George Lane & Sons LTD
ActiveLiveGeorge Lane & Sons LTD is an active private limited company incorporated on 16 Jun 1909 (117 years ago), with its registered office in Birmingham, 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
From George Lane & Sons LTD's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-12-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2023-12-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the 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 are next due 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2024.
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 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville Springs Limited 01337456 · SIC 25930 | 04 Nov 1977 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Valley Spring Company Limited(The) 00595524 · SIC 25930 | 17 Dec 1957 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| F.B.A Springs & Wire Straightening LTD 04750886 · SIC 25930 | 01 May 2003 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Davies Woven Wire Limited 03472100 · SIC 25930 | 27 Nov 1997 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Dale Engineering Company,(Cannock),Limited(The) 00413651 · SIC 25930 | 26 Jun 1946 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Clifford Springs Limited 07324248 · SIC 25930 | 23 Jul 2010 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Quinn Ropes LTD 11002612 · SIC 25930 | 09 Oct 2017 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Zero Clips Limited 01361665 · SIC 25930 | 05 Apr 1978 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Eurowire Containers Limited 03645077 · SIC 25930 | 06 Oct 1998 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Modlit Precision Tooling Limited 03426217 · SIC 25730 | 28 Aug 1997 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Zunsport Limited 06238095 · SIC 25930 | 04 May 2007 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Robinson Wire Cloth Limited 01436881 · SIC 25930 | 12 Jul 1979 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Swiftform Wire LTD 07319508 · SIC 25930 | 20 Jul 2010 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Cable Jointing Solutions Limited 09741345 · SIC 25930 | 20 Aug 2015 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Stockton Engineering Limited 11276299 · SIC 25930 | 26 Mar 2018 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Wicks & Martin Limited 01042507 · SIC 25930 | 15 Feb 1972 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Gold Bros. Limited 02592331 · SIC 25930 | 18 Mar 1991 | London | Active | 100 |
| Springmasters (Scotland) Limited SC081565 · SIC 25930 | 28 Jan 1983 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| D. Mills & Co. (Spring Makers) Limited 03765354 · SIC 25930 | 05 May 1999 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Cirteq Limited 03062174 · SIC 25930 | 30 May 1995 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| A.A. Brown Engineering LTD 00709880 · SIC 25110 | 06 Dec 1961 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Rotosound Manufacturing LTD. 02972829 · SIC 25930 | 30 Sept 1994 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Kato-Entex Limited 02853659 · SIC 25930 | 15 Sept 1993 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| R.V. Rugg Limited 00400771 · SIC 25930 | 20 Nov 1945 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Confirmation statementReplacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date25 Jul 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates10 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full30 Sept 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates14 May 2025
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date17 Dec 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full16 Dec 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory10 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 May 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full22 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates31 May 2023
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- George Lane & Sons LTD
- Number
- 00103539
- Registered office
- Bannerley Road, Garretts Green, Birmingham, B33 0SL
- Incorporated
- 16 Jun 1909
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25930 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 16 May 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 Nov 2011
- Registered
- 02 Dec 2011
- Persons entitled
- Close Invoice Finance Limited
- Created
- 08 Sept 2006
- Registered
- 19 Sept 2006
- Persons entitled
- Close Invoice Finance Limited
- Created
- 07 Feb 2005
- Registered
- 22 Feb 2005
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 04 Nov 2003
- Registered
- 20 Nov 2003
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
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