Algon LTD
ActiveLiveAlgon LTD is an active private limited company incorporated on 20 Feb 2001 (25 years ago), with its registered office in Preston, North West. The company operates in Manufacturing.
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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 Algon LTD's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2026-05-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2025-05-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in North West, in a market growing 1.8% a year and tracking below the national rate here. 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 29 Feb 2028; the last set was made up to 31 May 2026.
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 North 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
- 1North West is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 30,021 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,599 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 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates01 Sept 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full27 Aug 2026
- Charge registeredMortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date28 Nov 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates17 Sept 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full28 Jul 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates16 Sept 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full24 Jul 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates29 Aug 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full14 Aug 2023
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control21 Jul 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Algon LTD
- Number
- 04163896
- Registered office
- Unit 3 Ribble Saw Mill, Paley Road, Preston, PR1 8LT
- Incorporated
- 20 Feb 2001
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 20200 — SIC division 20
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North West · England
- Accounts
- Next due 29 Feb 2028
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 12 Sept 2027
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
- 26 Nov 2025
- Registered
- 28 Nov 2025
- Persons entitled
- R. Slinger & Son Limited
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