Summary
MCBAINS LTD is an active private limited company (company number 03094139) incorporated on 23 August 1995, registered in London. Its registered activity is activities of head offices (SIC 70100). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £4.74m and cash of £1.19m, with 193 employees on average. Net assets fell 19% on the prior period (£5.86m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 2,449 comparable companies in London (median £796, upper quartile £159k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 23 August 199531 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027in 343 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 6 September 2027in 319 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 70100
- Activities of head offices
- SIC 71129
- Other engineering activities
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
Financials
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £4.74m | £1.19m | £8.94m | £4.96m | — | £69k | 193 |
| 31 December 2024 | £5.86m | £1.52m | £10.97m | £6.37m | — | £2.62m | 221 |
| 31 December 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £4,737,897 at 2025-12-31 |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 2.04 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £1,187,995 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1995-08-23 (31 years) |
| 85 | Score, grade A |
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.
Ownership and control
- Mbc Group Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- Mcbains Consulting Limited
- has significant influence or control
- Mr Michael Allan Thirkettle
- 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.
Timeline
- Next accounts duein 343 days
- Confirmation statement duein 319 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £4.74m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £5.86m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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Reminders for MCBAINS LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.