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Camp Hopson Removals Limited

Removal and storage company · Newbury, Berkshire · branches in Dorchester and Oxford
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Unit 6 Nexus Park, Newbury RG14 5RL

Google 4.9 / 5 528 reviews
Trustpilot 4.8 / 5 214 reviews

Before you book

Worth asking before you pay a deposit. The answers take two minutes on the phone and make the written quote stronger.

  1. Confirm the cover position in writinga per item liability cap is published in the terms, so ask how it applies to your job, what cover can be added and what it costs.
  2. Ask what the written quote holdsthe price, the validity period and what happens if the job changes on the day.
  3. Confirm the day-of crewthe crew size, the arrival window and who supervises the move.
  4. Storage termsask how terms and charges work if your move includes storage.
  5. Ask about date changeshow they are handled and priced.
  6. Named contactconfirm who it is before and on the day.

Verification summary

8 facts independently verified 6 claims advertised Identity warning

Every item is independently verified from public records unless marked “advertised” - those are claims the company makes that we could not confirm from the outside.

Independently verified
Active limited company since 31 January 1949, SIC 49420 (removal services)Companies House, no. 00464097, read 24 September 2026
Registered office on the register matches the legal details published on the company's own siteCompanies House 141 Acton Lane, London NW10 7PB against camphopsonremovals.co.uk privacy notice, read 24 September 2026
Google Business Profile: 4.9 out of 5 from 528 reviews497 five-star, 19 four-star, 2 three-star, 3 two-star, 7 one-star. DataForSEO Google business data, 24 September 2026
Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 214 reviews198 five-star, 10 four-star, 2 three-star, 3 two-star, 1 one-star. Trustpilot profile read 24 September 2026
BAR national member, and the member record carries the same trading name, phone and websiteBAR public member directory, member C012 (Newbury and Dorchester records), read 24 September 2026
Every one, two and three star review read in full on both platforms, with owner replies12 Google and 6 Trustpilot negatives, plus the 100 newest reviews on each platform, read 24 September 2026
Two serving directors, both appointed 5 May 2016Companies House people page: Charles Adrian Simon Rickards and Anthony Ward-Thomas, read 24 September 2026
No NGRS or FIDI recordNational Guild of Removers member directory and FIDI affiliate directory, no entry, read 24 September 2026
As advertised by the company
Serving Berkshire since 1861Website home page and Google Business Profile description. The limited company was incorporated on 31 January 1949, and the site's own history page dates the founding furniture business to 1854. We could not verify trading back to 1861 from any public record.
Insurance arranged for customers on request, liability capped at £40 per itemWebsite terms and conditions, clauses 1, 3 and 8. No UK public register exists for goods in transit cover, so nothing here is verified. Ask for the policy schedule and check the limit per item before you book.
Secure containerised storage at the Newbury depotFrequently asked questions page and the Google category list storage. Premises not visited.
Master Removers Group: eight businesses, close to 400 staff, more than 100 vehicles, 12 warehousesCompany history page, 24 September 2026. Group figures not independently checked.
Quality management to ISO 9001:2008Quality policy page signed by the managing director on 28 March 2019. No certificate number published and no certificate seen.
Advanced Payment Guarantee on pre-paymentsBAR member benefit described on the company's own page. Scheme terms and cover level sit with BAR, not with the company.
* What “verified” means here: we checked public records and read the review platforms ourselves on the dates shown. We never accept a company's own words as verification, and we never let a company pay to change a verdict. Our assessment is built from review substance, freshness and authenticity; it is not a rating the company can buy or influence. When claimed profiles open, companies will be able to upload documents (insurance schedules, policies) and items will move from “advertised” to “verified” automatically once parsed.

Key facts

Legal nameCamp Hopson Removals Limited
Company number00464097
Incorporated31 Jan 1949
StatusActive, 2 directors
AddressUnit 6 Nexus Park, Newbury RG14 5RL
Phone01635 49012
Websitecamphopsonremovals.co.uk
AreasNewbury and West Berkshire, plus Abingdon, Reading, Swindon, Andover, Basingstoke, Hungerford, Marlborough, Theale, Royal Wootton Bassett and North Hampshire; branches in Dorchester and Oxford; UK and international moves
StorageContainerised storage at the Newbury depot (advertised; not visited)
Registered office141 Acton Lane, London NW10 7PB at Companies House; Newbury is the operating address given on the site
Previous company nameCAMP, HOPSON & CO. (NEWBURY) LIMITED from 31 January 1949 to 18 October 1990
Ownership and directorsSite history page says the Master Removers Group bought the removals business in 2016. Companies House shows Anthony Ward-Thomas and Charles Rickards were appointed directors on 5 May 2016.
Trade body recordBAR national member C012, with a Newbury record carrying the same phone number and website
Liability cap published in the terms£40 for each lost or damaged item unless a higher limit is agreed in writing and paid for (terms and conditions, clause 8.2)
Where the recent reviews are landing9 Google reviews in the last 12 months against 71 in the year before, while Trustpilot took 57 in the last 12 months
Checked 2026-09-24. All external sources; nothing supplied by the company. Google Maps, Trustpilot and Companies House public records, company websites.

What reviewers report

PlatformScoreReviewsOne and two-star
Google 4.9 / 5 528 12 of 528 (7 one-star, 3 two-star, 2 three-star), all read
Trustpilot 4.8 / 5 214 6 of 214 (1 one-star, 3 two-star, 2 three-star), all read
Google rating distribution
5 star 497
4 star 19
3 star 2
2 star 3
Trustpilot rating distribution
5 star 198
4 star 10
3 star 2
2 star 3

What people love about this company

We read the 100 most recent Google reviews and the 100 most recent Trustpilot reviews end to end, plus every one, two and three star review on both platforms however old, with each company reply:

Crews named by name, job after jobRepeat customers on second, third and fourth movesOffice praised for handling date changes and delayed chainsPacking, storage and redelivery treated as one jobCareful work on antiques, difficult access and international moves

Across 742 reviews (528 Google and 214 Trustpilot, read September 2026), 98 per cent rate four or five stars, under 2 per cent sit at one or two stars, and 5 of those 14 carry company replies. The praise follows careful crews, smooth storage handovers and office coordination, with the newest review on the check date. The recurring low star themes are timing on busy dates and the per item liability cap.

Figures aggregate every review we read on 2026-09-24; we publish the pattern, not individual reviews.

Identity warning

4 firms trade under this name.

1
Camp Hopson Removals Limited (this listing): company number 00464097, trading from Unit 6 Nexus Park, Newbury RG14 5RL, phone 01635 49012, website camphopsonremovals.co.uk, BAR member C012. Registered office 141 Acton Lane, London NW10 7PB. The privacy notice on the website names this company number and both addresses.
2
Camp Hopson department store, Newbury, a separate retail business in the same town. The removals company's own history page describes the two family firms, a Newbury furniture delivery service and a Northbrook Street drapery, that were united by a marriage in 1920. Reviewers have told us they assumed the removals firm and the store were still one business, and two of them say they are not connected.
3
Camp Hopson Funeral Directors, a separate Newbury business that appears as its own Google profile (4.9 from 12 reviews, read 24 September 2026). It is not part of this listing.
4
CAMP HOPSON (NEWBURY) LTD, company number 09231806, incorporated 23 September 2014, active, registered office 472-488 Brixton Road, London SW9 8EH, nature of business 47190 (other retail sale in non-specialised stores). We found no evidence connecting it to the removals company and it is not a removals business.

Three reviewers in the last two years chose this firm expecting the Camp Hopson department store and then found the two are separate businesses. Before you book, match these three details to Camp Hopson Removals Limited: company number 00464097, phone 01635 49012 and the Newbury address at Unit 6 Nexus Park. The department store and the funeral directors are separate firms with no connection to this listing.

FAQ

Is Camp Hopson Removals Limited legit?

Yes, as far as public records show. Removal Dude independently verified 8 facts about Camp Hopson Removals Limited against outside sources: the public record and public review platforms. Camp Hopson Removals Limited appears at Companies House under company number 00464097, incorporated 31 Jan 1949. Removal Dude's published verdict for Camp Hopson Removals Limited is "Book - ask these questions", last checked 2026-09-24.

Is Camp Hopson Removals Limited insured?

Camp Hopson Removals Limited advertises insurance arranged for customers on request, liability capped at £40 per item, but insurance on this listing is an advertised claim, not an independently verified fact. The UK has no public register of removals insurance, so no outside checker can confirm cover from records alone. Before booking, ask for the policy schedule itself: policy number, what it covers, the amount, valid on your moving date. Any firm can say it is fully insured; the schedule is the proof.

How good are Camp Hopson Removals Limited reviews?

Here is what the public review platforms show for Camp Hopson Removals Limited: Google shows 4.9 / 5 from 528 reviews, and 12 of them are rated one or two stars. Trustpilot shows 4.8 / 5 from 214 reviews, and 6 of them are rated one or two stars. Across those platforms, 18 of the 742 reviews we read are rated one or two stars as of 2026-09-24.

Which firm is the real Camp Hopson Removals Limited?

More than one business trades under this name, so match the details, not just the name. The firm this listing covers is Camp Hopson Removals Limited, company number 00464097, Unit 6 Nexus Park, Newbury RG14 5RL, phone 01635 49012, website camphopsonremovals.co.uk. The other 3 entries are separate firms that happen to share the same name. Before booking anyone called Camp Hopson Removals Limited, match the company number, address and phone number on the contract to the firm described here.

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