G.W.S. Precision Sheet Metal Limited
ActiveLiveG.W.S. Precision Sheet Metal Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 20 Aug 1964 (62 years ago), with its registered office in Essex, East of England. 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 G.W.S. Precision Sheet Metal Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-05-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-05-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the 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.
Accounts are next due 28 Feb 2027; the last set was made up to 31 May 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 East of England.
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
- 1East of England is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 27,676 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.0%).
- 3Around 1,474 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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| Empirical Metals LTD 11500878 · SIC 24410 | 06 Aug 2018 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| BW Industries (Lincs) Limited 13361652 · SIC 01460 | 27 Apr 2021 | East of England | Active | 86 |
| Victoria Drop Forgings Co.,Limited 00143164 · SIC 25500 | 01 Mar 1916 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Magdalen Metalwork LTD 10761160 · SIC 25500 | 09 May 2017 | South West | 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 |
| S M B Pressings Limited 02634385 · SIC 25110 | 01 Aug 1991 | West Midlands | 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 |
| Aluminium Shapes Limited 03921671 · SIC 25500 | 08 Feb 2000 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| LF Industry LTD 12626270 · SIC 25500 | 27 May 2020 | South West | Active | 91 |
| North West Powder Coating Services LTD 07163483 · SIC 25500 | 19 Feb 2010 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Airframe Limited 03513761 · SIC 25500 | 19 Feb 1998 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Ayrshire Metal Products (Daventry) Limited SC022877 · SIC 25500 | 22 Jul 1944 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Ayrshire Metals LTD 09851201 · SIC 24330 | 02 Nov 2015 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Terracast Limited 06071874 · SIC 22290 | 29 Jan 2007 | South West | Active | 100 |
| William Hughes Limited 00243035 · SIC 25500 | 17 Oct 1929 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Midlands Cutting Services Limited 07145097 · SIC 25500 | 03 Feb 2010 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| GB Engineering (N.I.) Limited NI664765 · SIC 25500 | 01 Oct 2019 | Northern Ireland | Active | 95 |
| Adi Scaffold Products LTD 08137008 · SIC 25500 | 10 Jul 2012 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates21 May 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts23 Feb 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date19 Nov 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates22 May 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts04 Feb 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates21 May 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts28 Feb 2024
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date13 Jun 2023
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control07 Jun 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates17 May 2023
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Company details
- Company
- G.W.S. Precision Sheet Metal Limited
- Number
- 00816444
- Registered office
- Bigods Hall, Bigods Lane, Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 3BE
- Incorporated
- 20 Aug 1964
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25500 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East of England · England
- Accounts
- Next due 28 Feb 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 27 May 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
- 02 May 2015
- Registered
- 11 May 2015
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Created
- 28 Oct 2014
- Registered
- 31 Oct 2014
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
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