1ST CONTAINERS (UK) LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£12,947,791
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the group in the year under review was that of buying and selling containers, along with the hire of containers and the provision of storage facilities.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-04-07
- Employees
- 24 (2024 accounts · was 22 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Rainham House, Manor Way, Rainham, England, RM13 8RH
- Postcode
- RM13 8RH
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-15
- Next due by
- 2027-04-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47990 Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Officers 3 current · 7 resigned
Group structure 6 subsidiaries
Controlled by 1ST CONTAINERS (UK) EOT TRUSTEES LIMITED — since 2024-02-27
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THE CONTAINER HIRE AND SALES COMPANY LTD Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| DENVER INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, OFF FERRY LANE, RAINHAM, ESSEX, RM13 9DD | 2020-07-23 |
| DENVER INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, OFF FERRY LANE, RAINHAM, ESSEX RM13 9DD | 2008-01-15 |
| 90A PALMERSTON ROAD, BUCKHURST HILL, ESSEX IG9 5LG | 2008-01-15 |
| 265 THE DRIVE, REDBRIDGE, ILFORD, ESSEX IG1 3NP | 2004-05-27 |
| 43-47 MAUGHAN STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 2BA | 2004-05-10 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 279 similar companies in RM
2nd largest employer among its local peers (24 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2004.
No.2 of the largest other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets companies in Romford →
Competitors Romford
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5. QQQ LTD
This company ranks 2 among other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets in Romford.
The class of 2004
32%
of the 825 companies in this sector incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 65% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2025-02-25
- Where
- Essex (1), Merseyside (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA80286 | Essex | Leasehold | 2025-02-25 | — |
| MS598605 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2012-12-13 | — |
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