Apex Forging Solutions Limited

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No. 16558794/Inc. 03 Jul 2025/SIC 25500 · SIC division 25/ Ponteland, North East

SIC division 25SIC division 28Engineering design

Apex Forging Solutions Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 03 Jul 2025 (1 year ago), with its registered office in Ponteland, North East. The company operates in Manufacturing.

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In shortfor any sellerAn established manufacturing business in North East, in a market growing 1.8% a year and tracking below the national rate here.Read the full summary

Lens · General opportunity|Confidence high

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Opportunity scoreConfidence high

43out of 100

Early but active

A live business, still light on evidence

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Company maturity · 15% weight

Incorporated 1 yr ago; scored against an 8-year maturity curve.

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What we checked · weightSelect a row for why

Manufacturing formations up 1.8% a year nationally.

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Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable

Filed accounts · enrichment

Financials

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Company briefFor General opportunity

An established manufacturing business in North East, 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.

Market opportunity

Sector up 1.8% nationally, +1.6% in North East.

Company maturity

Incorporated 1 yr ago; scored against an 8-year maturity curve.

Competitive risk

9,335 comparable companies in North East; five-year survival across the sector is 42.0%.

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Key factsRegister & sector

Industry growth+1.8%More demand each year

Annual filingCurrentUp to date with Companies House

Company age1 yrStill in the riskier early years

Local competitionVery highMany rivals nearby

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CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.

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Market summary · manufacturing

Sector size & momentum

Companies in sector268,900

National growth+1.8%

North East+1.6%

New registrations (last 4 quarters)29,405live · all 259 SIC codes in the sector

5-year survival42.0%

This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in North East.

New companies per quarter

7,154 in Q3 2026

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%)

Growth & survival

How long companies last here

1-year survival90.3%

3-year survival55.7%

5-year survival42.0%

Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later.

View methodology ONS Business Demography (reference baseline) · sector baseline, not this company

Local economy · North East

The market around it

Population2,762,746

Employment rate71.8%

Economic activity75.3%

Median weekly pay£692.10

Compare regions ONS · Nomis

Trends & outlook

Where the sector is heading

Growth trajectoryFlat to modest — incorporations broadly stable.

Regional concentrationModerately distributed; North East holds about 4% of UK activity.

Emerging locationsGrowth is more evenly spread across regions for this sector.

Sector momentumNewly incorporated — establishing momentum.

1North East is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 9,335 companies in the same industry.
2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.6%).
3Around 497 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.

View methodology Derived · ONS BPE sector growth + regional weighting

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Score distribution

24 closest comparables

00–20

021–30

031–40

041–50

051–60

This one61–70

071–80

2481+

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 (62) — not the full 43/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.

Closest comparables · 9,335 in North East · 497 new in 12m

Peer companies

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T & M Fabrications LTD 12720932 · SIC 25500	05 Jul 2020	North East	Active	91
Victoria Drop Forgings Co.,Limited 00143164 · SIC 25500	01 Mar 1916	West Midlands	Active	100
Magdalen Metalwork LTD 10761160 · SIC 25500	09 May 2017	South West	Active	100
G.W.S. Precision Sheet Metal Limited 00816444 · SIC 25500	20 Aug 1964	East of England	Active	100
Fraser Engineering Limited 03209779 · SIC 25500	10 Jun 1996	South East	Active	100
Fraser Engineering (UK) Limited 05151810 · SIC 25500	11 Jun 2004	South East	Active	100
S M B Pressings Limited 02634385 · SIC 25110	01 Aug 1991	West Midlands	Active	100
Edgerton Precision Engineering LTD 08944545 · SIC 25500	18 Mar 2014	Yorkshire & the Humber	Active	100
RJW Bradshaw LTD 08558231 · SIC 25110	06 Jun 2013	South East	Active	100
Forged Solutions Group Limited 00158672 · SIC 25500	10 Sept 1919	East Midlands	Active	100
A & A Engineering Solutions LTD 10787397 · SIC 25500	24 May 2017	Yorkshire & the Humber	Active	100
Sunbeam Engineering LTD 10789835 · SIC 25110	25 May 2017	Yorkshire & the Humber	Active	100
Aluminium Shapes Limited 03921671 · SIC 25500	08 Feb 2000	West Midlands	Active	100
LF Industry LTD 12626270 · SIC 25500	27 May 2020	South West	Active	91
North West Powder Coating Services LTD 07163483 · SIC 25500	19 Feb 2010	North West	Active	100
Airframe Limited 03513761 · SIC 25500	19 Feb 1998	East Midlands	Active	100
Ayrshire Metal Products (Daventry) Limited SC022877 · SIC 25500	22 Jul 1944	Scotland	Active	100
Ayrshire Metals LTD 09851201 · SIC 24330	02 Nov 2015	East Midlands	Active	100
Terracast Limited 06071874 · SIC 22290	29 Jan 2007	South West	Active	100
William Hughes Limited 00243035 · SIC 25500	17 Oct 1929	South West	Active	100
Midlands Cutting Services Limited 07145097 · SIC 25500	03 Feb 2010	West Midlands	Active	100
GB Engineering (N.I.) Limited NI664765 · SIC 25500	01 Oct 2019	Northern Ireland	Active	95
Adi Scaffold Products LTD 08137008 · SIC 25500	10 Jul 2012	West Midlands	Active	100
Regent Engineering Co (Walsall) Limited(The) 00551421 · SIC 25500	01 Jul 1955	West Midlands	Active	100

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