LIGHT ENGINEERS LIMITED
Company number 05591595 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Light Engineers Limited presents a fundamentally sound financial position with strong liquidity, consistent profitability, and a remarkable turnaround from near-insolvency in 2018. The primary risks relate to the company's dependence on factoring arrangements and directors' loans for working capital funding rather than traditional solvency concerns. While the current ratio and cash position are healthy, the limited P&L disclosure under the small companies regime means profitability metrics cannot be independently verified from filed data alone. Overall risk is assessed as LOW, with factoring terms and directors' loan arrangements being the principal items meriting further due diligence.
Shareholders' funds
£2,107,022
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2005-10-13
- Employees
- 31 (2026 accounts · was 35 in 2025)
- Registered office
- The Mills, Canal Street, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE1 2RJ
- Postcode
- DE1 2RJ
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-01
- Next due by
- 2026-10-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 16290 Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials
Officers 3 current · 1 resigned
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| EGISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 24/09/2008 FROM, 68 PARK GROVE, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE, DE22 1HF | 2020-09-24 |
| 10-11 ST. JAMES COURT, FRIAR GATE, DERBY, DE1 1BT, ENGLAND | 2017-07-20 |
| PROVIDENT HOUSE 51 WARDWICK, DERBY, DE1 1HN | 2015-12-02 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 25 similar companies in DE
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (31 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2005.
Competitors Derby
This company ranks 3 among manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials in Derby.
The class of 2005
34%
of the 154,486 companies incorporated in 2005 are still active today; 63% 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
- 2010-07-26
- Where
- City Of Derby
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY123826 | City Of Derby | Leasehold | 2010-07-26 | — |
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