J.ROBARTS & SON LIMITED
Company number 00334980 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
J. Robarts & Son Limited is a well-capitalised, family-owned village convenience retailer that significantly outperforms typical independent grocery benchmarks on balance sheet strength, liquidity, and leverage. Its freehold property ownership and diversified rental income provide structural advantages that insulate it from the margin pressures and rent inflation afflicting most independent retailers in the SIC 47110 segment. While the business faces ongoing sector headwinds from chain convenience expansion, wage inflation, and online grocery penetration, its near-zero gearing, substantial cash reserves, and 87-year heritage position it as a resilient niche player with strong defensive characteristics rather than a growth-oriented competitor.
Shareholders' funds
£1,953,658
Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1937-12-22
- Employees
- 16 (2026 accounts · was 14 in 2025)
- Registered office
- 80 High Street, Codicote, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, SG4 8XQ
- Postcode
- SG4 8XQ
- Capital
- 5,276 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-10
- Next due by
- 2027-05-24
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47110 Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Officers 5 current · 4 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7023129 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
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Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C/O CHAMBERLIN'S, 47 BANCROFT BANCROFT, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1LA, ENGLAND | 2018-11-26 |
| 14/15 HIGH STREET, HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE, SG5 1AT | 2016-01-12 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 80 similar companies in SG
2nd largest employer among its local peers (16 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1937.
Competitors Stevenage
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5. SHINWARI LTD
This company ranks 1 among retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating in Stevenage.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2013-11-19
- Where
- Hertfordshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD530159 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2013-11-19 | — |
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