ARCO LIMITED
Company number 00133804 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
ARCO LIMITED is a well-established (incorporated 1914) group operating in the resilient safety equipment and workwear wholesale sector, with a leading UK/Ireland market position. While the company's longevity, sector positioning, and compliance record are positive, the absence of detailed financial data prevents full quantitative assessment. A conditional credit approval is recommended, with moderate initial limits pending review of the latest group accounts to verify profitability, liquidity, and leverage metrics. Key person risk associated with Martin family control and potential historical asbestos legacy exposure warrant ongoing monitoring.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1914-02-06
- Registered office
- 1 Blackfriargate, Hull, East Yorkshire, England, HU1 1BH
- Postcode
- HU1 1BH
- Capital
- 67,693 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-15
- Next due by
- 2027-04-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46420 Wholesale of clothing and footwear
- 46760 Wholesale of other intermediate products
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 12 current · 31 resigned
Group structure 25 subsidiaries
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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 32
£11,254,326,823 total awarded value where published.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2020 (period to 2020-06-30).
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6056677 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
3.96%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- arco.co.uk
- Phone
- 0000000000244, 0000000000391, 0000000001762
Arco, Experts in Safety and the UK and Ireland's leading supplier of safety equipment, workwear, safety boots and shoes, gloves and maintenance supplies.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ASBESTOS & RUBBER CO. LIMITED (THE) | 1981-12-31 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 28 similar companies in HU, trading since 1914
Property in England & Wales 28 titles
- Freehold
- 7
- Leasehold
- 21
- Most recent registration
- 2022-08-01
- Price paid, where recorded
- £1,925,000
- Where
- City Of Kingston Upon Hull (8), West Northamptonshire (1), Bracknell Forest (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN388565 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2022-08-01 | — |
| BK522501 | Bracknell Forest | Leasehold | 2022-07-06 | — |
| CYM839323 | Cardiff | Leasehold | 2022-02-07 | — |
| MAN384025 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2021-08-06 | — |
| BL160887 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2021-06-15 | — |
| LAN246841 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2021-04-29 | — |
| HS397203 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Freehold | 2020-08-05 | — |
| HS397053 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Freehold | 2019-10-29 | — |
| HS394711 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Leasehold | 2019-02-11 | — |
| SYK664917 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2018-09-26 | — |
| HS342829 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Freehold | 2018-04-19 | £1,400,000 |
| HS391254 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Freehold | 2018-04-13 | — |
| YY85956 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2017-06-19 | — |
| CE232036 | Stockton-On-Tees | Leasehold | 2017-03-14 | — |
| HS384306 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Leasehold | 2016-06-27 | — |
| HS384098 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Freehold | 2016-06-08 | £525,000 |
| SF614589 | Stoke-On-Trent | Leasehold | 2016-03-04 | — |
| CH635686 | Cheshire West And Chester | Leasehold | 2015-01-29 | — |
| MM40654 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2014-09-05 | — |
| SK353313 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2014-05-08 | — |
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