IMPULSE ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Executive summary
Impulse Engineering Limited is a financially robust, long-established niche operator in the fire and security systems sector, with a balance sheet that significantly outperforms typical industry benchmarks—particularly in liquidity (67% cash-to-current-assets versus 20-35% sector norm) and capital efficiency. Its comprehensive accreditation portfolio provides competitive differentiation, though the business appears to be operating conservatively, accumulating substantial cash reserves rather than pursuing aggressive growth. The key strategic question is whether this financial fortress positioning represents prudent risk management ahead of anticipated sector consolidation, or an under-deployment of capital that constrains potential returns for shareholders.
Shareholders' funds
£1,419,089
Balance sheet as at 2024-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-01-31
- Employees
- 30 (2024 accounts)
- Registered office
- Wey Court West, Union Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7PT
- Postcode
- GU9 7PT
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-01-31
- Next due by
- 2026-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-20
- Next due by
- 2027-09-03
Nature of business (SIC)
- 43999 Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 11 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by IMPULSE ENGINEERING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 15
£2,928,420 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 15.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| POWERBACK LIMITED | 1986-03-03 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 50 WEST STREET, FARNHAM, SURREY, GU9 7DX | 2007-12-13 |
| 50 SOUTH STREET, FARNHAM, SURREY, GU9 7RN | 1991-11-25 |
| ALRESFORD HOUSE, 60 WEST STREET, FARNHAM, SURREY GU9 7EH | 1988-07-05 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 399 similar companies in GU
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (30 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1986.
Competitors Guildford
This company ranks 23 among other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified in Guildford.
The class of 1986
49%
of the 207 companies in this sector incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 50% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2008-12-18
- Where
- Hampshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SH28004 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2008-12-18 | — |
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