Firmoscan
Active05001072Private limited companyMelksham

SCANNING PENS LTD

B74/100
Companies HouseCompanies House
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Summary

Generated from filed data · no estimates

SCANNING PENS LTD is an active private limited company (company number 05001072) incorporated on 22 December 2003, registered in Melksham. Its registered activity is wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts (SIC 46520). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £2.90m and cash of £12k, with 20 employees on average. Net assets rose 45% on the prior period (£2.00m).

Peer position · net assets

By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 334 comparable companies in Other (median £17k, upper quartile £252k).

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Key dates

Incorporated
22 December 200322 yrs ago
Next accounts due
30 September 202622 days overdue
Confirmation statement due
5 January 2027in 75 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 46520
Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
SIC 47910
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Accounts type
Total Exemption Full
Size band
SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials

2 periods on record · latest ending 31 December 2024
Net assets
£2.90m
+45%vs Dec 2023
Cash at bank
£12k
−22%vs Dec 2023
Turnover
Not reported
Employees
20
−20%vs Dec 2023
Net assets
£2.90m
Cash at bank
£12k
Average employees
20
Filed accounts by period, newest first
Period endNet assetsCashDebtorsCreditors <1yTurnoverProfitEmployees
31 December 2024£2.90m£12k£214k£4.59m——20
31 December 2023£2.00m£16k£303k£6.74m——25
Current ratio1.69Comfortable
Cash per employee£604Cash ÷ 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

Rules-based · every point shows its evidence
74 / 100 · grade B
EDCBA
Score breakdown
50Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here
+10Positive net assetsNet assets £2,897,131 at 2024-12-31
+8Net assets growing+45.1% vs prior period
+8Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 1.69
+8EstablishedIncorporated 2003-12-22 (23 years)
−10Accounts overdueDue 2026-09-30
74Score, 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

3 active
  • Mr Toby Jonathan Sutton
    Individual · since 6 April 2016
    • has significant influence or control
    • has significant influence or control
  • Scanning Pens Holdings Ltd
    corporate entity, United Kingdom · since 1 August 2023
    • owns 75–100% of shares
    • holds 75–100% of voting rights
    • can appoint or remove directors
  • Mr John Gerard Averell Spencer Churchill
    Individual · since 1 August 2023
    • 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

Newest first
  1. Confirmation statement duein 75 days
  2. Next accounts due22 days overdue
  3. Accounts period endNet assets £2.90m · small accounts
  4. Accounts period endNet assets £2.00m · small accounts
  5. Incorporated
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Similar companies in the UK

Same activity (wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts), closest in incorporation date

All companies incorporated on 22 December 2003 · in Dec 2003.

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Reminders for SCANNING PENS LTD

Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.