Walter Lawrence Limited
ActiveLiveWalter Lawrence Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 15 Feb 1919 (107 years ago), with its registered office in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The company operates in Professional services.
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 professional services business in West Midlands, in a market growing 5.9% 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 were due 30 Sept 2015 and are not on the register — about 11 years 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 West Midlands.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (32 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 44 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 professional services, with about 104,865 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+5.8%).
- 3Around 8,368 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 44% 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 60/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexion Europe Limited 00332803 · SIC 7415 | 21 Oct 1937 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Supra Group Limited 00488890 · SIC 7415 | 30 Nov 1950 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Notman Europe Associates Ukeig GE000099 · SIC 6311 | 22 Oct 1996 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Plastiseal (Upvc) Limited 02441452 · SIC 7415 | 09 Nov 1989 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Rowley Leisure Parks Limited NI043769 · SIC 7415 | 01 Aug 2002 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Synprotec Limited 03405923 · SIC 2413 | 21 Jul 1997 | South West | Active | 100 |
| MSL Trading Corporation LTD 03798390 · SIC 7415 | 30 Jun 1999 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Kelsey Industries 00119811 · SIC 7415 | 22 Jan 1912 | London | Active | 100 |
| 00150042 PLC 00150042 · SIC 2852 | 02 Apr 1918 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Setten Holdings Limited 00171323 · SIC 7415 | 09 Nov 1920 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| 00358466 PLC 00358466 · SIC 7415 | 29 Dec 1939 | London | Active | 100 |
| Mgi Holding Limited 04444647 · SIC 7415 | 22 May 2002 | London | Active | 100 |
| New Oxford Street Property LTD 05856004 · SIC 7415 | 23 Jun 2006 | London | Active | 100 |
| Hodge & Childs Limited 00760322 · SIC 7415 | 08 May 1963 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Delric Damp Coursing Limited 00889688 · SIC 7415 | 14 Oct 1966 | London | Active | 100 |
| Midlands Technical Mouldings (Holdings) Limited 06025437 · SIC 7415 | 12 Dec 2006 | South East | Active | 100 |
| R.Mallinson & Co.,Limited 00110213 · SIC 7415 | 15 Jun 1910 | North East | Active | 100 |
| 00283350 Limited 00283350 · SIC 7415 | 04 Jan 1934 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Alliance Long Acre Limited 00358875 · SIC 7011 | 18 Jan 1940 | London | Active | 100 |
| Txu Finance (No.2) Limited 03514100 · SIC 7415 | 20 Feb 1998 | London | Active | 100 |
| Sound Control Holdings Limited SC242214 · SIC 7415 | 13 Jan 2003 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Lamont Holdings PLC SC018964 · SIC 7415 | 27 Feb 1936 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| 00274410 Limited 00274410 · SIC 7415 | 29 Mar 1933 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Perkins & Barron Limited 00763242 · SIC 4521 | 05 Jun 1963 | 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 twice, and restored both times.
- Officer resignedTermination secretary company with name termination date02 Oct 2018
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date02 Oct 2018
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date02 Oct 2018
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court05 Jun 2017
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved voluntary24 Feb 2015
- Status change / strike-offDissolution voluntary strike off suspended14 Nov 2014
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice voluntary11 Nov 2014
- Status change / strike-offDissolution application strike off company03 Nov 2014
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date09 Jul 2014
- Accounts filedAccounts with made up date08 Jul 2014
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Company details
- Company
- Walter Lawrence Limited
- Number
- 00153182
- Registered office
- 24 Birch Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HY
- Incorporated
- 15 Feb 1919
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 7415 — Other professional, scientific & technical
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 30 Sept 2015
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 07 Jun 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
- 23 Nov 1995
- Registered
- 08 Dec 1995
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Created
- 24 Jun 1987
- Registered
- 15 Jul 1987
- Persons entitled
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited
- Created
- 02 Jun 1964
- Registered
- 03 Jun 1964
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC,
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