Saphex Limited
ActiveLiveSaphex Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 26 Jan 2015 (11 years ago), with its registered office in Sheffield, Yorkshire & the Humber. 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 Saphex Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-12-30. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-12-30). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in Yorkshire & the Humber, 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 30 Sept 2027; the last set was made up to 30 Dec 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
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 Yorkshire & the Humber.
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
- 1Yorkshire & the Humber is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 20,427 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.7%).
- 3Around 1,088 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbeam Engineering LTD 10789835 · SIC 25110 | 25 May 2017 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Pressure Engineering International Limited 05167433 · SIC 25110 | 30 Jun 2004 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| M.B. Products Limited 02615954 · SIC 15120 | 31 May 1991 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| M.Brittain(York)Limited 01055662 · SIC 25290 | 24 May 1972 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Glapwell Contracting Services Limited 01620686 · SIC 25290 | 08 Mar 1982 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Whitewolf Cylinders LTD 11963394 · SIC 25290 | 25 Apr 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 97 |
| R316 Limited 15858602 · SIC 25290 | 25 Jul 2024 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 68 |
| West Cumberland Engineering Limited 03170481 · SIC 25110 | 11 Mar 1996 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Elemental Supply LTD 15075579 · SIC 25290 | 16 Aug 2023 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 73 |
| Thurston Group Limited 16640239 · SIC 25110 | 11 Aug 2025 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 62 |
| Burnhouse Engineering & Fabrication Limited SC185494 · SIC 25110 | 06 May 1998 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| LFT Ovrs LTD 14781308 · SIC 25290 | 05 Apr 2023 | South West | Active | 75 |
| Storehouse Solutions Limited 12591104 · SIC 25290 | 07 May 2020 | East Midlands | Active | 91 |
| MJL Skipmaster Swansea Limited 04450276 · SIC 25290 | 29 May 2002 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Transmit Containers Limited 01861648 · SIC 25290 | 07 Nov 1984 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Quatreau Manufacturing LTD 14347209 · SIC 25290 | 09 Sept 2022 | North West | Active | 78 |
| Ramshorn Limited 03777568 · SIC 25290 | 26 May 1999 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Insulated Container Sales Limited 12584519 · SIC 25290 | 04 May 2020 | East Midlands | Active | 91 |
| Weldon Engineering (Scotland) Limited SC120947 · SIC 25290 | 23 Oct 1989 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Visilume Limited 01607816 · SIC 23190 | 14 Jan 1982 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Mcmillan (Coppersmiths And Fabricators) Limited SC078121 · SIC 25290 | 30 Mar 1982 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| MKJ Solutions LTD 10426710 · SIC 25290 | 13 Oct 2016 | North West | Active | 100 |
| WP Vtech LTD 12399265 · SIC 25110 | 13 Jan 2020 | East Midlands | Active | 93 |
| Newark Copper Cylinder Company Limited 01326456 · SIC 25290 | 22 Aug 1977 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts23 Sept 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates27 Jan 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts17 Sept 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates20 Jan 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts27 Sept 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Jan 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts20 Dec 2023
- Registered office changedChange registered office address company with date old address new address28 Nov 2023
- Change account reference date company previous shortened26 Sept 2023
- Charge satisfiedMortgage satisfy charge full09 Feb 2023
Showing the 10 most recent of 25 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- Saphex Limited
- Number
- 09404853
- Registered office
- Unit 2 Prospect Works, Darnall Road, Sheffield, S9 5AH
- Incorporated
- 26 Jan 2015
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25290 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Yorkshire & the Humber · England
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 24 Jan 2027
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- Registered
- 24 Jan 2023
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- 30 Jan 2018
- Registered
- 13 Feb 2018
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- 13 May 2015
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