Polycast Limited
ActiveLivePolycast Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 28 Sept 1984 (42 years ago), with its registered office in Leeds, Yorkshire & the Humber. 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 Yorkshire & the Humber, 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 Yorkshire & the Humber.
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
- 1Yorkshire & the Humber is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 20,427 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.7%).
- 3Around 1,088 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chard Precision Castings Limited 12023013 · SIC 24540 | 29 May 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 96 |
| Trucast Limited 04110903 · SIC 24540 | 20 Nov 2000 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Firth Rixson Metals Limited 00138691 · SIC 24540 | 19 Dec 1914 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Casting Innovations Limited 07212408 · SIC 24540 | 06 Apr 2010 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| C & L E Attenborough Limited 03752075 · SIC 23200 | 14 Apr 1999 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Lost-Wax Limited 15763918 · SIC 24520 | 05 Jun 2024 | West Midlands | Active | 69 |
| Copper Alloys Limited 03976687 · SIC 24440 | 19 Apr 2000 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Attenborough Brush Limited 03985352 · SIC 23200 | 27 Apr 2000 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Attenborough Dental Laboratories LTD 03985345 · SIC 23200 | 27 Apr 2000 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Techinitial Device Co., LTD 14938754 · SIC 23440 | 15 Jun 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 74 |
| Sculpture Castings LTD 06935704 · SIC 24540 | 16 Jun 2009 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Liquid Metal Solutions LTD 11953310 · SIC 24540 | 18 Apr 2019 | London | Active | 97 |
| Border Casting LTD SC664684 · SIC 24530 | 19 Jun 2020 | Scotland | Active | 91 |
| Shenzhen Zhiyan Precision Technology Co., LTD 14836520 · SIC 24540 | 01 May 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 74 |
| Purflux Filtration Limited 00693949 · SIC 22290 | 30 May 1961 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Lbi Castings LTD 13417937 · SIC 24510 | 25 May 2021 | London | Active | 85 |
| Arch Bronze Limited 08377320 · SIC 24540 | 28 Jan 2013 | London | Active | 100 |
| Thurton Foundries Limited 00764438 · SIC 24510 | 17 Jun 1963 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| A B Fine Art Foundry Limited 02762230 · SIC 24540 | 05 Nov 1992 | London | Active | 100 |
| Purbright Castings Limited 03920536 · SIC 24540 | 07 Feb 2000 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Steelwork Services (Midlands) Limited 07108587 · SIC 24540 | 18 Dec 2009 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Tru Refractory Engineering Limited 05911347 · SIC 24540 | 21 Aug 2006 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Ad-Fab Notts Limited 04742189 · SIC 24540 | 23 Apr 2003 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Alloy Technologies (UK) Limited 02965664 · SIC 24540 | 07 Sept 1994 | London | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Accounts filedFull accounts16 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates13 Jul 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates24 Jun 2025
- Accounts filedFull accounts05 Jun 2025
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts01 Oct 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates10 Jul 2024
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date04 Jul 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control18 Apr 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control18 Apr 2024
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address19 Mar 2024
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Polycast Limited
- Number
- 01851411
- Registered office
- 1 Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5AB
- Incorporated
- 28 Sept 1984
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 24540 — SIC division 24
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 04 Jul 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
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- 30 Nov 2018
- Registered
- 03 Dec 2018
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- Created
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- Registered
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- Persons entitled
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