GLOBAL LOCKING SYSTEMS LIMITED
Company number 02973718 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Global Locking Systems Limited is a small, 30-year-old lock and hinge manufacturer based in Willenhall — the historic heart of the UK lock industry — operating as an 8-employee micro-enterprise with £224k in total assets and a threadbare £55k net asset base, of which £55k is share capital and retained earnings are negligible. The company's flatlining net assets, declining tangible fixed asset base, and absence of any visible pivot to smart or electronic locking technologies suggest a defensive, distribution-heavy operating model that is structurally exposed to the sector's technology migration, raw material volatility, and consolidation pressure. While debt-free and operationally stable in the short term, its competitive positioning is that of a traditional niche specialist with limited capacity to invest, scale, or adapt to the industry-wide shift toward digital access solutions.
Shareholders' funds
£54,998
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1994-10-05
- Employees
- 8 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 70 Morgan Close Ashmore Lake, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV12 4LH
- Postcode
- WV12 4LH
- Capital
- 54,998 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-05
- Next due by
- 2027-10-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25720 Manufacture of locks and hinges
Officers 5 current · 5 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA666032 (Tier 1), registered since 2020.
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Contact details
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 69 MORGAN CLOSE, ASHMORE LAKE, WILLENHALL, WEST MIDLANDS, WV12 4LH | 2012-02-24 |
| SCHOOL LANE, FORTHAMPTON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL19 4QB | 1996-05-21 |
| RUTLAND HOUSE, 148 EDMUND ST, BIRMINGHAM, W MIDS B3 2JR | 1994-10-08 |
Competitors Wolverhampton
This company ranks 6 among manufacture of locks and hinges in Wolverhampton.
The class of 1994
47%
of the 28,890 companies incorporated in 1994 are still active today; 50% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.