PETER COLBY COMMERCIALS LIMITED
Company number 01166032 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
PETER COLBY COMMERCIALS LIMITED represents a well-established, family-influenced commercial property operation with over 50 years of market presence—a longevity that fewer than 5% of UK companies achieve. Operating within the Saint Vincent Holdings group structure provides governance and financial advantages, though it also concentrates control and risk. The company's small-entity classification places it in the mid-tier private landlord segment, where local market knowledge and tenant relationships provide competitive moats against larger institutional players. The primary challenges ahead involve navigating the ongoing structural shifts in commercial property demand, meeting escalating regulatory compliance requirements around energy efficiency and building safety, and managing inter-generational succession in a sector where family continuity is both a strength and a governance complexity.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1974-04-08
- Registered office
- SAINT VINCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED, School Lane, Sprowston, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom, NR7 8TL
- Postcode
- NR7 8TL
- Capital
- 120,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 16 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-09-30
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 30 September
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-15
- Next due by
- 2027-08-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 1 current · 15 resigned
Group structure 8 subsidiaries
Controlled by SAINT VINCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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EAST ANGLIAN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Dissolved
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TIPPING CONTAINER SPECIALIST LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1968392 (Tier 1), registered since 2009.
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Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O GRANT THORNTON UK LLP KINGFISHER HOUSE 1 GILDERS WAY, ST JAMES PLACE, NORWICH, NORFOLK, NR3 1UB | 2017-01-06 |
| HOLLAND COURT, THE CLOSE, NORWICH, NORFOLK, NR1 4DY | 2009-02-10 |
| SCHOOL LANE, SROWSTON, NORWICH NORFOLK, NR7 8TL | 1996-10-21 |
| IVECO HOUSE, AYTON ROAD, WYMONDHAM, NORFOLK NR18 0QQ | 1995-10-12 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 2,305 similar companies in NR, trading since 1974
The class of 1974
80%
of the 245 companies in this sector incorporated in 1974 are still active today; 20% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 50 titles
- Freehold
- 41
- Leasehold
- 9
- Most recent registration
- 2025-12-11
- Price paid, where recorded
- £5,024,498
- Where
- Suffolk (36), Norfolk (13), Greater London (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK440907 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2025-12-11 | — |
| SK440910 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2025-12-11 | — |
| SK88683 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2023-06-29 | £600,000 |
| SK420067 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2022-12-08 | £1,100,000 |
| NK261713 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2022-11-30 | — |
| NK356950 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2022-11-30 | — |
| NK81480 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2022-11-30 | — |
| SK116436 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2022-09-15 | £130,000 |
| SK68655 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2022-06-16 | £350,000 |
| SK68935 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2022-06-16 | — |
| SK410285 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2021-09-02 | — |
| NK84542 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2020-07-23 | £240,000 |
| SK91868 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2020-01-24 | — |
| NK351496 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2018-06-11 | — |
| NK351521 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2018-06-11 | £700,000 |
| SK296151 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2018-04-06 | — |
| SK384263 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2018-03-13 | — |
| SK296149 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2016-04-28 | — |
| SK123286 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2015-10-29 | £1,500,000 |
| SK178507 | Suffolk | Freehold | 2015-10-29 | — |
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