Welding Engineers (Midlands) Limited
ActiveLiveWelding Engineers (Midlands) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 22 Nov 2002 (23 years ago), with its registered office in Glasgow, Scotland. The company operates in Manufacturing.
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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 Welding Engineers (Midlands) Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2025-12-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2024-12-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in Scotland, 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 are next due 30 Sept 2027; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2025.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Marine Engineering Solutions Limited SC542751 · SIC 25110 | 15 Aug 2016 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Metal Fabrication (Glasgow) Limited SC574706 · SIC 25110 | 25 Aug 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| BMB Fabrications LTD SC502835 · SIC 25110 | 09 Apr 2015 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| JLN Metal Fabrication & Construction LTD SC641424 · SIC 25110 | 12 Sept 2019 | Scotland | Active | 95 |
| Burnhouse Engineering & Fabrication Limited SC185494 · SIC 25110 | 06 May 1998 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Fotheringham Fabrications LTD SC572582 · SIC 25110 | 01 Aug 2017 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Ocean Kinetics Limited SC171923 · SIC 25110 | 30 Jan 1997 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| William Kay LTD. SC249888 · SIC 25110 | 21 May 2003 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Ecosse Solutions LTD SC742505 · SIC 25110 | 25 Aug 2022 | Scotland | Active | 78 |
| Seren Support Group LTD 12204452 · SIC 25110 | 12 Sept 2019 | London | Active | 95 |
| J. S. M. Engineering Limited 01510606 · SIC 25110 | 04 Aug 1980 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Advanced Metalcraft Limited 08065601 · SIC 25110 | 11 May 2012 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Stead Engineering Limited 08888254 · SIC 25110 | 12 Feb 2014 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Steeltek LTD 08365329 · SIC 25110 | 17 Jan 2013 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Alto Bollards (Newcastle) Limited 08502254 · SIC 25110 | 24 Apr 2013 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Dean Nelson Fabrications LTD 09734017 · SIC 25110 | 14 Aug 2015 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Axium Process Limited 04432600 · SIC 25110 | 07 May 2002 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Yorkshire Street Furniture LTD 09568728 · SIC 25110 | 30 Apr 2015 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| In Steel (Blacksmiths & Fabricators) Limited 04066302 · SIC 25110 | 06 Sept 2000 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Technical Tubes LTD 04427205 · SIC 25110 | 29 Apr 2002 | South West | Active | 100 |
| PP Fence LTD 10368961 · SIC 25110 | 11 Sept 2016 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Time Manufacturing Solutions LTD 10734136 · SIC 25110 | 21 Apr 2017 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Steelcraft Fabrications LTD 09549643 · SIC 25110 | 20 Apr 2015 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| We Make Gates Limited 13905569 · SIC 25110 | 09 Feb 2022 | North West | Active | 82 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Accounts filedSmall company accounts30 Sept 2026
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date04 Feb 2026
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates20 Jan 2026
- Memorandum articles10 Dec 2025
- Resolution filedResolution10 Dec 2025
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control08 Dec 2025
- Charge registeredMortgage alter floating charge with number06 Dec 2025
- Director appointedAppoint person director company with name date05 Dec 2025
- Charge registeredMortgage alter floating charge with number05 Dec 2025
- Officer resignedTermination director company with name termination date04 Dec 2025
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Company details
- Company
- Welding Engineers (Midlands) Limited
- Number
- SC240018
- Registered office
- 3 Cardowan Park, Uddingston, Glasgow, G71 5PF
- Incorporated
- 22 Nov 2002
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 25110 — SIC division 25
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Next due 30 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 24 Jan 2027
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
- 26 Nov 2025
- Registered
- 02 Dec 2025
- Persons entitled
- Santander UK PLC
- Created
- 26 Nov 2025
- Registered
- 02 Dec 2025
- Persons entitled
- Foresight Fund Managers Limited as Security Trustee
- Created
- 09 Jun 2003
- Registered
- 10 Jun 2003
- Persons entitled
- The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
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