David Mckay Brown (Gunmakers) Limited
ActiveLiveDavid Mckay Brown (Gunmakers) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 02 Oct 1985 (41 years ago), with its registered office in Peterhead, Scotland. 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 David Mckay Brown (Gunmakers) 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.
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 Mar 2026 and are not on the register — about 6 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 (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
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 21,741 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,158 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 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman & Newman Gunmakers LTD SC810693 · SIC 25400 | 16 May 2024 | Scotland | Active | 69 |
| John Farquharson (Gun & Rifle Maker) LTD SC828069 · SIC 25400 | 06 Nov 2024 | Scotland | Active | 66 |
| Buchan Guns LTD. SC396077 · SIC 25400 | 22 Mar 2011 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| M A Rainback Limited 04453657 · SIC 25400 | 02 Jun 2002 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Smith & Torok LTD 08437522 · SIC 25400 | 08 Mar 2013 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Accles & Shelvoke Limited 00220533 · SIC 25400 | 22 Mar 1927 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Toor Firearms LTD 14926517 · SIC 25400 | 09 Jun 2023 | West Midlands | Active | 74 |
| Get-Designs.UK Limited 09669387 · SIC 25400 | 03 Jul 2015 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Steel Core Designs Limited 07213923 · SIC 25400 | 06 Apr 2010 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Charles Lancaster Gunmakers Limited 02336539 · SIC 25400 | 18 Jan 1989 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Davromatic Precision Limited 05021724 · SIC 25110 | 21 Jan 2004 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Fox & Co Bespoke LTD 11541315 · SIC 25400 | 29 Aug 2018 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| John Manton Gunmaker Limited 11507886 · SIC 25400 | 09 Aug 2018 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Bae Systems GCS International Limited 11827251 · SIC 25400 | 14 Feb 2019 | South East | Active | 98 |
| The State Of Bir Tawil LTD 13715632 · SIC 07290 | 01 Nov 2021 | South East | Active | 83 |
| Holloway & Naughton Limited 04324928 · SIC 25400 | 19 Nov 2001 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Riflecraft Limited 03518518 · SIC 25400 | 27 Feb 1998 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Wilson Custom Guns Limited 09347619 · SIC 25400 | 09 Dec 2014 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Brocock Limited 08783909 · SIC 25400 | 20 Nov 2013 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Premier English Shotguns Limited 03145131 · SIC 25400 | 11 Jan 1996 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| J. Blanch & Son (Gun & Rifle Makers) Limited 02605881 · SIC 25400 | 29 Apr 1991 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Hull Cartridge Company Limited 01870205 · SIC 25400 | 10 Dec 1984 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Black Barrel Armouries LTD 14516011 · SIC 25400 | 30 Nov 2022 | East of England | Active | 77 |
| Brock And Norris Limited 08063726 · SIC 25400 | 10 May 2012 | Wales | Active | 100 |
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-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended22 Jun 2026
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory26 May 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates30 Oct 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full07 Mar 2025
- Officer resignedTermination secretary company with name termination date13 Feb 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates07 Oct 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full21 Dec 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates02 Nov 2023
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control01 Nov 2023
- Confirmation statementSecond filing of confirmation statement with made up date01 Nov 2023
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Company details
- Company
- David Mckay Brown (Gunmakers) Limited
- Number
- SC095437
- Registered office
- Ugie Lodge Mill Of Rora, Longside, Peterhead, AB42 4UB
- Incorporated
- 02 Oct 1985
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25400 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Mar 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 12 Sept 2026
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
- Created
- 23 Dec 2021
- Registered
- 11 Jan 2022
- Persons entitled
- Tc Loans Limited Acting as the Security Trustee of the Secured Parties
- Created
- 24 Apr 2009
- Registered
- 07 May 2009
- Persons entitled
- Hsbc Bank PLC
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