Folkes Forge Limited
ActiveLiveFolkes Forge Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 05 Dec 1957 (68 years ago), with its registered office in Halesowen, West Midlands. 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
This company filed dormant accounts — no trading figures to show.
A long-standing manufacturing business in West Midlands, 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 Sept 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 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 West Midlands.
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
- 1West Midlands is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 23,411 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,247 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 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Drop Forgings Co.,Limited 00143164 · SIC 25500 | 01 Mar 1916 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| S M B Pressings Limited 02634385 · SIC 25110 | 01 Aug 1991 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Aluminium Shapes Limited 03921671 · SIC 25500 | 08 Feb 2000 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Midlands Cutting Services Limited 07145097 · SIC 25500 | 03 Feb 2010 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Adi Scaffold Products LTD 08137008 · SIC 25500 | 10 Jul 2012 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Regent Engineering Co (Walsall) Limited(The) 00551421 · SIC 25500 | 01 Jul 1955 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Presscraft (Components) Limited 02013033 · SIC 25500 | 23 Apr 1986 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| H.Hipkiss And Company,Limited 00071382 · SIC 25500 | 17 Sept 1901 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Marybern Steel Limited 09807227 · SIC 25500 | 03 Oct 2015 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Baybridge Press Tools Limited 01367225 · SIC 25500 | 09 May 1978 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Threeway Pressings Limited 03112335 · SIC 25500 | 10 Oct 1995 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Criterion Stampings Limited 00125132 · SIC 25500 | 02 Nov 1912 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| British And Midland Forgings Limited 00188803 · SIC 25500 | 27 Mar 1923 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Brockhouse Group Limited 03737163 · SIC 25500 | 22 Mar 1999 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Hereford Make Community Interest Company 07842377 · SIC 25500 | 10 Nov 2011 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Magdalen Metalwork LTD 10761160 · SIC 25500 | 09 May 2017 | South West | Active | 100 |
| G.W.S. Precision Sheet Metal Limited 00816444 · SIC 25500 | 20 Aug 1964 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Fraser Engineering Limited 03209779 · SIC 25500 | 10 Jun 1996 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Fraser Engineering (UK) Limited 05151810 · SIC 25500 | 11 Jun 2004 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Edgerton Precision Engineering LTD 08944545 · SIC 25500 | 18 Mar 2014 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| RJW Bradshaw LTD 08558231 · SIC 25110 | 06 Jun 2013 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Forged Solutions Group Limited 00158672 · SIC 25500 | 10 Sept 1919 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| A & A Engineering Solutions LTD 10787397 · SIC 25500 | 24 May 2017 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Sunbeam Engineering LTD 10789835 · SIC 25110 | 25 May 2017 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates01 Sept 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type dormant21 Jun 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates11 Sept 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type dormant07 Apr 2025
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control04 Oct 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control04 Oct 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control04 Oct 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates03 Oct 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control03 Oct 2024
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control03 Oct 2024
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Company details
- Company
- Folkes Forge Limited
- Number
- 00594898
- Registered office
- Prospect Road, Haywood Forge, Halesowen, B62 8DZ
- Incorporated
- 05 Dec 1957
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25500 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 13 Sept 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
- 04 Nov 2014
- Registered
- 07 Nov 2014
- Persons entitled
- Hsbc Bank PLC
- Created
- 12 Mar 2002
- Registered
- 20 Mar 2002
- Persons entitled
- Hsbc Bank PLC
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