Chemring Countermeasures Limited
ActiveLiveChemring Countermeasures Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 16 Dec 1926 (99 years ago), with its registered office in Romsey, South East. 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 South East, in a market growing 1.8% a year and growing faster here than nationally. 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 31 Jul 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Oct 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 South East.
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
- 1South East is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 43,874 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.1%).
- 3Around 2,336 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Ex730 Limited 17113129 · SIC 20510 | 24 Mar 2026 | South East | Active | 58 |
| Explosive Developments Limited 01779135 · SIC 20510 | 19 Dec 1983 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Orica UK Limited 03499102 · SIC 20510 | 26 Jan 1998 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Exchem Explosives Limited 01089037 · SIC 20510 | 01 Jan 1973 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Wescom Signal And Rescue UK Limited 02937952 · SIC 20510 | 10 Jun 1994 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Chemring Energetics UK Limited SC237472 · SIC 20510 | 30 Sept 2002 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Est Defence Company UK Limited 00675623 · SIC 20510 | 21 Nov 1960 | London | Active | 100 |
| Fireworks 4 U LTD 12789409 · SIC 20510 | 03 Aug 2020 | North West | Active | 90 |
| Ultimate Fireworks Limited 06066350 · SIC 20510 | 24 Jan 2007 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Destructive Devices LTD 15121175 · SIC 20510 | 07 Sept 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 73 |
| Tlsfx Limited 05028366 · SIC 20510 | 28 Jan 2004 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Epc United Kingdom Limited 00084170 · SIC 09900 | 06 Apr 1905 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Jobs UK Ely LTD 14763518 · SIC 20510 | 28 Mar 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 75 |
| Eley Limited 01640035 · SIC 20510 | 01 Jun 1982 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Brock'S Explosives Limited 00905763 · SIC 20510 | 10 May 1967 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Cosmic Celebration And Events LTD 12179959 · SIC 20510 | 29 Aug 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 95 |
| Kemek LTD NI009832 · SIC 20510 | 06 Nov 1973 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| UK Energetic Materials Limited 11375241 · SIC 20510 | 22 May 2018 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Essex Pyrotechnics Limited 02775424 · SIC 20510 | 21 Dec 1992 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| PW Defence LTD 00464142 · SIC 20510 | 01 Feb 1949 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Mining Explosives Limited 06032094 · SIC 20510 | 18 Dec 2006 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Nonex Systems Limited 07943976 · SIC 09900 | 09 Feb 2012 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Primetake Limited 07173439 · SIC 20510 | 02 Mar 2010 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date19 Jun 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date19 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedFull accounts15 Mar 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates02 Feb 2026
- Accounts filedFull accounts06 Mar 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates06 Feb 2025
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date06 Feb 2025
- Change person director company with change date06 Feb 2025
- Accounts filedFull accounts21 Jul 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates05 Feb 2024
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Company details
- Company
- Chemring Countermeasures Limited
- Number
- 00218229
- Registered office
- Roke Manor, Old Salisbury Lane, Romsey, SO51 0ZN
- Incorporated
- 16 Dec 1926
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 20510 — SIC division 20; 25400 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Jul 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 15 Feb 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
- 24 Sept 2010
- Registered
- 13 Oct 2010
- Persons entitled
- Bank of Scotland PLC (The Security Agent)
- Created
- 19 Nov 2009
- Registered
- 30 Nov 2009
- Persons entitled
- Bank of Scotland PLC
- Created
- 12 Nov 2007
- Registered
- 20 Nov 2007
- Persons entitled
- Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Trustee for the Noteholders and the Purchasers)
- Created
- 05 Feb 2001
- Registered
- 14 Feb 2001
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties
- Created
- 22 Dec 1997
- Registered
- 02 Jan 1998
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 06 Dec 1994
- Registered
- 14 Dec 1994
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
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