−£173k
−133%vs Mar 2024Active05754974Private limited companyBraintree
L & B TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
E27/10001
Summary
L & B TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD is an active private limited company (company number 05754974) incorporated on 24 March 2006, registered in Braintree. Its registered activity is other engineering activities (SIC 71129). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2025, showing net assets of −£173k and cash of £9,435, with 21 employees on average. Net assets fell 133% on the prior period (£524k).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 553 comparable companies in Essex (median £7,465, upper quartile £44k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 24 March 200620 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026in 70 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 7 April 2027in 167 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 71129
- Other engineering activities
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£9,435
−73%vs Mar 2024Not reported
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+24%vs Mar 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | −£173k | £9,435 | £612k | £1.34m | — | — | 21 |
| 31 March 2024 | £524k | £35k | £1.18m | £1.11m | — | — | 17 |
Current ratio0.9Current liabilities exceed current assets
Cash per employee£449Cash ÷ 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
27 / 100 · grade E
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| −15 | Negative net assetsNet assets £-172,717 at 2025-03-31 |
| −8 | Net assets falling-133.0% vs prior period |
| −8 | Current liabilities exceed current assetsCurrent ratio 0.9 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2006-03-24 (21 years) |
| 27 | Score, grade E |
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
- Mr Andrew Norman Barwick
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% 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
- Confirmation statement duein 167 days
- Next accounts duein 70 days
- Accounts period endNet liabilities £173k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £524k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 24 March 2006 · in Mar 2006.
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Reminders for L & B TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.