Hunter Stone & Smith Limited
ActiveLiveHunter Stone & Smith Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 23 Mar 2006 (20 years ago), with its registered office in Telford, West Midlands. 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 Hunter Stone & Smith Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-03-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-03-31). 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 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Mar 2025.
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 West Midlands.
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
- 1West Midlands is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 23,411 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,247 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 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepared Foods Group Limited 00523009 · SIC 10890 | 25 Aug 1953 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Eatbeauty Limited 12589379 · SIC 10520 | 06 May 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 91 |
| Iza'S Cakes LTD 12803322 · SIC 10890 | 10 Aug 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 90 |
| A S Organic LTD 08336053 · SIC 10890 | 19 Dec 2012 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Relish School Food Limited 08119616 · SIC 10890 | 26 Jun 2012 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Dada'S Pizza Limited SC582291 · SIC 10890 | 23 Nov 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Suzero Limited 10379471 · SIC 10890 | 16 Sept 2016 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Vicky Food LTD SC629668 · SIC 10890 | 07 May 2019 | Scotland | Active | 97 |
| Sakina'S Kitchen LTD 10609604 · SIC 10890 | 08 Feb 2017 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| E-Max Nutrition LTD 12397772 · SIC 10890 | 10 Jan 2020 | South East | Active | 93 |
| Aydin Catering Limited 12505732 · SIC 10890 | 09 Mar 2020 | Wales | Active | 92 |
| Quattro Foods Limited 07248943 · SIC 10890 | 11 May 2010 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Liv'S Kitchen Limited 14820206 · SIC 10840 | 21 Apr 2023 | London | Active | 75 |
| Kitchenn LTD 12220374 · SIC 10710 | 21 Sept 2019 | East Midlands | Active | 95 |
| Roots Kitchen LTD 12551646 · SIC 10890 | 08 Apr 2020 | North West | Active | 92 |
| Nyd Vegan Foods LTD 12842147 · SIC 10890 | 27 Aug 2020 | Wales | Active | 90 |
| Ja.LTD Limited 12431868 · SIC 10890 | 29 Jan 2020 | South East | Active | 93 |
| Devon Garden Foods Limited 11160344 · SIC 10320 | 19 Jan 2018 | South West | Active | 100 |
| GS Bradford LTD 13954270 · SIC 10890 | 04 Mar 2022 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 81 |
| Meraved LTD 14322851 · SIC 10890 | 30 Aug 2022 | London | Active | 78 |
| Living Fermented Probiotic Foods LTD 10779072 · SIC 10890 | 19 May 2017 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Edge Hill Honey Limited 15733818 · SIC 10890 | 21 May 2024 | South East | Active | 69 |
| Penguin Foods Limited 12689464 · SIC 10890 | 22 Jun 2020 | South East | Active | 91 |
| Compute And Cultivate LTD 14877644 · SIC 10890 | 18 May 2023 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 74 |
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 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full13 Nov 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates28 May 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full20 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates04 Jun 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control04 Apr 2024
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control04 Apr 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full21 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates31 Mar 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full21 Dec 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Hunter Stone & Smith Limited
- Number
- 05752940
- Registered office
- Unit 1a Queensway Business Park, Hadley Park, Telford, TF1 7UL
- Incorporated
- 23 Mar 2006
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 10890 — Manufacture of food products
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 06 Apr 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
- 24 Aug 2011
- Registered
- 26 Aug 2011
- Persons entitled
- Hsbc Bank PLC
- Created
- 28 Jun 2011
- Registered
- 30 Jun 2011
- Persons entitled
- Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited, Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited (Both ‘Hsbc’)
- Created
- 21 Jun 2011
- Registered
- 22 Jun 2011
- Persons entitled
- Hsbc Bank PLC
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