PROBAT LIMITED
Company number SC055262 · Active · Arbroath DD11 3RD
PROBAT LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC055262) incorporated on 18 March 1974, registered in Arbroath. Its registered activity is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (SIC 28990). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £4.57m and cash of £156k, with 54 employees on average. Net assets rose 29% on the prior period (£3.55m). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is rising.
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 2,042 comparable companies in the UK (median £38k, upper quartile £405k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 18 March 1974
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027 — in 347 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 1 April 2027 — in 165 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 28990
- Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- Small (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 4 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £4.57m | £156k | £2.59m | £3.08m | — | £1.03m | 54 |
| 31 December 2024 | £3.55m | £726k | £1.03m | £3.01m | — | £1.05m | 54 |
| 31 December 2023 | £2.49m | £34k | £1.21m | £3.60m | — | £356k | 52 |
| 31 December 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Current ratio
- 1.6 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £2,895
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 93/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £4,571,586 at 2025-12-31
- +8 Net assets growing — +28.9% vs prior period
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 1.6
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £156,334
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 4 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1974-03-18 (53 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Hamburg Dresdner Maschinenfabriken Verwaltungsgesellschaft Mbh (corporate entity, Germany) — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 6 April 2016
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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Reminders for PROBAT LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.