LJF POWDER COATING LIMITED
Company number SC199146 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
LJF Powder Coating Limited presents as a financially sound regional operator in the metal treatment sector, with a strong balance sheet characterised by low gearing and substantial net assets of £2.46M. However, the significant inter-company balances (over £1M in group-related receivables) and the unexplained 53% decline in net assets between 2022 and 2023 warrant scrutiny, likely reflecting group restructuring rather than operational distress given the subsequent recovery trajectory. The business faces sector-specific headwinds from energy cost volatility and Aberdeen's oil & gas dependency, but its conservative financial structure and 25-year trading history provide meaningful resilience against cyclical pressures.
Shareholders' funds
£2,462,853
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-08-23
- Employees
- 32 (2025 accounts · was 37 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 5 Carden Place, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB10 1UT
- Postcode
- AB10 1UT
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-08
- Next due by
- 2026-12-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25610 Treatment and coating of metals
Officers 1 current · 9 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by LJF GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| LJF LIMITED | 2000-01-19 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 34 ALBYN PLACE, ABERDEEN, AB10 1FW | 2017-10-17 |
| BROAD HOUSE BROAD STREET, PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 1HY | 2014-01-21 |
| BROAD HOUSE, BROAD STREET, PETERHEAD, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB42 1HY | 2009-08-31 |
| COMMERCIAL HOUSE, 2 RUBISLAW TERRACE, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB10 1XE | 2009-03-17 |
| WINDSOR HOUSE, 12 QUEENS ROAD, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE AB15 4ZT | 2001-04-04 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 10 similar companies in AB
The largest employer among its local peers (32 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1999.
Competitors Aberdeen
This company ranks 1 among treatment and coating of metals in Aberdeen.
The class of 1999
43%
of the 64,736 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.