Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited
ActiveLiveCranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 22 Aug 1989 (37 years ago), with its registered office in Cranfield, 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
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 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 were due 26 Sept 2026 and are not on the register — about 22 days late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
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 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Uavictor Aerospace LTD 10813955 · SIC 30300 | 12 Jun 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Voltitude LTD 12889188 · SIC 30300 | 18 Sept 2020 | South East | Active | 89 |
| Lefay Engineering Limited 01077009 · SIC 30300 | 17 Oct 1972 | South East | Active | 100 |
| 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
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date02 Sept 2026
- Charge satisfiedMortgage satisfy charge full01 Jul 2026
- Change account reference date company previous shortened26 Jun 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date18 Jun 2026
- Charge satisfiedMortgage satisfy charge full20 May 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates02 Feb 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date02 Feb 2026
- Charge registeredMortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date24 Oct 2025
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date12 Aug 2025
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date09 Jul 2025
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited
- Number
- 02415720
- Registered office
- Trent House, (Part) 1st Floor University Way, Wharley End, Cranfield, MK43 0AN
- Incorporated
- 22 Aug 1989
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 30300 — SIC division 30
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 26 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 10 Dec 2026
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
- 21 Oct 2025
- Registered
- 24 Oct 2025
- Persons entitled
- Strategic Development Fund Llc
- Created
- 11 Feb 2025
- Registered
- 14 Feb 2025
- Persons entitled
- Tawazun Strategic Development Fund Llc
- Created
- 29 Nov 2024
- Registered
- 03 Dec 2024
- Persons entitled
- Close Brothers Limited
- Created
- 27 Mar 2024
- Registered
- 02 Apr 2024
- Persons entitled
- Close Brothers Limited
- Created
- 28 Sept 2023
- Registered
- 29 Sept 2023
- Persons entitled
- Tawazun Strategic Development Fund Llc as Security Trustee
- Created
- 26 Mar 2004
- Registered
- 02 Apr 2004
- Persons entitled
- Bhr Group Limited
- Created
- 30 May 2001
- Registered
- 16 Jun 2001
- Persons entitled
- Cranfield Ventures Limited
- Created
- 30 May 2001
- Registered
- 16 Jun 2001
- Persons entitled
- Cit Holdings Limited
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