Dare (UK) Limited
ActiveLiveDare (UK) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 05 Nov 1990 (35 years ago), with its registered office in Colchester, East of England. 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 Dare (UK) Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-03-28. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-03-28). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in East of England, 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 are next due 28 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 28 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 of England.
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 of England is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 27,676 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.0%).
- 3Around 1,474 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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| Cgcomposites LTD 15764420 · SIC 29100 | 06 Jun 2024 | South East | Active | 69 |
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control28 Sept 2026
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control28 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates28 Jul 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date28 Jul 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full16 Dec 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full18 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates25 Oct 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full14 Jun 2024
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date12 Jun 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory28 May 2024
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Company details
- Company
- Dare (UK) Limited
- Number
- 02555165
- Registered office
- The Octagon Suite E2, 2nd Floor, Middleborough, Colchester, CO1 1TG
- Incorporated
- 05 Nov 1990
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 29100 — SIC division 29
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East of England · England
- Accounts
- Next due 28 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 07 Nov 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
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