Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
UK SIC 2007 · 25400ISIC 25 · Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentC · Manufacturing
Live companies100main activity SIC 25400
New, past 12 months1414.0% of live
Median age8 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration11.0%
Oldest1927incorporated 24 Feb 1927
When they were founded
Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.
Regions
Where these companies have their registered office.
| London | 20 | |
| South East | 18 | |
| West Midlands | 12 | |
| East of England | 11 | |
| South West | 11 | |
| Scotland | 7 | |
| Wales | 6 | |
| East Midlands | 5 | |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 4 | |
| North West | 3 | |
| North East | 2 | |
| Northern Ireland | 1 |
Towns with the most
Live companies in this activity by town.
Companies
100 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 2.
| Company | Town | Incorporated |
|---|---|---|
| Denis Ferranti Meters Limited 00219880 | Bangor | 24 Feb 1927 |
| Accles & Shelvoke Limited 00220533 | Royal Sutton Coldfield | 22 Mar 1927 |
| F.hall (Gunmakers) Ltd. 00690338 | Chesterfield | 20 Apr 1961 |
| Boss & Co.limited 00916700 | Richmond upon Thames | 29 Sept 1967 |
| Daystate Limited 01395286 | Stafford | 23 Oct 1978 |
| Bae Systems plc 01470151 | City of Westminster | 31 Dec 1979 |
| The Cairngorm Cartridge Company Limited SC074130 | Aberdeen | 6 Mar 1981 |
| Bae Systems Global Combat Systems Munitions Limited 01842252 | Frimley | 20 Aug 1984 |
| Hull Cartridge Company Limited 01870205 | Kingston upon Hull | 10 Dec 1984 |
| W.W. Greener Limited 01898663 | Stafford | 22 Mar 1985 |
| David McKay Brown (Gunmakers) Limited SC095437 | Peterhead | 2 Oct 1985 |
| Bsa Guns (UK) Limited 02003295 | Birmingham | 24 Mar 1986 |
| FNH UK Limited 02093078 | Bexley | 26 Jan 1987 |
| Charles Lancaster Gunmakers Limited 02336539 | South Woodham Ferrers | 18 Jan 1989 |
| J. Blanch & Son (Gun & Rifle Makers) Limited 02605881 | Cheddington | 29 Apr 1991 |
| Thales Air Defence Limited NI027183 | Belfast | 26 Jan 1993 |
| Kynamco Limited 02972275 | Norwich | 29 Sept 1994 |
| Premier English Shotguns Limited 03145131 | Market Harborough | 11 Jan 1996 |
| London & Bookham Properties Limited 03177523 | Sheet's Heath | 25 Mar 1996 |
| Riflecraft Limited 03518518 | Harleston | 27 Feb 1998 |
| Engineering Technologies & Manufacturing Limited 03637145 | Northampton | 23 Sept 1998 |
| Alex Martin Gun and Rifle Makers Limited SC192410 | Dunkeld | 6 Jan 1999 |
| H.P.S. Target Rifles Ltd. 03807238 | Newent | 14 Jul 1999 |
| Utm Limited 04104303 | Mildenhall (West Suffolk) | 8 Nov 2000 |
| Heckler & Koch (UK) Limited 04314268 | Nottingham | 31 Oct 2001 |
| Holloway & Naughton Limited 04324928 | Market Harborough | 19 Nov 2001 |
| M A Rainback Limited 04453657 | Swanage | 2 Jun 2002 |
| I.P.S. Gunmaking Ltd 04616511 | Hillingdon | 13 Dec 2002 |
| Accuracy International Limited 05375397 | Hedge End | 24 Feb 2005 |
| M Mitchell (Gunmaker) Limited 05518829 | City of Westminster | 26 Jul 2005 |
| J. Russell (F/a) Limited SC294058 | Bathgate | 5 Dec 2005 |
| Specialist Rifle Services Limited 05714949 | Knowle and Dorridge | 20 Feb 2006 |
| Alex Torok Ltd 06145939 | Henfield | 8 Mar 2007 |
| Fiocchi United Kingdom Limited 06221537 | Lichfield | 20 Apr 2007 |
| Steel Core Designs Limited 07213923 | Larkfield | 6 Apr 2010 |
| Buchan Guns Ltd. SC396077 | Peterhead | 22 Mar 2011 |
| Brock and Norris Limited 08063726 | Whitchurch | 10 May 2012 |
| Robert Nibbs Limited 08318548 | Croydon | 5 Dec 2012 |
| Smith & Torok Ltd 08437522 | Henfield | 8 Mar 2013 |
| Brocock Limited 08783909 | Stoke-on-Trent | 20 Nov 2013 |
| Wilson Custom Guns Limited 09347619 | Chichester | 9 Dec 2014 |
| Oceania Defence Ltd 09484724 | Ealing | 12 Mar 2015 |
| Get-Designs.uk Limited 09669387 | Poole | 3 Jul 2015 |
| Watson Bros Gunmakers Limited 09815396 | City and County of the City of London | 8 Oct 2015 |
| Spatial Big Data Technology Corp Limited 10027418 | Camden | 25 Feb 2016 |
| Phantom Gunsmiths Ltd 10435002 | Horsham | 19 Oct 2016 |
| Manor & Co Gun and Rifle Makers Ltd 10935242 | City of Westminster | 29 Aug 2017 |
| Istb Holdings Ltd 11037963 | City of Westminster | 30 Oct 2017 |
| Safety Services Organisation - Mort Limited 11309700 | Haverfordwest | 13 Apr 2018 |
| John Manton Gunmaker Limited 11507886 | Barnstaple | 9 Aug 2018 |