Plating Equipment Limited
ActiveLivePlating Equipment Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 12 May 2000 (26 years ago), with its registered office in Bicester, South East. 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 Plating Equipment Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-05-31. 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?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 28 Feb 2027; the last set was made up to 31 May 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
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 East.
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 East is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 43,874 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+2.1%).
- 3Around 2,336 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 56/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro Moulds LTD. 02711711 · SIC 28960 | 05 May 1992 | South East | 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 |
| 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 |
| Farkam Limited 09830638 · SIC 28960 | 19 Oct 2015 | South East | Active | 100 |
| H.W. Wallace & Co Limited 10449843 · SIC 28960 | 27 Oct 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| N & L Seals Limited 08313241 · SIC 28960 | 29 Nov 2012 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Cga Automation Limited 05412428 · SIC 28960 | 04 Apr 2005 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Formetal Trading Co., Limited 14864120 · SIC 20590 | 12 May 2023 | South East | Active | 74 |
| Hwamda Machinery Manufacturing Company Limited 16516881 · SIC 22290 | 13 Jun 2025 | South East | Active | 63 |
| Graham Engineering International LTD 14637702 · SIC 28960 | 03 Feb 2023 | South East | Active | 76 |
| Inno International Limited 16538227 · SIC 22290 | 24 Jun 2025 | South East | Active | 62 |
| Dowling & Fransen (Engineers) Limited 00396086 · SIC 25620 | 09 Jun 1945 | South East | Active | 100 |
| J R D Bipel LTD 02747637 · SIC 28960 | 15 Sept 1992 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| DS Brookes LTD 03489005 · SIC 28960 | 06 Jan 1998 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Cambridge Smart Plastics Limited 12104800 · SIC 28960 | 15 Jul 2019 | East of England | Active | 96 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| S.L. Precision Engineers Limited 02642479 · SIC 28960 | 03 Sept 1991 | East of England | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates21 Apr 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts10 Oct 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates21 May 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts26 Feb 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates13 May 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts09 Feb 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates10 May 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts14 Nov 2022
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address08 Nov 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates31 May 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Plating Equipment Limited
- Number
- 03991456
- Registered office
- Suite 3 Bignell Park Barns, Chesterton, Bicester, OX26 1TD
- Incorporated
- 12 May 2000
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 28960 — SIC division 28
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 28 Feb 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 05 May 2027
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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