£2.02m
+7%vs Mar 2024Active01371393Private limited company
WICKENS ENGINEERING LIMITED
B72/10001
Summary
WICKENS ENGINEERING LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 01371393) incorporated on 31 May 1978. Its registered activity is manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (SIC 24100). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of £2.02m and cash of £1.58m, with 47 employees on average. Net assets rose 7% on the prior period (£1.89m).
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
- 31 May 197848 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 70 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 June 2027in 235 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
- Accounts type
- Small
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.58m
−18%vs Mar 2024Not reported
47
−6%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2.02m | £1.58m | £1.12m | — | — | — | 47 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1.89m | £1.93m | £761k | — | — | — | 50 |
Cash per employee£34kCash ÷ 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
72 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £2,019,138 at 2025-03-31 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £1,577,488 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1978-05-31 (48 years) |
| 72 | 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
- Mr Steven John Wickens
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr John Trevor Miles
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Robert George Wickens
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Antony Paul Collins
- has significant influence or control
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 235 days
- Next accounts duein 70 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £2.02m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.89m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in the UK
- AMEREX SERVICES LIMITEDLlandudno · inc. May 1979
- A. & I. ROWLANDS LIMITEDNorfolk · inc. Mar 1980
- EAST COAST CASTING COMPANY LIMITEDThetford · inc. Mar 1980
- ROLAND HILL (STEELWORK) LIMITEDWigton · inc. Jun 1981
- CANFORD HILL ENGINEERING LIMITEDPoole · inc. Aug 1985
- ALPUNCH TOOLING LIMITEDSwindon · inc. Aug 1988
All companies incorporated on 31 May 1978 · in May 1978.
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Reminders for WICKENS ENGINEERING LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.