Active04911029Private limited companyLiverpool

CHALLENGE FORGE LIMITED

Owned by Christopher Bates and Michelle Bates

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From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms

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Summary

Generated from filed data · no estimates

CHALLENGE FORGE LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04911029) incorporated on 25 September 2003, registered in Liverpool. Its registered activity is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (SIC 25110). Latest micro accounts cover the period ending 30 September 2025, showing net assets of £143k, with 6 employees on average. As micro-entity accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets rose 52% on the prior period (£94k).

Peer position · net assets

By net assets it sits in the upper half of 87 comparable companies in Liverpool (median £17k, upper quartile £166k).

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Key dates

Incorporated
25 September 200323 yrs ago
Next accounts due
30 June 2027in 251 days
Confirmation statement due
9 October 2027in 352 days

Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.

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Activity

SIC 25110
Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Accounts type
Micro Entity
Size band
MicroCompanies Act thresholds
04

Financials

2 periods on record · latest ending 30 September 2025
Net assets
£143k
+52%vs Sept 2024
Cash at bank
Not reported
Turnover
Not disclosed
Employees
6
+20%vs Sept 2024
Net assets
£143k
Average employees
6
Filed accounts by period, newest first
Period endNet assetsCashDebtorsCreditors <1yTurnoverProfitEmployees
30 September 2025£143k—————6
30 September 2024£94k—————5

Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing; micro-entity accounts contain no profit and loss account.

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Filing and accounts signals

Facts from the register · no rating
  • Positive net assetsNet assets £143,005 at 2025-09-30
  • Net assets growing+51.9% vs prior period
  • Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 2003-09-25 (23 years)

Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.

06

Ownership and control

2 active
  • Mr Christopher Bates
    Individual · since 1 September 2016
    • owns 50–75% of shares
  • Mrs Michelle Bates
    Individual · since 1 September 2016
    • owns 25–50% of shares

Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.

07

Timeline

Newest first
  1. Confirmation statement duein 352 days
  2. Next accounts duein 251 days
  3. Accounts period endNet assets £143k · micro accounts
  4. Accounts period endNet assets £94k · micro accounts
  5. Incorporated
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Similar companies in Liverpool

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Reminders for CHALLENGE FORGE LIMITED

Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.

Source: Companies House register, snapshot 2026-08-31; accounts from the Companies House accounts data product. Open Government Licence v3.0. View on Companies House. Methodology · About · Markdown.