ROUTECO LIMITED
Company number 01268846 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Routeco Limited is a strategically well-positioned UK industrial automation distributor whose Sonepar Group backing provides formidable competitive advantages in procurement, financial resilience, and scale. The 2024 revenue decline reflects cyclical destocking rather than structural weakness, evidenced by improving gross margins and disciplined cost management. Near-term growth hinges on market cycle recovery and capturing electrification tailwinds, while tariff exposure and supply chain volatility require proactive mitigation to protect margins and customer relationships.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1976-07-15
- Registered office
- Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 8HJ
- Postcode
- MK5 8HJ
- Capital
- 1,019,500 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 3 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
- 2026-08-03
- Next due by
- 2027-08-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46690 Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Officers 2 current · 14 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by SONEPAR UK LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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TRICON AUTOMATION LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 3
£70,510 total awarded value where published.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the ROUTECO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED group statement — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
34%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2020/21
Contact details
- Website
- routeco.co.uk
- Phone
- 03706071000, 01908666738, 03706071002
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ROUTECO P.L.C. | 2010-09-10 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| VY AVENUE, KNOWLHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK5 8HJ | 2001-09-21 |
| DAVY AVENUE, KNOWLHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK5 8HJ | 2001-09-21 |
| WENTWORTH HOUSE, 81-83 HIGH STREET NORTH, DUNSTABLE, BEDS | 1988-06-02 |
| NTWORTH HOUSE, 81-83 HIGH STREET NORTH, DUNSTABLE, BEDS | 1988-06-02 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 46 similar companies in MK, trading since 1976
The class of 1976
51%
of the 7,066 companies incorporated in 1976 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 10 titles
- Leasehold
- 10
- Most recent registration
- 2024-12-12
- Where
- Milton Keynes (3), South Gloucestershire (2), West Yorkshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR487098 | South Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2024-12-12 | — |
| BM445064 | Milton Keynes | Leasehold | 2020-11-23 | — |
| YY140859 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2020-07-16 | — |
| BM425203 | Milton Keynes | Leasehold | 2018-07-25 | — |
| BM424662 | Milton Keynes | Leasehold | 2018-07-06 | — |
| MAN309652 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2018-02-23 | — |
| MM92876 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2017-09-11 | — |
| YY35001 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2014-06-12 | — |
| GR380294 | South Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2014-01-30 | — |
| WM874250 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2006-01-31 | — |
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