STEADFAST ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

Company number 01410223 ·

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Executive summary

Steadfast Engineering is a well-capitalised niche manufacturer within the UK fastener sector, demonstrating consistent profitability and an exceptionally strong balance sheet that far exceeds typical sector benchmarks for SMEs of this scale. However, its modest return on equity of approximately 4% — well below the 8-15% range common in manufacturing SMEs — suggests the business may be prioritising financial resilience over capital efficiency, potentially influenced by its position within the MTF Holding group structure. The dramatic 76% reduction in stocks during FY2025 alongside a 17.6% increase in headcount signals a potential strategic shift toward higher-specification, make-to-order production that could improve margins if executed effectively, though this will require sustained investment in both capability and market development.

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Shareholders' funds

£5,466,385

Balance sheet as at 2025-10-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1979-01-18
Employees
40 (2025 accounts · was 34 in 2024)
Registered office
Kinwarton Farm Road, Arden Forest Industrial Estate, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6EH
Postcode
B49 6EH
Capital
140,625 GBP
Accounts category
Small
Charges
3 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-10-31
Next due by
2027-07-31
Financial year end
31 October

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-08-26
Next due by
2027-09-09
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 25940 Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products

Officers 2 current · 8 resigned

Appointed 2016-06-22
Appointed 2016-06-22

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Group structure

Controlled by MTF HOLDING LIMITED — since 2016-06-24

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA724222 (Tier 2), registered since 2020.

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Previous registered addresses 6

AddressChanged on
KINWARTON FARM ROAD, ARDEN FOREST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ALCESTER, WARWICKSHIRE, B49 6EH2016-06-28
2 BROADWAY, HYDE, CHESHIRE, SK14 4GA2016-06-28
2 BROADWAY, HYDE, CHESHIRE, SK14 4QQ2009-09-17
GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 17/09/2009 FROM, 2 BROADWAY, HYDE, CHESHIRE, SK14 4QQ2009-09-17
36/37 BROADWAY, GLOBE LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, DUKINFIELD, CHESHIRE SK16 4UU2004-09-16
GERRARD STREET, STALYBRIDGE, CHESHIRE, SK15 2JY1992-02-07

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 30 similar companies in B

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (40 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1979.

No.2 of the largest manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products companies in Birmingham →

41 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Birmingham

This company ranks 2 among manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products in Birmingham.

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The class of 1979

49%

of the 8,388 companies incorporated in 1979 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Survival rates for every incorporation year →