Ward & Fraser Family Butchers LTD
ActiveLiveWard & Fraser Family Butchers LTD is an active private limited company incorporated on 23 Jan 2013 (13 years ago), with its registered office in Airdrie, 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
From Ward & Fraser Family Butchers LTD's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2021-01-31. As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
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 Oct 2022 and are not on the register — about 3 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 55/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Halal Meats LTD SC603323 · SIC 46320 | 23 Jul 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Airdrie Raw Dog Food Limited SC639479 · SIC 47220 | 21 Aug 2019 | Scotland | Active | 95 |
| JB Penman LTD SC724459 · SIC 47220 | 25 Feb 2022 | Scotland | Active | 81 |
| Capital Grocery & Meat Edinburgh Limited SC759363 · SIC 47190 | 17 Feb 2023 | Scotland | Active | 76 |
| Tarelgin Butchers Limited SC478135 · SIC 47220 | 21 May 2014 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Reilly & Sons (Scotland) Limited SC716329 · SIC 47220 | 29 Nov 2021 | Scotland | Active | 82 |
| Mitchells Of Erskine Limited SC483695 · SIC 47220 | 06 Aug 2014 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| CMZ Meats Limited 14174613 · SIC 47220 | 15 Jun 2022 | South East | Active | 79 |
| Southcity Food LTD 11861305 · SIC 46320 | 05 Mar 2019 | South East | Active | 98 |
| Gratare&Cleaning LTD 12442017 · SIC 47220 | 04 Feb 2020 | East Midlands | Active | 93 |
| Malcolm Michaels Quality Butchers Limited 09893015 · SIC 47220 | 27 Nov 2015 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Best Business (London) LTD 10770867 · SIC 47220 | 15 May 2017 | London | Active | 100 |
| Hen And Boar LTD 13869174 · SIC 47220 | 24 Jan 2022 | South West | Active | 82 |
| 2 Brothers Food Group Limited 12398723 · SIC 47220 | 13 Jan 2020 | South East | Active | 93 |
| Nusrat Foods LTD 12446729 · SIC 47210 | 06 Feb 2020 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 93 |
| Richerchoice Limited 12332701 · SIC 47220 | 25 Nov 2019 | South East | Active | 94 |
| African Pride Reading Limited 12007922 · SIC 47210 | 21 May 2019 | South East | Active | 97 |
| American Fried Chicken LTD 12154826 · SIC 47220 | 13 Aug 2019 | South East | Active | 96 |
| Aroz Car LTD 12152471 · SIC 47220 | 12 Aug 2019 | London | Active | 96 |
| Door Food LTD 12571614 · SIC 47210 | 24 Apr 2020 | South East | Active | 91 |
| Denshams Butchers Limited 04443318 · SIC 47220 | 21 May 2002 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Duck And Blade Butchery LTD 12749101 · SIC 47220 | 16 Jul 2020 | South East | Active | 90 |
| H.Hofmann & Sons Limited 00514938 · SIC 46320 | 06 Jan 1953 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Taqwa Halal Foods LTD 12389427 · SIC 10120 | 07 Jan 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 93 |
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.
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date14 Apr 2023
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date14 Apr 2023
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended05 Jan 2023
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory27 Dec 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates08 Mar 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Jan 2022
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts29 Oct 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates24 Jan 2021
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts09 Apr 2020
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Jan 2020
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Company details
- Company
- Ward & Fraser Family Butchers LTD
- Number
- SC440952
- Registered office
- 91 Alexander Street, Airdrie, ML6 0BD
- Incorporated
- 23 Jan 2013
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 47220 — Retail trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Oct 2022
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 07 Feb 2023
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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