National Steel Foundry (1914) LTD. (The)
ActiveLiveNational Steel Foundry (1914) LTD. (The) is an active private limited company incorporated on 06 Nov 1914 (111 years ago), with its registered office in Glasgow, Scotland. The company operates in Professional services.
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
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
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 Oct 1998 and are not on the register — about 27 years 11 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 Scotland.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (32 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 44 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for professional services, with about 97,387 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+5.8%).
- 3Around 7,772 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 44% 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 60/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. & P. Steven Limited SC012298 · SIC 7499 | 12 Jul 1922 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Metbro Limited SC020235 · SIC 7499 | 03 Mar 1938 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Express Shopping Limited SC029803 · SIC 7499 | 02 Jan 1954 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| T.M. Simpson Limited SC033642 · SIC 7499 | 05 Feb 1959 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Armac Engineering Company Limited SC024381 · SIC 7499 | 20 Jul 1946 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Sc012395 SC012395 · SIC 7499 | 13 Oct 1922 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Trobasc Limited SC038754 · SIC 7499 | 03 May 1963 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society SZ000001 · SIC 7499 | — | Scotland | Active | 55 |
| Motherwell Bridge Fabricators Limited SC035987 · SIC 2811 | 31 Dec 1960 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Boku Properties 06708702 · SIC 7499 | 26 Sept 2008 | London | Active | 100 |
| Stirling Lingerie Limited 00316909 · SIC 7499 | 27 Jul 1936 | North West | Active | 100 |
| 00473581 Limited 00473581 · SIC 7499 | 06 Oct 1949 | London | Active | 100 |
| Bristol General Cemetery Company ZC000154 · SIC 7499 | — | South West | Active | 55 |
| FDPF Limited 00589480 · SIC 7499 | 28 Aug 1957 | London | Active | 100 |
| Mandall Fabrications Limited 01239086 · SIC 7499 | 31 Dec 1975 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| De Groot Engineering Limited 01411996 · SIC 7499 | 26 Jan 1979 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Linpac Paxton Holdings Limited 03960904 · SIC 7499 | 30 Mar 2000 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Gannet Investments Limited FC019527 · SIC 7499 | 01 Oct 1996 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Thie Ny Chibbyr D Limited FC019648 · SIC 7499 | 01 Oct 1996 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Seawood Investments Limited FC019560 · SIC 7499 | 01 Oct 1996 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Ruststone Park Limited FC019578 · SIC 7499 | 01 Oct 1996 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Spaniel Investments Limited FC019548 · SIC 7499 | 01 Oct 1996 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Teninvest Limited FC019533 · SIC 7499 | 01 Oct 1996 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
| Tontine Limited FC019796 · SIC 7499 | 01 Nov 1996 | Unknown | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Court order13 Aug 2020
- Selection of documents registered before January 198701 Jan 1987
Company details
- Company
- National Steel Foundry (1914) LTD. (The)
- Number
- SC009263
- Registered office
- 43 Colquhoun Avenue, Hillington, Glasgow, G52 4XA
- Incorporated
- 06 Nov 1914
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 7499 — Other professional, scientific & technical
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Oct 1998
- Confirmation statement
- —
Connected companies
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