J.H. Hume & Company Limited
ActiveLiveJ.H. Hume & Company Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 31 May 1963 (63 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 1999 and are not on the register — about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sc024917 Limited SC024917 · SIC 4543 | 31 Dec 1946 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Pirie & Company (Paisley) Limited SC017690 · SIC 4522 | 20 Jan 1934 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Sc008669 Limited SC008669 · SIC 3611 | 19 May 1913 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| 01815259 Limited 01815259 · SIC 4543 | 10 May 1984 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Quiligotti Terrazzo Limited 00450328 · SIC 4543 | 03 Mar 1948 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Tingle Tilers Limited 01416074 · SIC 4543 | 20 Feb 1979 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Manor Lane Services Company Limited 01114763 · SIC 4522 | 21 May 1973 | Wales | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Court order10 Mar 2026
Company details
- Company
- J.H. Hume & Company Limited
- Number
- SC038871
- Registered office
- 59d Main Street, Cumbernauld, G67 2RT
- Incorporated
- 31 May 1963
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4543 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Oct 1999
- Confirmation statement
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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
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