{"name":"DRAPER TOOLS LIMITED","company_number":"00570630","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1956-08-23","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Draper Tools Limited, Hursley Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 1YF","postcode":"SO53 1YF","sic_codes":[{"code":46620,"description":"Wholesale of machine tools"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"B.DRAPER & SON LIMITED","changed_on":"1980-12-31"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Full","year_end":"31 December","last_made_up_to":"2024-12-31","next_due":"2026-12-31"},"employees":null,"financials":[],"officers":{"current":10,"resigned":12,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":1,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Draper Tools Limited occupies a strong mid-tier position within the UK tool distribution sector, leveraging over a century of brand heritage and a group structure that provides scale advantages in procurement and logistics. The company faces the same margin pressures affecting all import-reliant wholesale distributors – supply chain volatility, e-commerce disruption, and cyclical demand fluctuations – but its multi-segment coverage across DIY, trade, and professional markets provides meaningful revenue diversification. The continued involvement of the Draper family in governance suggests long-term strategic stability, though the business must navigate the ongoing challenge of maintaining brand credibility across disparate customer segments while investing in digital capabilities to defend against online-only competitors.","website":"https://www.drapertools.com/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/draper-tools","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/draper-tools/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/draper-tools/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00570630","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/draper-tools/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/draper-tools/charges","pay_gap":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/draper-tools/pay-gap","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/draper-tools/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/draper-tools"}