A Different Kind of London Storage
Most London storage companies give you a unit, a padlock, and a postcode. Bishop’s Move gives you something different.
Managed, containerised — not a self-storage unit
Our storage is fully managed from start to finish. Rather than renting an anonymous unit and doing everything yourself, you get a dedicated wooden container, a trained warehouseman to pack it, and a complete itemised inventory of everything inside — uploaded to our systems and accessible whenever you need it.
Your container is yours alone. No other customer can access it, and our staff won’t touch it without your permission. When you need something back, simply contact us, and we’ll retrieve it. There’s no need to travel to a warehouse and dig through boxes yourself.
We collect, store and return
Because Bishop’s Move is a removals company first, we have our own fleet of vehicles and trained crews across the capital. We can collect your belongings directly from your home or office, bring them into storage, and return them when you’re ready — to the same address or a new one.
That means no van hire, no heavy lifting, and no coordinating between separate suppliers. Your packing services, storage and re-delivery are handled by one company, under one roof.
What We Store in London
Bishop’s Move stores a wide range of domestic and commercial items, from the contents of an entire household to a single piece of furniture that needs a temporary home.
Domestic and household storage
Our most common request is storage during a house move — when completion dates don’t align, a renovation overruns, or a property chain makes timing unpredictable. We also store for customers who are downsizing, moving into rented accommodation temporarily, or simply need to free up space at home.
We also help customers who are relocating abroad and need a secure place to store belongings while settling overseas, as well as families handling probate or inheritance matters who need temporary storage during property clearances.
Whether you’re decluttering ahead of a sale, renovating your home, or between properties, our managed London storage service gives you flexibility without the hassle of self-storage.
If you’re already using our home removals in London service, we can move directly from your property into storage and back out again when you’re ready, without the need for a separate booking.
Business and commercial storage
We also provide secure managed storage for London businesses, including office furniture, equipment and archived materials. Collection, inventory management and re-delivery are all handled by our experienced team.
For dedicated commercial solutions, visit our Business Storage London page.
Furniture and specialist items
Large, valuable or awkward items need more than a padlocked unit. Our warehousemen are trained to pack and handle furniture, antiques, artwork and other specialist pieces with the care they require. Each item is logged individually, so nothing gets lost, overlooked or buried at the back of a container.
Professionals relocating abroad often use our London storage alongside our international removals service — keeping UK belongings safe while they settle elsewhere, with re-delivery arranged whenever they’re ready.
How Our London Storage Works
Storage in the city with Bishop’s Move is simple: we collect your belongings, pack and store them in your own secure container, and re-deliver them to you when you’re ready. Here’s what that looks like in practice.
Step 1: Get in touch and tell us what you need
Start by contacting us with an idea of what you need to store and for how long. The more detail you can give us — volume, item types, likely duration — the more accurate your quote will be. You can request a quote online or call us on 0800 107 8422.
Step 2: We create your itemised inventory
Before anything goes into storage, our warehouseman works through your belongings and creates a full inventory. Every item is logged and uploaded to our IT systems, giving you a clear record of exactly what’s in store and making retrieval straightforward at any point.
Step 3: Your belongings go into your own secure container
Your items are packed into a storage container used by you and nobody else. The container then goes into our warehouse, monitored by 24/7 CCTV. Our packing services team handles everything, so nothing is left to chance.
Step 4: Access or re-delivery on request
When you need something back, contact us, and we’ll arrange its return. We can retrieve individual items from your container or arrange full re-delivery using our own removals fleet — to your original address or anywhere new. Just let us know in advance so we can have everything ready for you.
Our London Storage Facilities
Bishop’s Move was established in 1854 in the village of Pimlico. Over the following 170 years, our local storage operations ran from warehouses in Victoria, Belgravia and Battersea — locations that put us at the heart of the city we’ve always served.
Today, our secure warehouse is designed specifically for containerised storage. It’s not a converted industrial unit or a repurposed car park — it’s a dedicated facility built around the needs of managed storage, with the infrastructure to handle everything from a single piece of furniture to the entire contents of a family home.
Each customer’s belongings are stored in individual 250 cu ft wooden containers. To put that in context, a single container holds roughly the contents of a one-bedroom flat. If you need more space, additional containers are allocated, and your inventory spans all of them, so everything remains accounted for regardless of volume.
Security and peace of mind
The warehouse operates under 24/7 CCTV surveillance. Access is controlled and monitored at all times, and your container is available only to you — not to other customers, and not to our staff without your permission.
Every item in your container is recorded. If you need a specific item retrieved, you don’t need to visit the warehouse yourself. Just contact us, and we’ll locate and return it using the inventory record.
Bishop’s Move is a full member of the British Association of Removers, the industry’s leading trade body. BAR membership means our storage and removals services are held to independently audited standards, giving you an additional layer of assurance beyond our own 170-year track record.
