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Unit 18d F&H, Worcester Road, Worcester WR6 6NH

Warehouse and premises · VOA assessment 31368351000 · Malvern Hills

Produced 8 November 2026, 08:51 (UK time)

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WORTH CHECKING

Similar warehouses have an allowance you don't

2 of 5 similar warehouses in your VOA valuation scheme have an allowance. Yours has none. Which allowances, and how much they take off, is in the Full Report. Allowances cut the rateable value for drawbacks such as poor access or an awkward layout.

Indicative saving

Likely £0this year

Small Business Rate Relief probably removes your whole bill if this is your only business property

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Is this your only business property? If so, at £9,400 Small Business Rate Relief should remove your whole bill, so a lower rateable value would not save you money this year. We show your bill after that relief below. The facts are still worth checking.

My business has more than one property

What we found

4 checks · 2026 rating list
Rateable valueIn lineLower than the group
Why?

Your warehouse space is valued at £69.90/m². We compared it with 5 similar warehouses in your VOA valuation scheme: yours is lower than the group.

How much lower, and what each of the 5 pays, is in the Full Report.

The comparables: Full Report
Floor spaceCheckCertificate much larger than the Valuation Office record: worth checking
Why?

The Valuation Office's record of your floor space is much smaller than your energy certificate (2024), by more than measuring methods explain. The certificate may cover a larger area than the rated property, such as the whole building or space you don't occupy. This does not point to a saving, but it is worth checking.

The m²: Full Report
AllowancesWorth checking2 of 5 similar warehouses in your VOA valuation scheme have an allowance.
Why?

2 of 5 similar warehouses in your VOA valuation scheme have an allowance. Yours has none. Which allowances, and how much they take off, is in the Full Report.

Allowances reduce your rateable value for drawbacks such as poor access, an awkward layout, low ceilings, no loading bay or disruption from building works nearby.

See every allowance and who qualifies →
Allowances nearby: Full Report
ReliefsClaim itAt £9,400, small business rate relief should remove your whole bill if this is your only business property, but only once you've claimed it from your council.
Why?

At £9,400, small business rate relief should remove your whole bill if this is your only business property, but only once you've claimed it from your council. If the property is empty, you may pay nothing for the first 6 months (industrial).

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Reliefs nearby: Full Report
Current rateable value
£9,400
Expected rateable value
about £8,950
Your bill this year
£0
after Small Business Rate Relief · £4,061 before reliefs
Saving if relief didn't apply
about £194 / yr
for example if your business took a second property

How your bill is worked out →

What if
If the VO agrees in full → £0 this year · about £194 a year without reliefIf the VO goes halfway → £0 this year · about £86 a year without reliefIf a re-measurement also found 5% less floor space → £0 this year · about £194 a year without relief

These are what-ifs, not findings. A Check can correct your valuation upwards as well as down. What the evidence supports: Full Report

What happens next

Today

1Get your report

Comparables, your valuation line by line, and the words for your Check. Opens straight away.

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2Start a Check

On GOV.UK through your business rates account. The report tells you what to say.

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Reliefs

3Talk to your council

Reliefs come from Malvern Hills Council, not the Valuation Office. Most must be claimed.

Malvern Hills Council's website ↗

If the Check doesn't fix it, a Challenge follows, then the Valuation Tribunal. The report covers all three.

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This is an estimate, not a guaranteed saving. BusinessRateChecker compares your property against similar ones in the official rating list to flag where your rateable value looks high. The figures shown — including any suggested rateable value, annual saving or backdated refund — are indicative and depend on the evidence the Valuation Office Agency (VOA, now part of HMRC) accepts. The actual outcome could be higher, lower, or nil, and in rare cases a review can leave a value unchanged or increased. Nothing here is a valuation, financial or legal advice; it's information to help you decide whether to look into your bill further.

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Figures use the Valuation Office's published 2026 rating list and the 2026/27 multiplier (43.2p), before any relief, except where we show a figure after Small Business Rate Relief: that assumes the business occupies one property and has claimed the relief. What-if figures are illustrations, not findings. A Check reopens your valuation, and the VO can correct facts upwards as well as down. Contains VOA data © Crown copyright.

Report produced 8 November 2026, 08:51 (UK time), from figures calculated on 4 November 2026. The figures are correct at that date and time and may change, for example with changes to government or council policy or to the VO's rating list.

Indicative saving Likely £0 this year · estimateGet the Report