J.R. GILBERT ENGINEERING LIMITED
Company number 01719406 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
J.R. Gilbert Engineering is a well-established subcontract machining business with 42 years of continuous trading, demonstrating above-average net asset accumulation relative to small machining sector norms. Its £756k fixed asset base signals meaningful production capability, and the absence of external debt reflects prudent financial management. However, the company carries a structural liquidity risk, with debtors representing over 75% of current assets and a current ratio of just 1.12x — materially below the sector benchmark of 1.5x. The business occupies a defensible mid-tier niche in the Welsh manufacturing ecosystem, but its financial resilience depends heavily on the creditworthiness and payment discipline of a likely narrow customer base.
Shareholders' funds
£295,853
Balance sheet as at 2021-05-31
What it does
This company sells stuff to other companies
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1983-04-29
- Employees
- 39 (2026 accounts · was 41 in 2025)
- Registered office
- Unit 2 Bryn Brithdir, Oakdale Business Park, Blackwood, Wales, NP12 4AA
- Postcode
- NP12 4AA
- Capital
- 9,750 GBP
- Accounts category
- Micro
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-05-31
- Next due by
- 2028-02-29
- Financial year end
- 31 May
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-09
- Next due by
- 2026-10-23
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25620 Machining
Officers 2 current · 3 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB363712 (Tier 2), registered since 2023.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ALEHEED LIMITED | 1983-12-08 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| J R GILBERT ENGINEERING LLANBRADACH, WINGFIELD WORKS, CAERPHILLY, MID GLAMORGAN, CF83 3RW | 2018-08-13 |
| 2 PONTFAEN, CYNCOED, CARDIFF, SOUTH GLAMORGAN, CF23 7DU | 2013-05-15 |
| 3 HEOL Y WAUN, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF CF4 1LB | 1994-09-09 |
| 3 HEOL Y WAUN, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF CF4 1LB | 1994-09-09 |
Among its peers
3rd largest employer
of 8 similar companies in NP, with 39 staff. The oldest of its local peers.
Competitors Newport
This company ranks 6 among machining in Newport.
The class of 1983
51%
of the 13,141 companies incorporated in 1983 are still active today; 40% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-05-03
- Where
- Caerphilly (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYM741236 | Caerphilly | Leasehold | 2018-05-03 | — |
| WA671777 | Caerphilly | Freehold | 1997-03-12 | — |
| WA518682 | Caerphilly | Freehold | 1989-12-12 | — |
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