£5.32m
−38%vs Sept 2024Active04087377Private limited companyDarlington
MECH-TOOL ENGINEERING LIMITED
B69/10001
Summary
MECH-TOOL ENGINEERING LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04087377) incorporated on 5 October 2000, registered in Darlington. Its registered activity is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (SIC 25110). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 30 September 2025, showing net assets of £5.32m and cash of £4.78m, with 32 employees on average. Turnover was £8.15m and profit for the year £577k. Net assets fell 38% on the prior period (£8.57m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 870 comparable companies in Other (median £23k, upper quartile £297k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 5 October 200026 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 June 2027in 251 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 19 October 2027in 362 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 25110
- Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£4.78m
−18%vs Sept 2024£8.15m
+53%vs Sept 202432
No changevs Sept 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £5.32m | £4.78m | £1.12m | — | £8.15m | £577k | 32 |
| 30 September 2024 | £8.57m | £5.80m | £1.50m | — | £5.31m | £946k | 32 |
| 30 September 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Net margin7.1%Profit for the year ÷ turnover
Cash per employee£149kCash ÷ 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
69 / 100 · grade B
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £5,321,304 at 2025-09-30 |
| −8 | Net assets falling-37.9% vs prior period |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £4,781,316 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2000-10-05 (26 years) |
| 69 | 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
- Mech-Tool Holdings Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Veronica Garner
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Marshall Kenneth Garner
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% 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 362 days
- Next accounts duein 251 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £5.32m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £8.57m · small accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 5 October 2000 · in Oct 2000.
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Reminders for MECH-TOOL ENGINEERING LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.