THE ALTERNATIVE PARCELS COMPANY LIMITED
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1993-09-22
- Registered office
- National Sortation Centre Blakeney Way, Kingswood Lakeside, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 8LD
- Postcode
- WS11 8LD
- Capital
- 35,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 6 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
- 2025-09-21
- Next due by
- 2026-10-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 53202 Unlicensed carrier
Officers 5 current · 43 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by THE ALTERNATIVE PARCELS COMPANY BIDCO LIMITED — since 2020-03-03
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-03-31).
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z714570X (Tier 3), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
2.3%
Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DIALMODE (124) LIMITED | 1993-11-08 |
Previous registered addresses 8
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| NATIONAL SORTATION CENTRE, WARSTONE ROAD ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS, WV11 2RZ | 2013-07-31 |
| UNIT 201 AXCESS 10 ESTATE, BENTLEY ROAD SOUTH, DARLASTON, WEST MIDLANDS WS10 8LQ | 2003-07-21 |
| HLM SECRETARIES LTD, 9TH FLOOR ST JAMES S BUILDINGS, OXFORD STREET, MANCHESTER M1 6FQ | 2002-04-30 |
| 2ND FLOOR PETER HOUSE, 2-14 OXFORD STREET, MANCHESTER, M1 5AN | 2001-06-29 |
| 19-20 BOURNE COURT, SOUTHEND ROAD, WOODFORD GREEN, ESSEX IG8 8HD | 1998-10-16 |
| 22 ST JOHN STREET, MANCHESTER, M3 4EB | 1998-04-15 |
| SUITE 501, SUNLIGHT HOUSE, QUAY STREET, MANCHESTER M3 3LD | 1995-08-16 |
| SUITE 501, SUNLIGHT HOUSE, QUAY STREET, MANCHESTER M3 3LD | 1995-08-16 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 55 similar companies in WS, trading since 1993
The class of 1993
49%
of the 25,069 companies incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 5 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2021-07-14
- Where
- Staffordshire (4), Devon (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF668887 | Staffordshire | Leasehold | 2021-07-14 | — |
| DN720350 | Devon | Leasehold | 2019-10-31 | — |
| SF600118 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2014-09-17 | — |
| SF581719 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2012-07-13 | — |
| SF337826 | Staffordshire | Freehold | 2005-09-30 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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