Balmforth Box Company Limited
ActiveLiveBalmforth Box Company Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 02 Jun 2005 (21 years ago), with its registered office in Bromborough, North 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
From Balmforth Box Company Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-10-31. 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 were due 31 Jul 2026 and are not on the register — about 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossop Carton And Print Limited 01682230 · SIC 17219 | 29 Nov 1982 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Sevco Boxes & Packaging Limited 06937529 · SIC 17219 | 18 Jun 2009 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Goldwater Packaging Limited 05114140 · SIC 17219 | 28 Apr 2004 | North West | Active | 100 |
| V Pack (Sales) Limited 01752502 · SIC 17219 | 13 Sept 1983 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Saica Pack UK Limited 01218445 · SIC 17219 | 04 Jul 1975 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Surepac Limited 09989506 · SIC 17219 | 05 Feb 2016 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Compass Printing & Packaging Limited 04567310 · SIC 17219 | 18 Oct 2002 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Ideals UK Packaging (Bespoke) LTD 14217787 · SIC 17219 | 06 Jul 2022 | North West | Active | 79 |
| B Holland & Sons Limited 04055642 · SIC 17219 | 18 Aug 2000 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Lionkent Limited 01625667 · SIC 17219 | 30 Mar 1982 | South East | Active | 100 |
| I Waterman (Box Makers) Limited 00374492 · SIC 17219 | 15 Jun 1942 | London | Active | 100 |
| T. & B. Containers Holdings LTD 10189986 · SIC 17219 | 19 May 2016 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| T. & B. Containers Limited 01327043 · SIC 17219 | 25 Aug 1977 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Brit Packaging And Logistics LTD 11508883 · SIC 17219 | 09 Aug 2018 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Daks UK LTD 14860965 · SIC 17211 | 10 May 2023 | South East | Active | 74 |
| Diamond Corrugated Cases Limited NI009409 · SIC 17219 | 26 Apr 1973 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| The Free Range Egg Box Company Limited 07623964 · SIC 17219 | 06 May 2011 | South West | Active | 100 |
| GWP Group Limited 05459368 · SIC 17219 | 21 May 2005 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Europa Industries Limited 02140047 · SIC 17219 | 11 Jun 1987 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Pro Print Group Cartons Limited 03435133 · SIC 17219 | 17 Sept 1997 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Diamond Packaging Systems Limited NI046372 · SIC 17219 | 01 May 2003 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Express Packaging Nottingham Limited 11776618 · SIC 17219 | 18 Jan 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 99 |
| Cepac Limited 03373762 · SIC 17219 | 20 May 1997 | London | Active | 100 |
| Restopack Limited 15324723 · SIC 17219 | 03 Dec 2023 | London | Active | 71 |
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.
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory15 Sept 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full31 Jul 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates08 Jul 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full28 Jun 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates24 Jun 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full13 Sept 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates26 Jun 2023
- Change person director company with change date09 May 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full24 Jun 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates22 Jun 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Balmforth Box Company Limited
- Number
- 05470274
- Registered office
- Units 10 & 12 Wrynose Road, Old Hall Industrial Estate, Bromborough, CH62 3QD
- Incorporated
- 02 Jun 2005
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 17219 — SIC division 17
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North West · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Jul 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 16 Jun 2026
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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