Lefay Engineering Limited
ActiveLiveLefay Engineering Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 17 Oct 1972 (53 years ago), with its registered office in Portsmouth, South East. 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 South East, in a market growing 1.8% a year and growing faster here than nationally. 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 Jun 2027; the last set was made up to 30 Sept 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 South East.
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
- 1South East is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 43,874 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.1%).
- 3Around 2,336 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kispe Space Systems LTD 11161113 · SIC 30300 | 22 Jan 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Space Aviation Limited 09026508 · SIC 30300 | 06 May 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Advanced Rocket Technologies LTD 14360237 · SIC 30300 | 16 Sept 2022 | South East | Active | 78 |
| Uavictor Aerospace LTD 10813955 · SIC 30300 | 12 Jun 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited 02415720 · SIC 30300 | 22 Aug 1989 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Voltitude LTD 12889188 · SIC 30300 | 18 Sept 2020 | South East | Active | 89 |
| Emca Interconnect LTD 15780201 · SIC 30300 | 15 Jun 2024 | South East | Active | 68 |
| Acoloca Limited 05224283 · SIC 30300 | 07 Sept 2004 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Cardington Airship Project Limited 08587650 · SIC 30300 | 27 Jun 2013 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Jacquet Weston Limited 04012186 · SIC 26512 | 12 Jun 2000 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Chamling Co. Limited 12083834 · SIC 29201 | 03 Jul 2019 | South East | Active | 96 |
| George Tumilson Limited NI663415 · SIC 30300 | 31 Jul 2019 | Northern Ireland | Active | 96 |
| West Riding Engineering Services LTD 11142325 · SIC 30300 | 10 Jan 2018 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| J & M Inertial Navigation Limited 06029158 · SIC 26110 | 14 Dec 2006 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Orbisky LTD 15750515 · SIC 30300 | 30 May 2024 | London | Active | 69 |
| Meggitt (UK) Limited 00629814 · SIC 28250 | 08 Jun 1959 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| KH Unmanned LTD 12136569 · SIC 30300 | 02 Aug 2019 | Wales | Active | 96 |
| J A Burningham Limited 06531489 · SIC 30300 | 12 Mar 2008 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Dynamic Aerospace Fabrications LTD 12020639 · SIC 30300 | 28 May 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 96 |
| DCJ Composites LTD 08518141 · SIC 30200 | 07 May 2013 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Boab (UK) Limited SC303058 · SIC 30300 | 30 May 2006 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Scanrho Aviation Limited 02457197 · SIC 30300 | 08 Jan 1990 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Airbus Operations Limited 03468788 · SIC 30300 | 20 Nov 1997 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Arco1 LTD 12830501 · SIC 30300 | 21 Aug 2020 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 90 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type dormant06 Mar 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates07 Jan 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full16 Apr 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates09 Jan 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full13 Jun 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates05 Feb 2024
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address08 Nov 2023
- Charge registeredMortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date24 Jul 2023
- Charge satisfiedMortgage satisfy charge full10 May 2023
- Charge satisfiedMortgage satisfy charge full10 May 2023
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Lefay Engineering Limited
- Number
- 01077009
- Registered office
- Unit 6 Unit 6 Fishers Grove, Portsmouth, PO6 1EF
- Incorporated
- 17 Oct 1972
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 30300 — SIC division 30
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Jun 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 14 Jan 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
- 14 Jul 2023
- Registered
- 24 Jul 2023
- Persons entitled
- Hs Credit (Birmingham) LTD
- Created
- 23 Aug 2001
- Registered
- 04 Sept 2001
- Persons entitled
- Maplestar Limited
- Created
- 29 Jul 1976
- Registered
- 16 Aug 1976
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank Limited
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