MAPAL LIMITED
Company number 02787157 · Active · Purley CR8 2BR
MAPAL LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 02787157) incorporated on 5 February 1993, registered in Purley. Its registered activity is manufacture of other machine tools (SIC 28490). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £6.25m and cash of £2.19m, with 48 employees on average. Net assets fell 15% on the prior period (£7.39m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 403 comparable companies in the UK (median £38k, upper quartile £278k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 5 February 1993
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027 — in 346 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 19 February 2027 — in 123 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 28490
- Manufacture of other machine tools
- SIC 46620
- Wholesale of machine tools
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- Small (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £6.25m | £2.19m | — | £1.70m | — | −£259k | 48 |
| 31 December 2024 | £7.39m | £2.47m | — | £1.38m | — | £159k | 55 |
| 31 December 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Current ratio
- 3.87 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £46k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 85/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £6,251,069 at 2025-12-31
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 3.87
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £2,186,721
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1993-02-05 (34 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- (persons with significant control statement) — · since 15 August 2025
- Dr Dieter Georg August Kress — owns 25–50% of shares · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 1 April 2024
- (persons with significant control statement) — · since 31 December 2016 · ceased 31 October 2017
- Dr Hans Peter Kress — owns 25–50% of shares · since 1 August 2020 · ceased 15 August 2025
- Mrs Marianne Bechstein — owns 25–50% of shares · since 1 August 2020 · ceased 15 August 2025
- Dr Jochen Kress — holds 25–50% of voting rights · since 1 August 2020 · ceased 15 August 2025
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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Same activity (manufacture of other machine tools), closest in incorporation date.
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- CAMBOURNE ENGINEERING LIMITED — Kent, inc. Aug 2001
- ELECTROCUT DIAMOND TOOLS LIMITED — Dartford, inc. Sept 2002
- GAS ARC GROUP LIMITED — Waltham Cross, inc. Jun 1981
- HENDERSON ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE LIMITED — Hoddesdon, inc. Mar 2007
- HORN CUTTING TOOLS LIMITED — Purley, inc. Nov 2007
Reminders for MAPAL LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.