COMPONENTSOURCE LIMITED

Company number 02890788 ·

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Shareholders' funds

£1,864,159

Balance sheet as at 2024-10-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the ComponentSource group of Companies is operating an internet based speciality business to business catalogue that enables software developers and buyers to find, evaluate and purchase software development tools and components. Customers use ComponentSource as an efficient single source for complex products from more than 200 software vendors.ComponentSource targets its database of over 1.1 million registered users to sell, via its website and call centres, software licences purchased from software vendors. In addition, marketing services are provided to the listed software vendors.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1994-01-25
Employees
25 (2024 accounts · was 24 in 2023)
Registered office
The White Building, 33 King's Road, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG1 3AR
Postcode
RG1 3AR
Capital
145,023 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-10-31
Next due by
2027-07-31
Financial year end
31 October

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-01-25
Next due by
2027-02-08
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 46510 Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
  • 47410 Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores
  • 58290 Other software publishing

Officers 4 current · 7 resigned

Nigel FARNWORTH Director
Appointed 2005-04-06
Appointed 1995-09-20
PAUL KLINGER Secretary
SOLICITOR Appointed 1995-09-20
Adrian ROBINSON Director
Appointed 1994-01-25

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB370557 (Tier 2), registered since 2022.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website
componentsource.com
Phone
08000228832, 01189581111, 08008916478

The Software Superstore for Developers and IT Professionals

Previous company names

NameDate changed
COMPONENTWARE LIMITED1998-03-18
KUDOS SOFTWARE LIMITED1995-01-13

Previous registered addresses 6

AddressChanged on
2 NEW CENTURY PLACE EAST STREET, READING, RG1 4ET2018-01-29
2 2 NEW CENTURY PLACE, EAST STREET, READING, RG1 4ET, ENGLAND2015-07-31
30 GREYFRIARS ROAD, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG1 1PE2015-04-29
23 ST LEONARDS ROAD, BEXHILL ON SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1HH2000-01-13
THE LAWN, SHERFIELD HALL READING ROAD, SHERFIELD ON LODDON, HAMPSHIRE RG27 0JG1996-05-07
BASSETT HOUSE, 5 SOUTHWELL PARK ROAD, CAMBERLEY, SURREY,GU15 1PU1995-11-13

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 41 similar companies in RG

3rd largest employer among its local peers (25 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1994.

No.2 of the largest wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software companies in Reading →

23 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Reading

This company ranks 2 among wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software in Reading.

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The class of 1994

47%

of the 28,890 companies incorporated in 1994 are still active today; 50% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Leasehold
1
Most recent registration
2018-01-08
Where
Reading
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
BK489295 Reading Leasehold 2018-01-08

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