NOBISCO LIMITED
Company number 01945617 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Nobisco Limited is a well-established, conservatively-financed wholesale distributor that has delivered consistently strong net asset growth of approximately 12% compound annually over the past decade, significantly outperforming typical SME wholesale benchmarks. The company's near-zero leverage, substantial cash reserves, and recent acquisition activity indicate both financial resilience and strategic ambition, though the 45% surge in trade debtors warrants monitoring for potential collection or concentration risk. As an owner-managed regional player in a consolidating sector, Nobisco's principal strategic challenges lie in scaling effectively against national competitors while managing succession and maintaining the financial discipline that has underpinned its impressive trajectory.
Shareholders' funds
£5,361,238
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1985-09-09
- Employees
- 38 (2025 accounts · was 33 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 20 Gavin Way, Nexus Point Holford Broadlands, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 7AF
- Postcode
- B6 7AF
- Capital
- 1,100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-08
- Next due by
- 2027-08-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Officers 5 current · 3 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
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KOO SALES & SERVICES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 8
£112,150,419 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8348851 (Tier 2), registered since 2003.
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Contact details
- Website
- nobisco.net
- Phone
- 0123456789, 0800 197 5656
Supply of Catering, Packaging, Hygiene, Janitorial, Safety and Automotive Products.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MORRISON MARKETING LIMITED | 1992-04-01 |
| INDUSPLACE LIMITED | 1985-12-03 |
Previous registered addresses 8
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT A, 68 WYRLEY ROAD, WITTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 7BN | 2013-08-14 |
| C/O MEAGER WOOD LOCKE & CO, CROWN HOUSE 123 HAGLEY ROAD, EDGBASTON BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B16 8LD | 2007-03-28 |
| UNIT A, 68 WYRLEY ROAD, WITTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 7BN | 2007-03-28 |
| CROWN HOUSE, 123 HAGLEY ROAD, EDGBASTON BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B16 8LD | 2005-09-01 |
| 123 HAGLEY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B16 8TG | 2003-07-22 |
| WARSTONE HOUSE, 160 WARSTONE LANE, HOCKLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B18 6NN | 2000-04-25 |
| WARSTONE HOUSE, 160 WARSTONE LANE, HOCKLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B18 6NN | 2000-04-25 |
| 10 NEWHALL STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B3 3NP | 1989-10-19 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 678 similar companies in B
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (38 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1985.
No.16 of the largest non-specialised wholesale trade companies in Birmingham →
Competitors Birmingham
This company ranks 16 among non-specialised wholesale trade in Birmingham.
The class of 1985
41%
of the 222 companies in this sector incorporated in 1985 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.