13 Jan 1983 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Burton Environmental Limited 02028703 · SIC 4525 | 17 Jun 1986 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Bernard Hastie & Co Limited 00400174 · SIC 4525 | 07 Nov 1945 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| JPT 2 Limited 00408374 · SIC 4525 | 13 Apr 1946 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Bilcon Projects Limited 00672509 · SIC 4525 | 14 Oct 1960 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Erection & Welding(Cardiff)Limited 00791062 · SIC 4525 | 07 Feb 1964 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Davant Surface Coatings Limited 01247507 · SIC 4525 | 05 Mar 1976 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Midland Safe Installations Limited 01545817 · SIC 4525 | 16 Feb 1981 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Soltrick Limited 03757617 · SIC 4525 | 22 Apr 1999 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Omar Homes Limited 00848969 · SIC 3663 | 14 May 1965 | North West | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Struck off and dissolved twice, with no restoration in the filing history shown.
- Court order21 May 2026
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved compulsory01 Apr 2025
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory14 Jan 2025
- Court order31 Oct 2022
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved compulsory01 Aug 2017
- Officer resignedTermination secretary company with name termination date12 Apr 2017
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date12 Apr 2017
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory14 Mar 2017
- Court order11 Nov 2013
- Legacy26 Dec 2001
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Blakend Limited
- Number
- SC020677
- Registered office
- Ten George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2DZ
- Incorporated
- 07 Nov 1938
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4525 — Motor vehicle trade; 4531 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Oct 1997
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 07 Dec 2016
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
- Created
- 15 Mar 1984
- Registered
- 28 Mar 1984
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- Created
- 25 Nov 1983
- Registered
- 05 Dec 1983
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- Created
- 20 Mar 1972
- Registered
- 29 Mar 1972
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- Created
- 08 Apr 1965
- Registered
- 15 Apr 1965
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
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