Hudson Wells Limited
ActiveLiveHudson Wells Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 17 Mar 1997 (29 years ago), with its registered office in Cambridge, 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 Hudson Wells Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2021-10-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2020-04-30). 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 were due 31 Jul 2023 and are not on the register — about 3 years 2 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 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 52/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| Thevisualbook LTD 14054646 · SIC 17230 | 19 Apr 2022 | London | Active | 80 |
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| Fruity Flock LTD 14784479 · SIC 17230 | 06 Apr 2023 | London | Active | 75 |
| Prime Print Group Limited 02233931 · SIC 17230 | 22 Mar 1988 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
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| Lotus Design & Print Limited 04787311 · SIC 17230 | 04 Jun 2003 | South East | Active | 100 |
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| Iprint LTD 06165230 · SIC 17230 | 16 Mar 2007 | North West | Active | 100 |
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| Oak House Trading Limited 13383406 · SIC 13922 | 10 May 2021 | North West | Active | 86 |
| Digital Wordcrafts Limited 04337742 · SIC 17230 | 11 Dec 2001 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received twice strike-off notices without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offDissolution voluntary strike off suspended01 Apr 2022
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice voluntary15 Mar 2022
- Status change / strike-offDissolution application strike off company03 Mar 2022
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts10 Feb 2022
- Change account reference date company previous extended14 Dec 2021
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date24 Apr 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Apr 2021
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts23 Apr 2021
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory13 Apr 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates18 Dec 2019
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Hudson Wells Limited
- Number
- 03334606
- Registered office
- Winship Road Industrial Estate, Milton, Cambridge, CB4 6BQ
- Incorporated
- 17 Mar 1997
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 17230 — SIC division 17
- Status
- Active
- Region
- East of England · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Jul 2023
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 01 Jan 2022
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
- 19 Oct 2010
- Registered
- 21 Oct 2010
- Persons entitled
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- 02 Aug 2002
- Registered
- 08 Aug 2002
- Persons entitled
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- Created
- 19 Aug 1998
- Registered
- 21 Aug 1998
- Persons entitled
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- Created
- 08 Jul 1998
- Registered
- 11 Jul 1998
- Persons entitled
- Griffin Credit Services Limited
- Created
- 10 Jun 1997
- Registered
- 13 Jun 1997
- Persons entitled
- Midland Bank PLC
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