£2.63m
−5%vs Oct 2024Active00890080Private limited companySuffolk
BRAFE ENGINEERING LIMITED
B77/10001
Summary
BRAFE ENGINEERING LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00890080) incorporated on 20 October 1966, registered in Suffolk. Its registered activity is manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (SIC 24100). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 October 2025, showing net assets of £2.63m and cash of £65k, with 96 employees on average. Net assets fell 5% on the prior period (£2.77m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 87 comparable companies in Other (median £59k, upper quartile £393k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 20 October 196660 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 July 2027in 282 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 3 November 2026in 12 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 24100
- Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
- SIC 24510
- Casting of iron
- SIC 24520
- Casting of steel
- SIC 24540
- Casting of other non-ferrous metals
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£65k
+10%vs Oct 2024Not reported
96
−1%vs Oct 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £2.63m | £65k | £2.83m | £2.84m | — | −£143k | 96 |
| 31 October 2024 | £2.77m | £59k | £2.52m | £2.51m | — | −£199k | 97 |
| 31 October 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio1.39Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£680Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
77 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £2,630,842 at 2025-10-31 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £65,283 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1966-10-20 (60 years) |
| 77 | Score, grade B |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Brafe Trustee Limited (As Trustee Of The Brafe Employee Ownership Trust)
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Christine Ellen Goodman
- owns 75–100% of shares
- Brafe Trustee Limited (As Trustee Of The Brafe Engineering Employee Benefit Trust)
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 282 days
- Confirmation statement duein 12 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.63m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.77m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in the UK
- R J W SHEET METAL LIMITEDStaphill Wimborne · inc. Jan 1966
- J & R HILL LIMITEDStoke On Trent · inc. Apr 1964
- ALCO ENGINEERING COMPANY (SHEET METAL) LIMITEDN Devon · inc. Jul 1961
- TRU STEELS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITEDDroitwich · inc. Nov 1960
- A.D.HALL LIMITEDStoke On Trent · inc. Mar 1958
- WICKENS ENGINEERING LIMITEDinc. May 1978
All companies incorporated on 20 October 1966 · in Oct 1966.
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Reminders for BRAFE ENGINEERING LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.