SHIRLAWS LIMITED
Company number SC134694 · Active · Aberdeen AB12 3JG
SHIRLAWS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC134694) incorporated on 25 October 1991, registered in Aberdeen. Its registered activity is maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of −£350k and cash of £69k, with 30 employees on average. Net assets fell 1232% on the prior period (£31k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is falling.
By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 199 comparable companies in Aberdeen (median £9,558, upper quartile £112k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 25 October 1991
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027 — in 347 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 8 November 2026 — in 21 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 45200
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
- SIC 45320
- Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- SIC 45400
- Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | −£350k | £69k | — | £1.18m | — | — | 30 |
| 31 December 2024 | £31k | £65k | — | £3.86m | — | — | 29 |
| 31 December 2023 | £288k | £231k | — | £2.75m | — | — | 27 |
- Current ratio
- 2.64 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £2,294
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 52/100 (grade C)
- -15 Negative net assets — Net assets £-349,954 at 2025-12-31
- -8 Net assets falling — -1232.3% vs prior period
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 2.64
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £68,807
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1991-10-25 (35 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
- Gillanders Motors Limited (corporate entity, United Kingdom) — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights · since 15 January 2024
- Mr Roy Charles Gordon Shirlaw — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 28 February 2018
- Shirlaws Holdings Limited (corporate entity, Scotland) — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights · since 28 February 2018 · ceased 15 January 2024
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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- JOHN MCINNES (DYCE) LTD. — Aberdeen, inc. Sept 1994
- PETERHEAD MOTORS LIMITED — Peterhead, inc. Oct 1988
- ELGIN TRUCK AND VAN CENTRE LIMITED — Aberdeen, inc. Dec 1994
- STONEYWOOD MOTORS LIMITED — Aberdeen, inc. Jun 1987
Reminders for SHIRLAWS LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.