DALES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Company number SC107948 · Active · Peterhead AB42 1HY
DALES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC107948) incorporated on 30 November 1987, registered in Peterhead. Its registered activity is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (SIC 25110). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £12.67m and cash of £6.77m, with 110 employees on average. Turnover was £21.87m and profit for the year £1.10m. Net assets rose 10% on the prior period (£11.56m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 3,552 comparable companies in the UK (median £27k, upper quartile £273k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 30 November 1987
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2026 — 18 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 December 2026 — in 57 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 25110
- Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
- SIC 25620
- Machining
- SIC 25990
- Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- Medium (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2024
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £12.67m | £6.77m | — | £3.07m | £21.87m | £1.10m | 110 |
| 31 December 2023 | £11.56m | £5.83m | — | £2.04m | £15.89m | £253k | 107 |
| 1 January 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Current ratio
- 4.88 — comfortable
- Net margin
- 5.0%
- Cash per employee
- £62k
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 75/100 (grade B)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £12,666,193 at 2024-12-31
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 4.88
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £6,772,337
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1987-11-30 (39 years)
- -10 Accounts overdue — Due 2026-09-30
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
- Dales 2002 Limited (corporate entity, Scotland) — owns 75–100% of shares · 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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Same activity (manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures), closest in incorporation date.
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- SALTIRE PRESSURE CONTROL LIMITED — Aberdeen, inc. Sept 1989
- INNOVEX INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) LIMITED — Aberdeen, inc. Feb 1983
- GREIG ENGINEERING LIMITED — Aberdeen, inc. May 1982
- GGD ENGINEERING LTD. — Aberdeenshire, inc. Sept 1996
Reminders for DALES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.