Mersea Trailers Limited
ActiveLiveMersea Trailers Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 02 Dec 1996 (29 years ago), with its registered office in Colchester, East of England. 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
From Mersea Trailers Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-11-25. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-11-25). 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 25 Aug 2027; the last set was made up to 25 Nov 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 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Fruehauf Agri-Roll LTD 12087841 · SIC 29202 | 05 Jul 2019 | East of England | Active | 96 |
| Richard Western Limited 01296660 · SIC 29202 | 02 Feb 1977 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Spooner Commercials Limited 12369238 · SIC 29202 | 18 Dec 2019 | East of England | Active | 93 |
| Olmar GB LTD 08627161 · SIC 29202 | 29 Jul 2013 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| South Eastern Road Tankers Limited 01634580 · SIC 29202 | 11 May 1982 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Lawrence David Limited 01110305 · SIC 29202 | 26 Apr 1973 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| GSP Agritech LTD 16702853 · SIC 28302 | 08 Sept 2025 | East of England | Active | 61 |
| D.R.A. LTD 03203276 · SIC 29202 | 24 May 1996 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Terasprint Limited 11982475 · SIC 29202 | 07 May 2019 | South West | Active | 97 |
| Motiv Trailer Manufacturing LTD 02918162 · SIC 29202 | 12 Apr 1994 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Mobile Catering Systems LTD. SC268129 · SIC 29202 | 20 May 2004 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| NC Engineering (Hamiltonsbawn) Limited NI015976 · SIC 24100 | 30 Jul 1982 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Steve Vick International Limited 01564477 · SIC 29202 | 28 May 1981 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Taylors Trailers Limited 03631303 · SIC 29202 | 15 Sept 1998 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Four Dee (Ni) Limited NI030696 · SIC 29202 | 01 Apr 1996 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Horizon Trailers UK Limited NI716376 · SIC 29202 | 29 May 2024 | Northern Ireland | Active | 69 |
| Lynton Trailers (UK) Limited 03789362 · SIC 25990 | 09 Jun 1999 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Goldhofer Transport Technology UK Limited 11693324 · SIC 29202 | 23 Nov 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Bmi Trailers Limited NI036952 · SIC 29202 | 16 Sept 1999 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Burtech Cyf 05935617 · SIC 29202 | 14 Sept 2006 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Crossland Tankers Limited NI018916 · SIC 29202 | 31 Oct 1985 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Moto-Trek Limited 07675632 · SIC 29201 | 21 Jun 2011 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Mono-Trail Limited 06525682 · SIC 29202 | 06 Mar 2008 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Allan Smith Designs LTD SC691370 · SIC 13921 | 05 Mar 2021 | Scotland | Active | 87 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full09 Oct 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates10 Dec 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full22 Aug 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates03 Feb 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full21 Aug 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates19 Dec 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full25 Aug 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates02 Dec 2022
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full28 Sept 2022
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full23 Feb 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Mersea Trailers Limited
- Number
- 03286015
- Registered office
- Bosco House Harwich Road, Great Bromley, Colchester, CO7 7UL
- Incorporated
- 02 Dec 1996
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 29202 — SIC division 29
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East of England · England
- Accounts
- Next due 25 Aug 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 16 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
- 25 Jun 2009
- Registered
- 26 Jun 2009
- Persons entitled
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- Created
- 15 May 2008
- Registered
- 16 May 2008
- Persons entitled
- Lombard North Central PLC
- Created
- 03 Feb 2007
- Registered
- 08 Feb 2007
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- Created
- 24 May 2002
- Registered
- 30 May 2002
- Persons entitled
- Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
- Created
- 01 Mar 2001
- Registered
- 07 Mar 2001
- Persons entitled
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Created
- 08 Jan 1999
- Registered
- 16 Jan 1999
- Persons entitled
- Royal Bank Invoice Finance Limited
- Created
- 23 Apr 1998
- Registered
- 02 May 1998
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- Created
- 03 Mar 1998
- Registered
- 13 Mar 1998
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
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