F.W. HIPKIN LIMITED, RM8 1NU : Companies House Number 00322577

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Shareholders' funds

£6,746,670

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the company is the wholesale supply of plumbing products.

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

Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1937-01-01
Employees: 70 (2024 accounts · was 66 in 2023)
Registered office: Acorn House Coppen Road, Off Selinas Lane, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom, RM8 1NU
Postcode: RM8 1NU
Capital: 38,210 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 2 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: 2025-12-31
Next due by: 2027-01-14

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Nature of business (SIC)

46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade

Officers 4 current · 18 resigned

Rebecca Sarah LAFFORD-WALKER Director

Appointed 2023-05-18

Rebecca Sarah LAFFORD-WALKER Secretary

Appointed 2023-05-18

MR Mark James CLARE Director

Appointed 2020-02-03

MR Simon LAFFORD-WALKER Director

Appointed 2010-03-27

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Group structure 2 subsidiaries

Controlled by HIPKIN HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB136846 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.

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

Contact details

Website: fwhipkin.com
Phone: 02089841000, 02089840101

We are a leading UK distributor of plumbing and heating products, supplying brands such as McAlpine, Polypipe, FloPlast, Valsir and Speedfit to merchants.

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
F W HIPKIN LIMITED	2013-08-08

Previous registered addresses 3

Address	Changed on
WILLOW, WETHERDEN ROAD, HAUGHLEY GREEN, SUFFOLK IP14 3RF	2004-01-25
2 QUEENSCLIFFE ROAD, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK, IP2 9AS	1998-01-23
VICTORY WORKS, MAITLAND ROAD, STRATFORD, LONDON E15 4HF	1997-03-10

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 223 similar companies in RM

2nd largest employer among its local peers (70 staff).

The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1937.

No.3 of the largest non-specialised wholesale trade companies in Romford →

Competitors Romford

1. HOO HING HOLDINGS LIMITED

£37,179,146
2. HOO HING LIMITED

£12,684,021
4. JEFFORD & CO. LIMITED

£6,570,659
5. A1 WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION LTD

£2,666,542
6. ARLO RESOURCING LTD

£2,474,187

This company ranks 3 among non-specialised wholesale trade in Romford.

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Property in England & Wales 3 titles

Freehold: 1
Leasehold: 2
Most recent registration: 2024-12-05
Price paid, where recorded: £1,900,000
Where: Greater London (3)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
EGL29787	Greater London	Freehold	2024-12-05	£1,900,000
EGL471091	Greater London	Leasehold	2014-04-30	—
EGL206803	Greater London	Leasehold	2001-05-14	—

For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).