£771k
+4%vs Mar 2024Active01001985Private limited companyCambridgeshire
PHOTOFABRICATION LTD
Significant control: Neil James Shorten (significant control), Paul Hugh Rea (significant control) and 2 more
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Summary
PHOTOFABRICATION LTD is an active private limited company (company number 01001985) incorporated on 8 February 1971, registered in Cambridgeshire. Its registered activity is manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (SIC 25990). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £771k and cash of £522k, with 88 employees on average. Net assets rose 4% on the prior period (£738k).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,292 comparable companies in Other (median £24k, upper quartile £215k).
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Ownership and control
- Mr Neil James Shorten
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Paul Hugh Rea
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Simon Richard Lane
- has significant influence or control
- Hooker Holdings Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 8 February 197155 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 68 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 22 February 2027in 121 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 25990
- Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£522k
+1321%vs Mar 2024Not reported
88
−3%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £771k | £522k | £1.21m | — | — | — | 88 |
| 31 March 2024 | £738k | £37k | £1.37m | — | — | — | 91 |
Cash per employee£5,935Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £770,665 at 31 March 2025
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £522,292
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 8 February 1971
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 121 days
- Next accounts duein 68 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £771k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £738k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- CRYSTAL POLISHING COMPANY LIMITEDStoke-On-Trent · inc. Oct 1970
- OLYMPIC WELDING LIMITEDColton · inc. Jun 1971
- EWART ENGINEERING LIMITEDDumfriesshire · inc. Aug 1971
- BOWMILL ENGINEERING LIMITEDPoole · inc. Jun 1970
All companies incorporated on 8 February 1971 · in Feb 1971.
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