ACTON ENGINEERING LIMITED
Company number SC278346 · Active · Aberdeen AB25 1DF
ACTON ENGINEERING LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number SC278346) incorporated on 12 January 2005, registered in Aberdeen. Its registered activity is engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities (SIC 71122). Latest micro accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of £8,485, with 1 employee on average. As micro-entity accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets rose 169600% on the prior period (£5).
By net assets it sits in the lower half of 468 comparable companies in Aberdeen (median £14k, upper quartile £65k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 12 January 2005
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027 — in 343 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 26 January 2027 — in 96 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 71122
- Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £8,485 | — | — | £5,134 | — | — | 1 |
| 31 December 2024 | £5 | — | — | £14k | — | — | 1 |
- Current ratio
- 2.24 — comfortable
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing; micro-entity accounts contain no profit and loss account.
Firmoscan score: 84/100 (grade A)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £8,485 at 2025-12-31
- +8 Net assets growing — +169600.0% vs prior period
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 2.24
- +8 Established — Incorporated 2005-01-12 (22 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
- James Derek Acton — 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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- XODUS GROUP LIMITED — Aberdeen, inc. Jun 2005
- ROSS WELL ENGINEERING LIMITED — Aberdeen, inc. Jun 2004
- IN DEEP SERVICES LIMITED — Stonehaven, inc. May 2004
- GDPM LIMITED — Aberdeen, inc. Sept 2005
All companies incorporated on 12 January 2005 · in Jan 2005.
Reminders for ACTON ENGINEERING LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.