£4.98m
+6%vs Aug 2024Active04136132Private limited companyHungerford
UPE ENGINEERING LIMITED
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
UPE ENGINEERING LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 04136132) incorporated on 5 January 2001, registered in Hungerford. Its registered activity is manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (SIC 25990). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 August 2025, showing net assets of £4.98m and cash of £1.37m, with 42 employees on average. Net assets rose 6% on the prior period (£4.70m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 75 comparable companies in Reading (median £19k, upper quartile £138k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 5 January 200125 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027in 221 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 19 January 2027in 89 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 25990
- Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.37m
+89%vs Aug 2024Not reported
42
+5%vs Aug 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £4.98m | £1.37m | £935k | £1.07m | — | — | 42 |
| 31 August 2024 | £4.70m | £727k | £850k | £708k | — | — | 40 |
Current ratio3.5Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£33kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £4,978,118 at 31 August 2025
- Current assets at least 1.5× creditors within one yearCurrent ratio 3.5
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £1,374,469
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 5 January 2001
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- Mrs Angela Louise Beardwell
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr James Beardwell
- 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 221 days
- Confirmation statement duein 89 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £4.98m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £4.70m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- WHITTLE JENKINS LIMITEDReading · inc. Jan 2000
- SUPERLINE LIMITEDMarlow · inc. Feb 2002
All companies incorporated on 5 January 2001 · in Jan 2001.
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Reminders for UPE ENGINEERING LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.