Ashton Smethurst (Builders) Limited
ActiveLiveAshton Smethurst (Builders) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 01 Apr 1993 (33 years ago), with its registered office in Manchester, North West. The company operates in Retail & wholesale.
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.
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.
First accounts were due 31 Jan 2000 and are not on the register — about 26 years 8 months 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 North West.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (103 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 37 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1North West is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 56,591 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+3.1%).
- 3Around 4,936 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 37% 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 55/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lawlor Limited 01051406 · SIC 4521 | 25 Apr 1972 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Tysons Construction Public Limited Company 01203072 · SIC 4521 | 10 Mar 1975 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Bob Best (Liverpool) Limited 01433610 · SIC 4521 | 28 Jun 1979 | North West | Active | 100 |
| CDG (Realisations) Limited 01654145 · SIC 4511 | 27 Jul 1982 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Kilroe Civil Engineering Limited 02306568 · SIC 4521 | 18 Oct 1988 | North West | Active | 100 |
| 00744999 Limited 00744999 · SIC 4521 | 21 Dec 1962 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Thomas Croft & Sons Limited 00076758 · SIC 4521 | 19 Mar 1903 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Hynd Construction (Merseyside) Limited 01159299 · SIC 4521 | 06 Feb 1974 | North West | Active | 100 |
| 02228038 Limited 02228038 · SIC 4521 | 08 Mar 1988 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Sunlea Court LTD NI038794 · SIC 4521 | 15 Jun 2000 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Sc006409 Limited SC006409 · SIC 4521 | 05 Feb 1907 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| W.B. Black & Sons (Holdings) Limited SC046207 · SIC 4521 | 31 Dec 1968 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Orlando Building Services Limited 04526378 · SIC 4521 | 04 Sept 2002 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Whittal Builders Company Limited 00548294 · SIC 4521 | 27 Apr 1955 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Nash Dredging Limited 00269090 · SIC 4521 | 06 Oct 1932 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| E. Summers (Plumbing & Heating) Limited 00940434 · SIC 4521 | 14 Oct 1968 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Hornchurch Builders Limited 01221151 · SIC 4521 | 30 Jul 1975 | South East | Active | 100 |
| John Glossop Limited 00613513 · SIC 4521 | 23 Oct 1958 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Watchlamp Limited 00975634 · SIC 4521 | 25 Mar 1970 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| S.E.M. Construction (Bristol) Limited 01067344 · SIC 4521 | 23 Aug 1972 | South West | Active | 100 |
| A.J. Gibbons & Son Limited 01291633 · SIC 4521 | 21 Dec 1976 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| John W. & S. Dorin Limited 01575558 · SIC 4521 | 21 Jul 1981 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Daywork Limited 02240428 · SIC 4521 | 06 Apr 1988 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Bentley & Bramley Construction Limited 02498075 · SIC 4521 | 02 May 1990 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court04 Jul 2023
Company details
- Company
- Ashton Smethurst (Builders) Limited
- Number
- 02806153
- Registered office
- Lodge Street, Middleton, Manchester, M24 6AD
- Incorporated
- 01 Apr 1993
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4521 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North West · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Jan 2000
- Confirmation statement
- —
Connected companies
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