A. Wright & Son Limited
ActiveLiveA. Wright & Son Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 14 Feb 1947 (79 years ago), with its registered office in 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
From A. Wright & Son Limited'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.
A long-standing manufacturing business in Yorkshire & the Humber, 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 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Eales Silverware Limited 02634750 · SIC 25710 | 02 Aug 1991 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Greenman Forge Limited 10993946 · SIC 25710 | 03 Oct 2017 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Egginton Forgings LTD 00548464 · SIC 25710 | 30 Apr 1955 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Taylor'S Eye Witness Limited 00218517 · SIC 25710 | 29 Dec 1926 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Easycut Limited 05284305 · SIC 25710 | 11 Nov 2004 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Legacy Silverware Limited 11410900 · SIC 25710 | 12 Jun 2018 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Francis Howard Limited 00175501 · SIC 25710 | 01 Jul 1921 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| British Silverware Limited 05409533 · SIC 25710 | 31 Mar 2005 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Silverspoon Cutlery LTD 15486360 · SIC 25710 | 13 Feb 2024 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 70 |
| Chimo Sheffield (Manufacturing) Limited 08418480 · SIC 25710 | 25 Feb 2013 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| WüSthof UK LTD 14242735 · SIC 25710 | 19 Jul 2022 | South East | Active | 79 |
| Sorrill & Coley Limited 01103579 · SIC 25710 | 23 Mar 1973 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Savernake Knives Limited 10826561 · SIC 25710 | 20 Jun 2017 | South West | 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 |
| 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 |
| Studio Perissos Limited 10516481 · SIC 25710 | 08 Dec 2016 | West Midlands | 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 |
| Qutec (Pershore) Limited 04871894 · SIC 25710 | 19 Aug 2003 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Clementskitchen LTD 14043186 · SIC 25710 | 12 Apr 2022 | London | Active | 80 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received twice strike-off notices without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date30 Sept 2026
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory29 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Sept 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts27 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates05 Jul 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts23 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates08 Jul 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts21 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates29 Aug 2023
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date29 Aug 2023
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Company details
- Company
- A. Wright & Son Limited
- Number
- 00429584
- Registered office
- 158 Charles Street, Sheffield, S1 2NE
- Incorporated
- 14 Feb 1947
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25710 — SIC division 25; 25730 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 05 Jul 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
- 07 Apr 1994
- Registered
- 14 Apr 1994
- Persons entitled
- Yorkshire Bank PLC
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