The School Factory (UK) Limited
ActiveLiveThe School Factory (UK) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 09 Mar 2019 (7 years ago), with its registered office in Birmingham, 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 The School Factory (UK) Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-03-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2023-03-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in West Midlands, 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 Dec 2025 and are not on the register — about 9 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 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 (98) — not the full 51/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershore Plating LTD 04464981 · SIC 25610 | 19 Jun 2002 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| GMD Plating LTD 14145059 · SIC 25610 | 31 May 2022 | West Midlands | Active | 80 |
| Protective Metal Finishing Limited 14186791 · SIC 25610 | 21 Jun 2022 | West Midlands | Active | 79 |
| Forge Products Limited 02171548 · SIC 25610 | 30 Sept 1987 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Precision Technic Defence Limited 08255248 · SIC 25610 | 16 Oct 2012 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Dudley Electroplating LTD 10905170 · SIC 25610 | 08 Aug 2017 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Wolf & Spear Solutions Limited 13637940 · SIC 25610 | 22 Sept 2021 | West Midlands | Active | 83 |
| Steelstrip Services Limited 04797346 · SIC 25610 | 12 Jun 2003 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Kingdom Metal Finishing Limited SC322120 · SIC 25610 | 24 Apr 2007 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Kopycki Sfsaw Limited 12180534 · SIC 25610 | 29 Aug 2019 | South East | Active | 95 |
| Colourmotion Limited 10364202 · SIC 25610 | 07 Sept 2016 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Applied Materials Technology Limited 04463294 · SIC 25610 | 18 Jun 2002 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| We Do Powder Coating Limited 02967634 · SIC 25610 | 14 Sept 1994 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Lancashire Powder Coating LTD 11342168 · SIC 25610 | 02 May 2018 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Enc Industrial Services LTD 08053040 · SIC 25610 | 01 May 2012 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Mcadam Specialist Polishing LTD 11514400 · SIC 25610 | 13 Aug 2018 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Metal Powder Colour LTD 11520498 · SIC 25610 | 16 Aug 2018 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Plasticoat GB Limited 03575142 · SIC 25610 | 04 Jun 1998 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Wheel Fix UK LTD 11929420 · SIC 25610 | 05 Apr 2019 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 97 |
| Brimscombe Platers Limited 03648489 · SIC 25610 | 13 Oct 1998 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Northants Blasting Services LTD 12710987 · SIC 25610 | 01 Jul 2020 | East Midlands | Active | 91 |
| Lideer Metal Products Co., LTD 15763003 · SIC 13940 | 05 Jun 2024 | South East | Active | 69 |
| Mallory Industrial Coatings Limited 03487569 · SIC 25610 | 31 Dec 1997 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Mark Specialist Applications Limited 07622009 · SIC 25610 | 04 May 2011 | Wales | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received three times strike-off notices without being dissolved.
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended10 Apr 2025
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory04 Mar 2025
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date20 Dec 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts19 Dec 2024
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended07 Aug 2024
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory30 Jul 2024
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts27 Dec 2023
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date19 Dec 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts18 Dec 2023
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts18 Dec 2023
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Company details
- Company
- The School Factory (UK) Limited
- Number
- 11872015
- Registered office
- 70 Summer Lane, Hockley, Birmingham, B19 3NG
- Incorporated
- 09 Mar 2019
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25610 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 22 Mar 2022
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
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