£1.20m
−35%vs Feb 2025Active01055389Private limited companyNorth Shields
MECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
B77/10001
Summary
MECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 01055389) incorporated on 22 May 1972, registered in North Shields. Its registered activity is machining (SIC 25620). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 28 February 2026, showing net assets of £1.20m and cash of £794k, with 29 employees on average. Net assets fell 35% on the prior period (£1.83m). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is volatile.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 2,066 comparable companies in the UK (median £37k, upper quartile £322k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 22 May 197254 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 28 November 2027in 402 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 5 June 2027in 226 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 25620
- Machining
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£794k
+85%vs Feb 2025Not reported
29
−15%vs Feb 2025| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | £1.20m | £794k | £849k | £610k | — | — | 29 |
| 28 February 2025 | £1.83m | £429k | £1.87m | £622k | — | — | 34 |
| 28 February 2024 | £1.52m | £444k | £1.48m | £480k | — | — | 27 |
Current ratio2.7Comfortable
Cash per employee£27kCash ÷ 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 £1,197,857 at 2026-02-28 |
| −8 | Net assets falling-34.5% vs prior period |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 2.7 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £794,211 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1972-05-22 (54 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
- Mectronic Holding Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Ms Lesley Jane Knott
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Jeffrey John Knott
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
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 402 days
- Confirmation statement duein 226 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.20m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.83m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.52m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 22 May 1972 · in May 1972.
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Reminders for MECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.