Norwood Instruments Limited
ActiveLiveNorwood Instruments Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 23 Jul 1955 (71 years ago), with its registered office in Huddersfield, 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 Norwood Instruments Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-02-28. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-02-29). 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 30 Nov 2026; the last set was made up to 28 Feb 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJC Laboratory Equipment LTD 15785728 · SIC 26511 | 18 Jun 2024 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 68 |
| Stonegate Instruments Limited 02532558 · SIC 26511 | 20 Aug 1990 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Logopak International Limited 02327301 · SIC 26511 | 09 Dec 1988 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Sharkeye Wheel Aligners UK LTD 09480492 · SIC 26511 | 10 Mar 2015 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Arrival Downhole Tools UK LTD. 07623492 · SIC 26511 | 05 May 2011 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Peak Production Equipment Limited 01815079 · SIC 26511 | 10 May 1984 | London | Active | 100 |
| Accel Power Supplies Limited 02586898 · SIC 26511 | 28 Feb 1991 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Lion Laboratories Limited 01591869 · SIC 26511 | 16 Oct 1981 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Kizlon LTD 10133311 · SIC 26511 | 19 Apr 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Lightpath Optical (UK) Limited 04763997 · SIC 26511 | 14 May 2003 | South West | Active | 100 |
| M.K. Test Systems LTD. 02706775 · SIC 26511 | 14 Apr 1992 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Ez Charge LTD 12670110 · SIC 26511 | 13 Jun 2020 | South East | Active | 91 |
| Creo Medical UK Limited SC128038 · SIC 26511 | 22 Oct 1990 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| RS Hydro Limited 03452628 · SIC 26511 | 20 Oct 1997 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Bromleysat LTD 13431537 · SIC 26110 | 01 Jun 2021 | London | Active | 85 |
| Kistler Instruments Limited 01106319 · SIC 26511 | 04 Apr 1973 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Osborne Testing LTD 15757293 · SIC 26511 | 03 Jun 2024 | Wales | Active | 69 |
| Apogee Flow Systems LTD 03947604 · SIC 26511 | 14 Mar 2000 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Daelus Automation Systems Limited 12458323 · SIC 26400 | 12 Feb 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 93 |
| Invisible Innovations Limited 08580158 · SIC 26511 | 21 Jun 2013 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Realtime Online Limited 08580181 · SIC 26511 | 21 Jun 2013 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Cammax Precima Limited 02231636 · SIC 26511 | 17 Mar 1988 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Cambri-Tech Limited 12768326 · SIC 26511 | 27 Jul 2020 | London | Active | 90 |
| Orion Instruments Limited 12028728 · SIC 26511 | 03 Jun 2019 | North West | Active | 96 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates20 Jul 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts24 Feb 2026
- Charge satisfiedMortgage satisfy charge full22 Nov 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts31 Oct 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates27 Jun 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates16 Jul 2024
- Change account reference date company previous extended07 May 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates11 Jul 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full23 May 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates02 Aug 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Norwood Instruments Limited
- Number
- 00552437
- Registered office
- New Mill Road, Honley, Huddersfield, HD9 6QD
- Incorporated
- 23 Jul 1955
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 26511 — SIC division 26; 26513 — SIC division 26; 28990 — SIC division 28; 74909 — Other professional & technical activities n.e.c.
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Nov 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 11 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
- 24 Jun 2005
- Registered
- 28 Jun 2005
- Persons entitled
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- 13 Jun 2005
- Registered
- 17 Jun 2005
- Persons entitled
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- Created
- 03 Sept 2002
- Registered
- 13 Sept 2002
- Persons entitled
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- Created
- 29 Mar 2002
- Registered
- 05 Apr 2002
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- Created
- 24 Apr 2001
- Registered
- 25 Apr 2001
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- Created
- 30 Oct 1980
- Registered
- 12 Nov 1980
- Persons entitled
- Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited.
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