Arthur Price & Co.Limited
ActiveLiveArthur Price & Co.Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 03 Oct 1902 (124 years ago), with its registered office in Staffs, West Midlands. 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.
A long-standing manufacturing business in West Midlands, in a market growing 1.8% a year and tracking below the national rate here. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
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 are next due 29 Jun 2027; the last set was made up to 30 Sept 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
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 West Midlands.
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
- 1West Midlands is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 23,411 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,247 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 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrill & Coley Limited 01103579 · SIC 25710 | 23 Mar 1973 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Winward Engineering Limited 03735372 · SIC 01629 | 17 Mar 1999 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Wyvern Sheet Metal & Fabrications Limited 04258771 · SIC 24420 | 25 Jul 2001 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Studio Perissos Limited 10516481 · SIC 25710 | 08 Dec 2016 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Qutec (Pershore) Limited 04871894 · SIC 25710 | 19 Aug 2003 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Chef Set LTD 02561944 · SIC 25710 | 23 Nov 1990 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Nancy Import And Export Co., LTD 16022938 · SIC 22230 | 16 Oct 2024 | West Midlands | Active | 66 |
| Jobs UK Plymouth LTD 14790112 · SIC 25710 | 10 Apr 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 75 |
| Hasbury Construction Limited 05287150 · SIC 25710 | 15 Nov 2004 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Sakuto Handwork Limited 15867970 · SIC 25710 | 31 Jul 2024 | West Midlands | Active | 68 |
| Swatkins Group Limited 00384655 · SIC 24410 | 31 Dec 1943 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Gold & Wassall (Hinges) Limited 00150925 · SIC 25710 | 10 Jul 1918 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Ouxing Trading Co., LTD 15675344 · SIC 25710 | 24 Apr 2024 | West Midlands | Active | 69 |
| WüSthof UK LTD 14242735 · SIC 25710 | 19 Jul 2022 | South East | Active | 79 |
| Savernake Knives Limited 10826561 · SIC 25710 | 20 Jun 2017 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Samuel Eales Silverware Limited 02634750 · SIC 25710 | 02 Aug 1991 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| A. Wright & Son Limited 00429584 · SIC 25710 | 14 Feb 1947 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Smith’S Custom Knife And Tool LTD 11485405 · SIC 25500 | 26 Jul 2018 | South West | Active | 100 |
| New Forest Knives LTD 11695339 · SIC 25710 | 26 Nov 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Mugsupply LTD 11859843 · SIC 25710 | 04 Mar 2019 | Wales | Active | 98 |
| Harmon Fabrication Limited 06078522 · SIC 25710 | 01 Feb 2007 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Hill & Webster (Handling) Limited 01432417 · SIC 24330 | 22 Jun 1979 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Genforce Limited 05058052 · SIC 25710 | 27 Feb 2004 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Greenman Forge Limited 10993946 · SIC 25710 | 03 Oct 2017 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates02 Oct 2026
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control02 Oct 2026
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control02 Oct 2026
- Accounts filedFull accounts06 Jul 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates29 Sept 2025
- Accounts filedFull accounts25 Jun 2025
- Memorandum articles15 Jan 2025
- Resolution filedResolution15 Jan 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates28 Sept 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates14 Sept 2024
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Company details
- Company
- Arthur Price & Co.Limited
- Number
- 00075016
- Registered office
- Britannia Way, Lichfield, Staffs, WS14 9UY
- Incorporated
- 03 Oct 1902
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25710 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Next due 29 Jun 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 12 Oct 2027
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
- 28 Mar 2012
- Registered
- 17 Apr 2012
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- 30 Jun 1981
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- 02 Feb 1979
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- Created
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- 10 Jun 1977
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- Created
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- Registered
- 08 Mar 1976
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- Created
- 11 Oct 1971
- Registered
- 15 Oct 1971
- Persons entitled
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