Indentec Hardness Testing Machines Limited
ActiveLiveIndentec Hardness Testing Machines Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 30 Mar 1976 (50 years ago), with its registered office in Worcester, 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
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 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 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2024.
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 56/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallisation Limited 04953775 · SIC 28910 | 05 Nov 2003 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Teisen Industrial Furnaces Co., LTD 11711779 · SIC 26512 | 05 Dec 2018 | West Midlands | Active | 99 |
| Metallisation Holdings Limited 09130405 · SIC 28910 | 15 Jul 2014 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Jobs UK Logistics LTD 14840992 · SIC 28910 | 02 May 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 74 |
| MD And NH Limited 15312053 · SIC 28910 | 27 Nov 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 71 |
| Bronx Thermal Technologies Limited 05127593 · SIC 28910 | 13 May 2004 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Sax & Telford Consultants LTD 09159645 · SIC 25940 | 04 Aug 2014 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Talbot Tool Company Limited 00362496 · SIC 28910 | 23 Jul 1940 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Fan Systems (London) Limited 02815397 · SIC 28910 | 06 May 1993 | South East | Active | 100 |
| CGH Technology LTD 03980397 · SIC 28910 | 26 Apr 2000 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Selus Supplies & Equipment Limited 00772473 · SIC 28910 | 30 Aug 1963 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Forcasteels International Limited 08212267 · SIC 28410 | 12 Sept 2012 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Goapex LTD 14978161 · SIC 28910 | 04 Jul 2023 | North West | Active | 73 |
| Ville Industry Co., Limited 10774157 · SIC 27110 | 16 May 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Shy Bearings LTD 14243826 · SIC 28150 | 19 Jul 2022 | South East | Active | 79 |
| Group Rhodes Limited 05234475 · SIC 28910 | 17 Sept 2004 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Limitless Traders LTD 15602563 · SIC 25730 | 29 Mar 2024 | London | Active | 69 |
| Mr Driveline LTD 15631657 · SIC 28290 | 10 Apr 2024 | London | Active | 69 |
| Blueway Associates Limited 04349362 · SIC 28910 | 08 Jan 2002 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Zontek LTD 14790930 · SIC 28910 | 10 Apr 2023 | South East | Active | 75 |
| Voortman UK Limited 04768892 · SIC 28910 | 18 May 2003 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Historic Threads LTD 13548779 · SIC 25940 | 05 Aug 2021 | South West | Active | 84 |
| SMS Mevac UK Limited 00542562 · SIC 28910 | 30 Dec 1954 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Wallwork Cambridge Limited 01476898 · SIC 25610 | 04 Feb 1980 | North West | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates06 Feb 2026
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts12 Jun 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates05 Feb 2025
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address05 Feb 2025
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control24 Jan 2025
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control24 Jan 2025
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts11 Sept 2024
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date05 Jun 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates09 Feb 2024
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts12 May 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Indentec Hardness Testing Machines Limited
- Number
- 01252140
- Registered office
- Unit 10b Clayfield Road, Worcester Six Business Park, Worcester, WR4 0AE
- Incorporated
- 30 Mar 1976
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 28910 — SIC division 28
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 09 Feb 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
- 19 Oct 2001
- Registered
- 30 Oct 2001
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- Created
- 19 Oct 2001
- Registered
- 30 Oct 2001
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- Created
- 24 Jul 2000
- Registered
- 26 Jul 2000
- Persons entitled
- Euro Sales Finance PLC
- Created
- 10 Jun 1986
- Registered
- 12 Jun 1986
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 01 Feb 1979
- Registered
- 08 Feb 1979
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank LTD
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