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Befanco Ltd

Age52 years
older than 94% of its sector
Same activity, United Kingdom267live companies · 17th oldest
In Bristol33,487live companies
At this address1only this company
Latest accounts2025total exemption full accounts, made up to 30 Sept 2025

In brief

Befanco Ltd is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 7 November 1973. At 52 years old it is older than 94% of the 267 live companies whose main activity is manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements. Its registered office is in Bristol, Bristol, City of, South West. Its latest accounts were made up to 30 September 2025 and filed as total exemption full accounts. It was previously called A.R. Craig Engineering Limited, a name it changed on 13 March 2018.

Register details

Registered nameBEFANCO LTD
Company number01144116
Company typePrivate Limited Company
Registered office6 Vale Lane, Bristol, BS3 5RU
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
Nature of business (UK SIC 2007)28150 Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements · 28290 Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.
International sector (ISIC Rev.4)C · 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

Timeline

Register events, newest first.

  • Confirmation statement made up
  • Accounts made upTotal exemption full accounts
  • Name changedPreviously A.R. Craig Engineering Limited
  • Incorporated

Filings and charges

Deadlines and charge counts from the register.

Next accounts due30 June 2027
Accounting reference date30 September
Next confirmation statement18 September 2027
Last confirmation statement4 September 2026
Charges registered1
Outstanding · satisfied0 · 1

Charges are security interests (such as mortgages) registered against the company.

Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements in the United Kingdom

Live companies whose main activity is 28150: 267 in total, median age 10 years, 44 incorporated in the past 12 months.

All 267 companies
This company's decadeOther decades
0501001502001910s: 11910s1920s: 11920s1940s: 31940s1950s: 31950s1960s: 51960s1970s: 71970s1980s: 181980s1990s: 281990s2000s: 412000s2010s: 512010s2020s: 1092020s
Incorporated per year, still live
0204060802011: 420112012: 22013: 420132014: 42015: 620152016: 62017: 620172018: 72019: 520192020: 52021: 620212022: 102023: 2020232024: 92025: 2020252026: 39

Location

Registered office in Bristol, Bristol, City of, South West.

Bristol
Live companies in Bristol33,487
Same activity in Bristol1
Live companies in Bristol, City of36,595
New in Bristol, past 12 months3,462

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Sources

Register data: Companies House, Free Company Data Product, delivery of 1 October 2026. Places: ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sector names: Eurostat NACE Rev. 2. Context figures are computed by FirmsDB from these sources. This page is not an official register; check the official record before relying on it.