£28k
−14%vs Feb 2025ActiveSC372446Private limited companyPerth
DAVID P MCCARTHY LTD
A81/10001
Summary
DAVID P MCCARTHY LTD is an active private limited company (company number SC372446) incorporated on 5 February 2010, registered in Perth. Its registered activity is other specialist photography (SIC 74202). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 28 February 2026, showing net assets of £28k and cash of £36k, with 2 employees on average. Net assets fell 14% on the prior period (£33k). 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 540 comparable companies in Other (median £59, upper quartile £9,607).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 5 February 201016 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 28 November 2027in 402 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 19 February 2027in 120 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 74202
- Other specialist photography
- SIC 79120
- Tour operator activities
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£36k
−74%vs Feb 2025Not reported
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No changevs Feb 2025| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | £28k | £36k | £6,322 | £25k | — | — | 2 |
| 28 February 2025 | £33k | £139k | £8,800 | £128k | — | — | 2 |
| 29 February 2024 | £22k | £59k | £18k | £69k | — | — | 2 |
Current ratio1.69Comfortable
Cash per employee£18kCash ÷ 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
81 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £28,083 at 2026-02-28 |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 1.69 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2010-02-05 (17 years) |
| 81 | 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 David Philip Mccarthy
- owns 50–75% of shares
- holds 50–75% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mrs Caroline Susan Mccarthy
- owns 25–50% of shares
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
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 402 days
- Confirmation statement duein 120 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £28k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £33k · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £22k · small accounts
- Incorporated
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- POIKILE LTDMinehead · inc. Dec 2009
- SERAPHIM PRESS LTDWorcestershire · inc. Nov 2009
- JOHN ROSE LIMITEDShaftesbury · inc. May 2010
All companies incorporated on 5 February 2010 · in Feb 2010.
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Reminders for DAVID P MCCARTHY LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.