MRF Fabrications Limited
ActiveLiveMRF Fabrications Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 30 Oct 1997 (29 years ago), with its registered office in Poole, South West. 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
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in South West, 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 Oct 2010 and are not on the register — about 15 years 11 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 South West.
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
- 1South West is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 24,264 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.9%).
- 3Around 1,292 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.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell Bridge Fabricators Limited SC035987 · SIC 2811 | 31 Dec 1960 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Beacon Developments (Ashwell) Limited 01691210 · SIC 2811 | 14 Jan 1983 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| H. Pontifex & Sons Limited 00039977 · SIC 2811 | 23 Nov 1893 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| H.W. Wyld & Co. Limited 01089208 · SIC 2811 | 01 Jan 1973 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Priormere Limited 01174497 · SIC 2811 | 19 Jun 1974 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Don Sharpe Limited 01481543 · SIC 2811 | 26 Feb 1980 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| J.Preston & Sons,Limited 00120968 · SIC 2811 | 20 Mar 1912 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Prospect Engineering Limited 00128488 · SIC 2811 | 22 Apr 1913 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Metalcraft Pipework And Fabrications Limited 01973572 · SIC 2811 | 23 Dec 1985 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| H. Balmforth And Company Limited 00521265 · SIC 2811 | 01 Jul 1953 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Wyndham Engineering Limited 01796232 · SIC 2811 | 01 Mar 1984 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Westside Engineering Services Limited 02106273 · SIC 2811 | 05 Mar 1987 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| 01950105 Limited 01950105 · SIC 2811 | 25 Sept 1985 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Kirkdale Engineering (Leicester) Limited 01095542 · SIC 2811 | 12 Feb 1973 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| William Oliver (North Shields) Limited 00552330 · SIC 2811 | 21 Jul 1955 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Royden Structures Limited 07382781 · SIC 2811 | 21 Sept 2010 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Pass Sheet Metal Limited 00831957 · SIC 2811 | 21 Dec 1964 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| E Marsden Fabrications Limited 00371614 · SIC 2811 | 01 Jan 1942 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Eric Johnson,Stubbs(Scotland)Limited 00751883 · SIC 2811 | 28 Feb 1963 | London | Active | 100 |
| Sel Engineering Realisations Limited 02737790 · SIC 2811 | 05 Aug 1992 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Burgess Welding & Engineering Limited 00599065 · SIC 2811 | 18 Feb 1958 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Wingmatch Limited 02102472 · SIC 2811 | 23 Feb 1987 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| F.E. Cole (Duct Work) Limited 01814696 · SIC 2811 | 09 May 1984 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Mellows Engineering Limited 03660498 · SIC 2811 | 03 Nov 1998 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Struck off and dissolved once, and restored.
- Restored to the registerRestoration order of court11 May 2016
- Struck off & dissolvedGazette dissolved compulsary17 May 2011
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsary01 Feb 2011
- Change account reference date company previous extended30 Apr 2010
- Confirmation statementAnnual return company with made up date full list shareholders11 Jan 2010
- Change person director company with change date11 Jan 2010
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption small29 May 2009
- Legacy18 Dec 2008
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption small30 May 2008
- Legacy29 May 2008
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Company details
- Company
- MRF Fabrications Limited
- Number
- 03458016
- Registered office
- Suite 8 Bourne Gate, 25 Bourne Valley Road, Poole, BH12 1DY
- Incorporated
- 30 Oct 1997
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 2811 — SIC division 28
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South West · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Oct 2010
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 13 Nov 2016
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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