MARCHWOOD SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED
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Executive summary
Marchwood Scientific Services operates as a well-capitalized, specialized testing subsidiary under the Cawood Scientific umbrella, leveraging robust physical infrastructure and recent headcount growth to capture market share. While the dramatic improvement in cash position and strategic investments in software signal operational momentum, the firm must urgently address its ballooning debtor book to prevent working capital constraints. By optimizing collections and capitalizing on group synergies, Marchwood can solidify its competitive moat in the UK technical analysis sector.
Shareholders' funds
£1,179,342
Balance sheet as at 2019-10-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1998-07-27
- Registered office
- Coopers Bridge, Braziers Lane, Winkfield, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG42 6NS
- Postcode
- RG42 6NS
- Capital
- 50,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-11
- Next due by
- 2026-11-25
Nature of business (SIC)
- 71200 Technical testing and analysis
Officers 2 current · 17 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by CAWOOD SCIENTIFIC LIMITED — since 2025-12-23
Controlled by MARCHWOOD SCIENTIFIC SERVICES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB453448 (Tier 2), registered since 2022.
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Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| E.U.S. LABORATORIES LIMITED | 2002-02-11 |
| E.U.S. LABORATORY LIMITED | 1998-08-28 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 371 MILLBROOK ROAD WEST, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 0HW | 2020-03-17 |
| UNIT 4G CENTRAL CRESCENT, MARCHWOOD INDUSTRIAL PARK,, MARCHWOOD, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, SO40 4BJ | 2012-04-03 |
| 4G MARCHWOOD INDUSTRIAL PARK, MARCHWOOD, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE SO40 4PB | 2005-07-29 |
| SAXON HOUSE, SAXON WAY, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B37 5AY | 2002-02-08 |
| THE BRITANNIA SUITE, INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, 82-86 DEANSGATE, MANCHESTER M3 2ER | 1998-08-03 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 39 similar companies in RG
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1998.
No.3 of the largest technical testing and analysis companies in Reading →
Competitors Reading
This company ranks 3 among technical testing and analysis in Reading.
The class of 1998
43%
of the 55,901 companies incorporated in 1998 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2024-05-28
- Where
- Hampshire (1), Greater Manchester (1), Southampton (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP894621 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2024-05-28 | — |
| MAN385026 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2021-08-25 | — |
| HP846148 | Southampton | Leasehold | 2020-05-07 | — |
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