W.D. CLOSE & SONS LIMITED, NE28 6HF : Companies House Number 02031962

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Shareholders' funds

£6,289,766

Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1986-06-27
Employees: 128 (2025 accounts · was 124 in 2024)
Registered office: Carville Works, Hadrian Road, Wallsend, England, NE28 6HF
Postcode: NE28 6HF
Capital: 10,000 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Next due by: 2026-12-31
Financial year end: 31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2025-12-13
Next due by: 2026-12-27

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Nature of business (SIC)

25990 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified

Officers 6 current · 3 resigned

MR Christopher Paul CLOSE Director

Appointed 2016-07-08

MRS ANN HELEN CLOSE Director

DIRECTOR Appointed 1991-12-31

MRS ANN HELEN CLOSE Secretary

Appointed 1991-12-31

Ann Helen CLOSE Director

Ann Helen CLOSE Secretary

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Group structure

Controlled by SHELFORD HOLDINGS LTD — since 2019-05-21

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Contact details

Website: http://www.wdclose.co.uk

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
PACEDUAL LIMITED	1986-12-16

Previous registered addresses 3

Address	Changed on
QUARRYFIELD ROAD, GATESHEAD, TYNE & WEAR NE8 3BE	2004-02-23
7 ARMSTRONG HOUSE, ARMSTRONG, DISTRICT 2 WASHINGTON, TYNE & WEAR NE37 1PR	1997-03-26
47 BRUNSWICK PLACE, LONDON, N1 6EE	1987-01-27

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 108 similar companies in NE

The largest employer among its local peers (128 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1986.

No.1 of the largest manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified companies in Newcastle Upon Tyne →

Competitors Newcastle Upon Tyne

2. RENOWN ENGINEERING LIMITED

£5,000,768
3. RUBB BUILDINGS LIMITED

£3,207,382
4. GADCAP TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD

£3,135,633
5. RBV ENERGY LIMITED

£2,767,758
6. ALMET SHEET METAL FABRICATION LIMITED

£2,178,892

This company ranks 1 among manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

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The class of 1986

51%

of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.

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

Property in England & Wales 9 titles

Freehold: 1
Leasehold: 8
Most recent registration: 2023-09-15
Where: Tyne And Wear (9)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
TY599849	Tyne And Wear	Leasehold	2023-09-15	—
TY597452	Tyne And Wear	Leasehold	2023-05-22	—
TY578913	Tyne And Wear	Freehold	2021-01-06	—
TY524646	Tyne And Wear	Leasehold	2015-01-21	—
TY521922	Tyne And Wear	Leasehold	2014-10-07	—
TY514370	Tyne And Wear	Leasehold	2013-11-12	—
TY513891	Tyne And Wear	Leasehold	2013-10-18	—
TY512664	Tyne And Wear	Leasehold	2013-08-28	—
TY509935	Tyne And Wear	Leasehold	2013-05-09	—

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