Knight Farm Machinery Limited
ActiveLiveKnight Farm Machinery Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 14 Oct 1983 (43 years ago), with its registered office in Rutland, East Midlands. The company operates in Manufacturing.
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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 Knight Farm Machinery Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-03-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-03-31). 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 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Mar 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gca Machinery Sales Limited 06847585 · SIC 28301 | 16 Mar 2009 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Inspired Zen Solutions Limited 14215241 · SIC 28301 | 05 Jul 2022 | East of England | Active | 79 |
| Timik Agricultural Limited 01241030 · SIC 28301 | 20 Jan 1976 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Agrispeed LTD NI639537 · SIC 28301 | 06 Jul 2016 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| JCB Landpower LTD. 02321141 · SIC 28301 | 23 Nov 1988 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Lloyd Loaders (M.H.) Limited 00655189 · SIC 28301 | 04 Apr 1960 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Lukas UK Machine LTD 14837320 · SIC 28110 | 01 May 2023 | South East | Active | 74 |
| Groundwright Limited 17374046 · SIC 28110 | 31 Jul 2026 | South East | Active | 56 |
| Dogbot Technology Limited 10918759 · SIC 28301 | 16 Aug 2017 | London | Active | 100 |
| Marshall Sons & Company Limited 04753899 · SIC 28301 | 06 May 2003 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Robson Tractors 08075296 · SIC 28301 | 18 May 2012 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| C & O Tractors Limited 03431352 · SIC 28301 | 09 Sept 1997 | South West | Active | 100 |
| G.N.H. Agri Limited 03948413 · SIC 28301 | 15 Mar 2000 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Edgeco Sales Limited 10429514 · SIC 28301 | 14 Oct 2016 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Cox Field Support LTD 16016856 · SIC 28301 | 14 Oct 2024 | South East | Active | 66 |
| CNH U.K. Limited 02063585 · SIC 28301 | 10 Oct 1986 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Alexander Duncan (Aberdeen) Limited SC036108 · SIC 28301 | 15 Feb 1961 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Forktrucks UK Limited 02701799 · SIC 28301 | 30 Mar 1992 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Ash Agri Engineering LTD 14899060 · SIC 28301 | 29 May 2023 | East of England | Active | 74 |
| John Fowler & Co (Leeds) Limited 04753905 · SIC 28301 | 06 May 2003 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Morrish Engineering Limited 01923339 · SIC 25990 | 18 Jun 1985 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Rite Engineering LTD NI652383 · SIC 28301 | 13 Apr 2018 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| J F T Engineering Limited 03403886 · SIC 28301 | 16 Jul 1997 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Richard Garrett & Sons Limited 03609936 · SIC 28290 | 05 Aug 1998 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates12 May 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full04 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates27 May 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full19 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates13 May 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full20 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates12 May 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full19 Dec 2022
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date12 May 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates12 May 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Knight Farm Machinery Limited
- Number
- 01761489
- Registered office
- Wireless Hill, South Luffenham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 8NF
- Incorporated
- 14 Oct 1983
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 28301 — SIC division 28; 28302 — SIC division 28
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 26 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
- 06 Aug 2013
- Registered
- 09 Aug 2013
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Created
- 06 Aug 2013
- Registered
- 07 Aug 2013
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
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