STEADFAST ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED
Company number 01410223 · Monitor this company
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.
Shareholders' funds
£5,466,385
Balance sheet as at 2025-10-31
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
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25940 Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products
Officers 2 current · 8 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by MTF HOLDING LIMITED — since 2016-06-24
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA724222 (Tier 2), registered since 2020.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| KINWARTON FARM ROAD, ARDEN FOREST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, ALCESTER, WARWICKSHIRE, B49 6EH | 2016-06-28 |
| 2 BROADWAY, HYDE, CHESHIRE, SK14 4GA | 2016-06-28 |
| 2 BROADWAY, HYDE, CHESHIRE, SK14 4QQ | 2009-09-17 |
| GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 17/09/2009 FROM, 2 BROADWAY, HYDE, CHESHIRE, SK14 4QQ | 2009-09-17 |
| 36/37 BROADWAY, GLOBE LANE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, DUKINFIELD, CHESHIRE SK16 4UU | 2004-09-16 |
| GERRARD STREET, STALYBRIDGE, CHESHIRE, SK15 2JY | 1992-02-07 |
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 →
Competitors Birmingham
This company ranks 2 among manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products in Birmingham.
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.