S.L. Precision Engineers Limited
ActiveLiveS.L. Precision Engineers Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 03 Sept 1991 (35 years ago), with its registered office in Thetford, 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 S.L. Precision Engineers Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-08-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-08-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
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?
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Accounts are next due 31 May 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Aug 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Smart Plastics Limited 12104800 · SIC 28960 | 15 Jul 2019 | East of England | Active | 96 |
| Barwell Global Limited 06517461 · SIC 28960 | 28 Feb 2008 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Zhixuan Artware Limited 12222706 · SIC 28960 | 23 Sept 2019 | East of England | Active | 95 |
| J&S Industry Co., Limited 14987444 · SIC 27400 | 07 Jul 2023 | East of England | Active | 73 |
| Enhanced Compounds LTD 11806818 · SIC 28960 | 05 Feb 2019 | East of England | Active | 98 |
| Counterfire Limited 04722108 · SIC 28960 | 03 Apr 2003 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| J R D Bipel LTD 02747637 · SIC 28960 | 15 Sept 1992 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Euro Moulds LTD. 02711711 · SIC 28960 | 05 May 1992 | South East | Active | 100 |
| DS Brookes LTD 03489005 · SIC 28960 | 06 Jan 1998 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| J G Wilkinson Limited 04460334 · SIC 28960 | 13 Jun 2002 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Sonics & Materials (UK) Limited 10131387 · SIC 28960 | 19 Apr 2016 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Stadler UK Limited 06388781 · SIC 28960 | 03 Oct 2007 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Firstpride Limited 03431956 · SIC 28960 | 10 Sept 1997 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Ultratest Holdings LTD 11509834 · SIC 26511 | 09 Aug 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Carter Brothers International Limited 12132904 · SIC 28960 | 01 Aug 2019 | London | Active | 96 |
| Ems Industries Limited 03063438 · SIC 28131 | 01 Jun 1995 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Trinicto Limited 15097577 · SIC 28960 | 25 Aug 2023 | South East | Active | 73 |
| P & P Precision Designs Limited 04652702 · SIC 28960 | 30 Jan 2003 | South East | Active | 100 |
| A.S. Pressure Engineering Limited 04282130 · SIC 28960 | 05 Sept 2001 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Gaffey Holdings Limited 10960975 · SIC 28960 | 13 Sept 2017 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Farkam Limited 09830638 · SIC 28960 | 19 Oct 2015 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Avantek Machinery Limited 08938601 · SIC 28960 | 13 Mar 2014 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| SDH Controls And Services Limited 06400634 · SIC 28960 | 16 Oct 2007 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| H.W. Wallace & Co Limited 10449843 · SIC 28960 | 27 Oct 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates20 Aug 2026
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date04 Jun 2026
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control04 Jun 2026
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control04 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full27 Jan 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates22 Aug 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full28 Jan 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 Aug 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full09 Jan 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates18 Aug 2023
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Company details
- Company
- S.L. Precision Engineers Limited
- Number
- 02642479
- Registered office
- 22-24 Brunel Way, Thetford, IP24 1HP
- Incorporated
- 03 Sept 1991
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 28960 — SIC division 28
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East of England · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 May 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 01 Sept 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
- 07 Jan 2021
- Registered
- 12 Jan 2021
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 17 Nov 2020
- Registered
- 15 Dec 2020
- Persons entitled
- Lloyds Bank PLC
- Created
- 07 Jun 1999
- Registered
- 04 Sept 1999
- Persons entitled
- Spencer Leaver
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