Steel Core Designs Limited
ActiveLiveSteel Core Designs Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 06 Apr 2010 (16 years ago), with its registered office in Aylesford, 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
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant 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 were due 31 May 2026 and are not on the register — about 4 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 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 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith & Torok LTD 08437522 · SIC 25400 | 08 Mar 2013 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Bae Systems GCS International Limited 11827251 · SIC 25400 | 14 Feb 2019 | South East | Active | 98 |
| The State Of Bir Tawil LTD 13715632 · SIC 07290 | 01 Nov 2021 | South East | Active | 83 |
| Wilson Custom Guns Limited 09347619 · SIC 25400 | 09 Dec 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Thistledome2 LTD 17316697 · SIC 25400 | 03 Jul 2026 | South East | Active | 57 |
| Palo Tech Limited 13906673 · SIC 25400 | 10 Feb 2022 | South East | Active | 82 |
| B.E. Chaplin (Gunmakers) Limited 13140200 · SIC 25400 | 18 Jan 2021 | South East | Active | 87 |
| Chemring Countermeasures Limited 00218229 · SIC 20510 | 16 Dec 1926 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Boss & Co.Limited 00916700 · SIC 25400 | 29 Sept 1967 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Robert Nibbs Limited 08318548 · SIC 25400 | 05 Dec 2012 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Bae Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions Limited 01842252 · SIC 25400 | 20 Aug 1984 | South East | Active | 100 |
| I.P.S. Gunmaking LTD 04616511 · SIC 25400 | 13 Dec 2002 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Phantom Gunsmiths LTD 10435002 · SIC 25400 | 19 Oct 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Alpha Omega Arms LTD 13962107 · SIC 25400 | 08 Mar 2022 | South East | Active | 81 |
| Protegens LTD 16958904 · SIC 25400 | 13 Jan 2026 | South East | Active | 59 |
| M A Rainback Limited 04453657 · SIC 25400 | 02 Jun 2002 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Newman & Newman Gunmakers LTD SC810693 · SIC 25400 | 16 May 2024 | Scotland | Active | 69 |
| Accles & Shelvoke Limited 00220533 · SIC 25400 | 22 Mar 1927 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Toor Firearms LTD 14926517 · SIC 25400 | 09 Jun 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 74 |
| Get-Designs.UK Limited 09669387 · SIC 25400 | 03 Jul 2015 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Charles Lancaster Gunmakers Limited 02336539 · SIC 25400 | 18 Jan 1989 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Davromatic Precision Limited 05021724 · SIC 25110 | 21 Jan 2004 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Fox & Co Bespoke LTD 11541315 · SIC 25400 | 29 Aug 2018 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| John Manton Gunmaker Limited 11507886 · SIC 25400 | 09 Aug 2018 | South West | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received 4 times strike-off notices without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date19 Aug 2026
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory18 Aug 2026
- Change account reference date company previous extended30 Apr 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates09 Oct 2025
- Share capital changeCapital allotment shares09 Oct 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates10 Sept 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full01 May 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates29 Aug 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full22 Jul 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full22 Jul 2024
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Company details
- Company
- Steel Core Designs Limited
- Number
- 07213923
- Registered office
- 51 The Stream Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AG
- Incorporated
- 06 Apr 2010
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25400 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- South East · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 May 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 23 Oct 2026
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
- 31 May 2011
- Registered
- 03 Jun 2011
- Persons entitled
- William George Chaplin
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