£15.64m
+5%vs Mar 2024Active01008689Private limited companyOrpington
SPECAC LIMITED
B75/10001
Summary
SPECAC LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 01008689) incorporated on 22 April 1971, registered in Orpington. Its registered activity is manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control (SIC 26511). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £15.64m and cash of £2.41m, with 76 employees on average. Turnover was £12.15m and profit for the year £705k. Net assets rose 5% on the prior period (£14.94m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 57 comparable companies in Greater London (median £80k, upper quartile £701k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 22 April 197155 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 202622 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 6 May 2027in 196 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 26511
- Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£2.41m
−16%vs Mar 2024£12.15m
−15%vs Mar 202476
−1%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £15.64m | £2.41m | — | £3.73m | £12.15m | £705k | 76 |
| 31 March 2024 | £14.94m | £2.89m | — | £4.06m | £14.31m | £2.22m | 77 |
| 1 April 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio4.07Comfortable
Net margin5.8%Profit for the year ÷ turnover
Cash per employee£32kCash ÷ 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
75 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £15,642,391 at 2024-12-31 |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 4.07 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £2,414,672 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1971-04-22 (55 years) |
| −10 | Accounts overdueDue 2026-09-30 |
| 75 | 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
- Specac International Limited
- 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
- Confirmation statement duein 196 days
- Next accounts due22 days overdue
- Accounts period endNet assets £15.64m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £14.94m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in Greater London
- APPLIED PHOTOPHYSICS LIMITEDLeatherhead · inc. Apr 1971
- LARYNGOGRAPH LIMITEDWallington · inc. Sept 1973
- S.& J.JUNIPER & CO.Ilford · inc. Apr 1967
- P.S. ANALYTICAL LIMITEDOrpington · inc. Nov 1981
- DESIGN PROJECTS LIMITEDStanmore · inc. Nov 1982
- BURKARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITEDHerts · inc. Feb 1959
All companies incorporated on 22 April 1971 · in Apr 1971.
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Reminders for SPECAC LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.