T.S. Lawton & Sons Limited
ActiveLiveT.S. Lawton & Sons Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 17 Nov 1947 (78 years ago), with its registered office in Leeds, 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
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant 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.
First accounts were due 28 Feb 1997 and are not on the register — about 29 years 7 months 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 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 52/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rewalt No. 3 Limited 00234206 · SIC 3110 | 20 Oct 1928 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| 00237163 Limited 00237163 · SIC 3110 | 14 Feb 1929 | South East | Active | 100 |
| TG Realisations Limited SC045557 · SIC 3110 | 26 Mar 1968 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Magneti Marelli Electrical Limited 02094216 · SIC 3110 | 28 Jan 1987 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Northern Electrical Rewinds Limited 00385225 · SIC 3110 | 27 Jan 1944 | North East | Active | 100 |
| A.G.Hackney And Company Limited 00347534 · SIC 2625 | 21 Dec 1938 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Lse Motors Limited 00050656 · SIC 3110 | 23 Dec 1896 | East of England | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court07 Sept 2015
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court10 Sept 2009
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation receiver abstract of receipts and payments12 Oct 2000
- Legacy18 Aug 2000
- Legacy18 Aug 2000
- Legacy18 Aug 2000
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation receiver abstract of receipts and payments16 Mar 2000
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation receiver abstract of receipts and payments24 Mar 1999
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation receiver abstract of receipts and payments24 Mar 1999
- Status change / strike-offLiquidation receiver abstract of receipts and payments24 Mar 1999
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- T.S. Lawton & Sons Limited
- Number
- 00445261
- Registered office
- C/O Price Waterhouse, 9 Bond Street, Leeds, LS1 2SN
- Incorporated
- 17 Nov 1947
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 3110 — SIC division 31; 4531 — Motor vehicle trade; 7415 — Other professional, scientific & technical
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 28 Feb 1997
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 31 Dec 2016
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
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- 25 Aug 1992
- Registered
- 02 Sept 1992
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- 22 May 1984
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- 25 May 1984
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- 15 Mar 1979
- Registered
- 20 Mar 1979
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- 27 Sept 1972
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- 02 Oct 1972
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- Created
- 05 Apr 1961
- Registered
- 19 Apr 1961
- Persons entitled
- Midland Bank PLC
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