Whitford Limited
ActiveLiveWhitford Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 28 Jul 1969 (57 years ago), with its registered office in Runcorn, North West. 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.
A long-standing manufacturing business in North West, 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 North West.
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
- 1North West is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 30,021 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,599 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadulac Chemicals Limited 10309240 · SIC 20301 | 03 Aug 2016 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Vintage With Grace Mineralpaint LTD 14934477 · SIC 20301 | 14 Jun 2023 | North West | Active | 74 |
| Saxon Coatings LTD 12289836 · SIC 20301 | 30 Oct 2019 | North West | Active | 94 |
| Aldcroft Adhesives Limited 01693072 · SIC 20301 | 20 Jan 1983 | North West | Active | 100 |
| RH Services (Automotive) LTD 11524251 · SIC 20301 | 17 Aug 2018 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Bradite Limited 04206794 · SIC 20301 | 26 Apr 2001 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Prisma Dispersion Technology Limited 09883729 · SIC 20301 | 23 Nov 2015 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Formulated Resins Limited 01712597 · SIC 20301 | 06 Apr 1983 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Churchill Paints Limited 01209938 · SIC 20301 | 29 Apr 1975 | North West | Active | 100 |
| TBM (South West) LTD 12102722 · SIC 20301 | 15 Jul 2019 | South West | Active | 96 |
| Deco Deco LTD 09755755 · SIC 20301 | 01 Sept 2015 | London | Active | 100 |
| Firwood Paints Limited 00207861 · SIC 20301 | 13 Aug 1925 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Protective Sealants Limited 11619763 · SIC 20301 | 12 Oct 2018 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Nuko 74 Limited 05587584 · SIC 20301 | 10 Oct 2005 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Durapol Limited 03992568 · SIC 20301 | 15 May 2000 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Arbo (Holdings) Limited 06251530 · SIC 20301 | 17 May 2007 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Coating Technologies Limited 01438105 · SIC 20301 | 18 Jul 1979 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Rnbu Limited 14145784 · SIC 20301 | 01 Jun 2022 | London | Active | 80 |
| Rainbow Paints LTD 06267909 · SIC 20301 | 04 Jun 2007 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Pristine Coatings LTD SC597249 · SIC 20301 | 15 May 2018 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Polyvine Limited 01994246 · SIC 20301 | 03 Mar 1986 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Toy Brick Coatings Limited 14106548 · SIC 20301 | 13 May 2022 | South West | Active | 80 |
| Advance Coatings LTD 08345409 · SIC 20301 | 03 Jan 2013 | London | Active | 100 |
| Sr Refinish Limited 14905773 · SIC 20301 | 31 May 2023 | East of England | Active | 74 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Change person director company with change date13 Oct 2026
- Accounts filedFull accounts24 Sept 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date14 Aug 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates01 Jul 2026
- Accounts filedFull accounts03 Oct 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates30 Jun 2025
- Accounts filedFull accounts04 Oct 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates04 Jul 2024
- Change person director company with change date16 Feb 2024
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date11 Aug 2023
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Whitford Limited
- Number
- 00959015
- Registered office
- 11 Stuart Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, WA7 1TH
- Incorporated
- 28 Jul 1969
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 20301 — SIC division 20
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North West · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 14 Jul 2027
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Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
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