L & K Locksmiths LTD
ActiveLiveL & K Locksmiths LTD is an active private limited company incorporated on 29 Apr 2019 (7 years ago), with its registered office in Walsall, 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 L & K Locksmiths LTD's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2021-04-30. Change vs the prior year (to 2020-04-30). 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 Jan 2023 and are not on the register — about 3 years 8 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 (97) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S M B Pressings Limited 02634385 · SIC 25110 | 01 Aug 1991 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Gic International Trading LTD 12012703 · SIC 25720 | 22 May 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 97 |
| Simonswerk UK Limited 01318326 · SIC 25720 | 22 Jun 1977 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| C & M Ventures Limited 05609248 · SIC 25720 | 01 Nov 2005 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Apecs Consult LTD 05915713 · SIC 25720 | 24 Aug 2006 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| George Price LTD 15918932 · SIC 25720 | 27 Aug 2024 | West Midlands | Active | 67 |
| Door Springs Limited 02960678 · SIC 25720 | 19 Aug 1994 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Lichfield Lock & Key Repairs Limited 04449582 · SIC 25720 | 28 May 2002 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| C & T Locksmiths Limited 04947350 · SIC 25720 | 29 Oct 2003 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| TCH (UK) Limited 06643325 · SIC 25720 | 10 Jul 2008 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Armadillocks LTD 08707388 · SIC 25720 | 26 Sept 2013 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Aldridge Holdings Limited 02576993 · SIC 25720 | 28 Jan 1991 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Iloq UK Limited 12022989 · SIC 25720 | 29 May 2019 | London | Active | 96 |
| Best Midu Industry Limited 14883886 · SIC 25720 | 22 May 2023 | London | Active | 74 |
| London Bump Keys LTD 12283592 · SIC 25720 | 28 Oct 2019 | South East | Active | 94 |
| Binpin (UK) Limited SC417316 · SIC 25720 | 17 Feb 2012 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| LMH Keycoders LTD 14919334 · SIC 25720 | 06 Jun 2023 | North West | Active | 74 |
| Locknload Limited 14242717 · SIC 25720 | 19 Jul 2022 | London | Active | 79 |
| A & A Engineering Solutions LTD 10787397 · SIC 25500 | 24 May 2017 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Klic-Key LTD 13787098 · SIC 25720 | 07 Dec 2021 | South East | Active | 82 |
| Pro Secure LTD 12249523 · SIC 25720 | 08 Oct 2019 | East of England | Active | 95 |
| Nico Manufacturing Limited 02826971 · SIC 25720 | 15 Jun 1993 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| A L K S Limited 04559504 · SIC 25720 | 10 Oct 2002 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Voset UK Limited 12632341 · SIC 25110 | 29 May 2020 | South East | Active | 91 |
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.
- Status change / strike-offDissolution voluntary strike off suspended23 Jun 2022
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice voluntary14 Jun 2022
- Status change / strike-offDissolution application strike off company07 Jun 2022
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates29 Apr 2022
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts29 Apr 2022
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts28 May 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates14 May 2021
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates06 Apr 2020
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control26 Jan 2020
- Change person director company with change date26 Jan 2020
Showing the 10 most recent of 12 filings. Upgrade for the complete history.
Company details
- Company
- L & K Locksmiths LTD
- Number
- 11968449
- Registered office
- 25 Shortlands Lane, Walsall, WS3 4AG
- Incorporated
- 29 Apr 2019
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25720 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- West Midlands · England
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Jan 2023
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 20 Apr 2023
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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