£512k
+1%vs Mar 2025ActiveSC103642Private limited company
THOMSON BETHUNE LIMITED
A85/10001
Summary
THOMSON BETHUNE LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC103642) incorporated on 10 March 1987. Its registered activity is other engineering activities (SIC 71129). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 March 2026, showing net assets of £512k and cash of £406k, with 32 employees on average. Net assets rose 1% on the prior period (£505k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is volatile.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 178 comparable companies in Edinburgh (median £7,540, upper quartile £41k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 10 March 198739 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2027in 435 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 24 March 2027in 153 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
- SIC 74902
- Quantity surveying activities
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£406k
+48%vs Mar 2025Not reported
32
+7%vs Mar 2025| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £512k | £406k | — | £665k | — | — | 32 |
| 31 March 2025 | £505k | £274k | £1.04m | — | — | — | 30 |
| 31 March 2024 | £615k | £344k | £978k | — | — | — | 28 |
Current ratio1.66Comfortable
Cash per employee£13kCash ÷ 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
85 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £511,589 at 2026-03-31 |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 1.66 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £406,366 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1987-03-10 (40 years) |
| 85 | Score, grade A |
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 Lee Michael Holness
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr David Neil Kirkwood
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr Robert Hugh Jeffrey
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Iain Robert Marwick
- 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
- Next accounts duein 435 days
- Confirmation statement duein 153 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £512k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £505k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £615k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- TAYLOR ASSOCIATES (M & E) LIMITEDEdinburgh · inc. Aug 1990
- RYBKA LIMITEDinc. Mar 1991
- DEMAN LIMITEDEdinburgh · inc. Jun 1981
All companies incorporated on 10 March 1987 · in Mar 1987.
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Reminders for THOMSON BETHUNE LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.