Hill & Webster (Handling) Limited
ActiveLiveHill & Webster (Handling) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 22 Jun 1979 (47 years ago), with its registered office in Derbyshire, East 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
From Hill & Webster (Handling) Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-12-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-12-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in East 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 East 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
- 1East Midlands is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 18,774 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.7%).
- 3Around 1,000 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.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldog Steel Fabrications Limited 03802757 · SIC 24330 | 08 Jul 1999 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Ayrshire Metals LTD 09851201 · SIC 24330 | 02 Nov 2015 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| JC Metalworks Limited 04513125 · SIC 24330 | 16 Aug 2002 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| P. J. Miller Limited 04655100 · SIC 24330 | 03 Feb 2003 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| MQM LTD 03051162 · SIC 24330 | 28 Apr 1995 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Specialized Engineering Services Limited 03853628 · SIC 24330 | 05 Oct 1999 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Wallace Steel Holdings Limited 17238486 · SIC 24330 | 22 May 2026 | East Midlands | Active | 57 |
| Wallace Mcdowall Limited 15358627 · SIC 24330 | 18 Dec 2023 | East Midlands | Active | 71 |
| F.R. Fletcher And Son Limited 01708926 · SIC 24330 | 23 Mar 1983 | South East | Active | 100 |
| James Engineering (Scotland) Limited SC386051 · SIC 24330 | 27 Sept 2010 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Weaver Flooring (London) Limited 06752922 · SIC 24330 | 19 Nov 2008 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Voestalpine Metsec PLC 01551970 · SIC 24320 | 20 Mar 1981 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| RJS Laser Limited 05259602 · SIC 24330 | 14 Oct 2004 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Stam Engineering Limited 11372213 · SIC 24330 | 21 May 2018 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Pem Laser Limited 01747946 · SIC 24330 | 24 Aug 1983 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| R. Tindall (Fabricators) Limited 01009176 · SIC 24330 | 27 Apr 1971 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Instant Fabrications Limited 01641610 · SIC 24330 | 07 Jun 1982 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Jacksons Building Components Limited 05125662 · SIC 24330 | 12 May 2004 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Clyde Alpha Fabrication Services LTD SC540396 · SIC 24100 | 15 Jul 2016 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Hacron Engineering Limited 00945542 · SIC 24330 | 07 Jan 1969 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Tec-Ties Limited 04539648 · SIC 24330 | 19 Sept 2002 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Winward Engineering Limited 03735372 · SIC 01629 | 17 Mar 1999 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Morgan Bros (Metalwork Solutions) LTD 07037174 · SIC 24330 | 10 Oct 2009 | North West | Active | 100 |
| KLB Steel Systems Co., LTD 15912351 · SIC 24330 | 22 Aug 2024 | West Midlands | Active | 67 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full01 Jul 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates02 Jan 2026
- Change person director company with change date02 Jan 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full23 Sept 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates08 Jan 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full19 Sept 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates22 Dec 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full09 Jun 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates23 Dec 2022
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full16 May 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Hill & Webster (Handling) Limited
- Number
- 01432417
- Registered office
- Moor Farm Road East, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1HD
- Incorporated
- 22 Jun 1979
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 24330 — SIC division 24; 25710 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 05 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
- 28 Apr 1989
- Registered
- 04 May 1989
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 14 May 1980
- Registered
- 02 Jun 1980
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
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