£1.58m
−7%vs May 2024ActiveSC150669Private limited companyCentral
ACADIAN ENGINEERING LIMITED
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
ACADIAN ENGINEERING LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC150669) incorporated on 4 May 1994, registered in Central. Its registered activity is manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing (SIC 28930). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 May 2025, showing net assets of £1.58m and cash of £363k, with 12 employees on average. Net assets fell 7% on the prior period (£1.70m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 58 comparable companies in Other (median £48k, upper quartile £619k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 4 May 199432 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 28 February 2027in 129 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 18 May 2027in 208 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 28930
- Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£363k
−46%vs May 2024Not reported
12
−14%vs May 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £1.58m | £363k | £268k | — | — | — | 12 |
| 31 May 2024 | £1.70m | £668k | £220k | — | — | — | 14 |
Cash per employee£30kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Positive net assetsNet assets £1,583,635 at 2025-05-31
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £363,082
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 1994-05-04 (32 years)
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- Mr John Morris Blamford
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr John David Niven
- owns 25–50% of shares
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 208 days
- Next accounts duein 129 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.58m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1.70m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in the UK
- CARPIGIANI U.K. LIMITEDHereford · inc. Mar 1994
- WESTERN MECHANICAL HANDLING UK LIMITEDCornwall · inc. Dec 1994
- ACE INTERACTIVE LIMITEDAndover · inc. Aug 1995
- STARFROST (UK) LIMITEDLowestoft · inc. Nov 1995
- OPAL FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS LIMITEDCambridgeshire · inc. Jan 1996
- CELLI GROUP (UK) LIMITEDThirsk · inc. Jul 1996
All companies incorporated on 4 May 1994 · in May 1994.
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Reminders for ACADIAN ENGINEERING LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.