H. Pontifex & Sons Limited
ActiveLiveH. Pontifex & Sons Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 23 Nov 1893 (132 years ago), with its registered office in Hull, Yorkshire & the Humber. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts were due 31 May 2012 and are not on the register — about 14 years 4 months late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Yorkshire & the Humber.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Yorkshire & the Humber is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 20,427 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.7%).
- 3Around 1,088 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 52/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Sharpe Limited 01481543 · SIC 2811 | 26 Feb 1980 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Prospect Engineering Limited 00128488 · SIC 2811 | 22 Apr 1913 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| H. Balmforth And Company Limited 00521265 · SIC 2811 | 01 Jul 1953 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| E Marsden Fabrications Limited 00371614 · SIC 2811 | 01 Jan 1942 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Sel Engineering Realisations Limited 02737790 · SIC 2811 | 05 Aug 1992 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Motherwell Bridge Fabricators Limited SC035987 · SIC 2811 | 31 Dec 1960 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| MRF Fabrications Limited 03458016 · SIC 2811 | 30 Oct 1997 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Beacon Developments (Ashwell) Limited 01691210 · SIC 2811 | 14 Jan 1983 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| H.W. Wyld & Co. Limited 01089208 · SIC 2811 | 01 Jan 1973 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Priormere Limited 01174497 · SIC 2811 | 19 Jun 1974 | North West | Active | 100 |
| J.Preston & Sons,Limited 00120968 · SIC 2811 | 20 Mar 1912 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Metalcraft Pipework And Fabrications Limited 01973572 · SIC 2811 | 23 Dec 1985 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Wyndham Engineering Limited 01796232 · SIC 2811 | 01 Mar 1984 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Westside Engineering Services Limited 02106273 · SIC 2811 | 05 Mar 1987 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| 01950105 Limited 01950105 · SIC 2811 | 25 Sept 1985 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Kirkdale Engineering (Leicester) Limited 01095542 · SIC 2811 | 12 Feb 1973 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| William Oliver (North Shields) Limited 00552330 · SIC 2811 | 21 Jul 1955 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Royden Structures Limited 07382781 · SIC 2811 | 21 Sept 2010 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Pass Sheet Metal Limited 00831957 · SIC 2811 | 21 Dec 1964 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Eric Johnson,Stubbs(Scotland)Limited 00751883 · SIC 2811 | 28 Feb 1963 | London | Active | 100 |
| Burgess Welding & Engineering Limited 00599065 · SIC 2811 | 18 Feb 1958 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Wingmatch Limited 02102472 · SIC 2811 | 23 Feb 1987 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| F.E. Cole (Duct Work) Limited 01814696 · SIC 2811 | 09 May 1984 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Mellows Engineering Limited 03660498 · SIC 2811 | 03 Nov 1998 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Struck off and dissolved once, and restored.
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court24 Jan 2014
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved liquidation12 Jul 2013
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary members return of final meeting12 Apr 2013
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary statement of receipts and payments with brought down date05 Nov 2012
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address20 Oct 2011
- Legacy20 Oct 2011
- Legacy20 Oct 2011
- Legacy20 Oct 2011
- Resolution filedResolution12 Sept 2011
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation voluntary declaration of solvency12 Sept 2011
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- H. Pontifex & Sons Limited
- Number
- 00039977
- Registered office
- 4th Floor Norwich House, Savile Street, Hull, HU1 3ES
- Incorporated
- 23 Nov 1893
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 2811 — SIC division 28
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 May 2012
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 24 May 2017
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 01 May 2007
- Registered
- 11 May 2007
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank PLC
- Created
- 01 Nov 1999
- Registered
- 06 Nov 1999
- Persons entitled
- Yorkshire Bank PLC
- Created
- 08 Mar 1994
- Registered
- 11 Mar 1994
- Persons entitled
- Yorkshire Bank PLC
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