Formes Alutek Limited
ActiveLiveFormes Alutek Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 21 May 2013 (13 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 Formes Alutek Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-12-31. 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 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2024.
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 56/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| MC Diamonds Limited 04281486 · SIC 25120 | 04 Sept 2001 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Westcott Windows LTD 11963242 · SIC 25120 | 25 Apr 2019 | South West | Active | 97 |
| Right Angle Windows LTD 13339957 · SIC 25120 | 16 Apr 2021 | London | Active | 86 |
| HS Traders LTD 12569308 · SIC 22290 | 23 Apr 2020 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 91 |
| Tim Fabrication LTD 13498991 · SIC 24200 | 07 Jul 2021 | North East | Active | 85 |
| Aluminium Windows & Doors Limited 05853652 · SIC 25120 | 21 Jun 2006 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Aws Turner Fain Limited 01679056 · SIC 25120 | 17 Nov 1982 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
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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 updates04 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts30 Sept 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates09 Jul 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts19 Sept 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates19 Jul 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts20 Sept 2023
- Change account reference date company previous shortened20 Sept 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 May 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts18 May 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates24 May 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Formes Alutek Limited
- Number
- 08538150
- Registered office
- 213-217 Havelock Street, Preston, PR1 7NL
- Incorporated
- 21 May 2013
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25120 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North West · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 04 Jun 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
- 16 Jul 2013
- Registered
- 27 Jul 2013
- Persons entitled
- Lancashire Double Glazing Group Limited
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