OSBORNE ENGINEERING LIMITED
Company number 01707073 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Osborne Engineering Limited operates as a mid-tier machining business in the North East of England, historically serving energy sector supply chains but carrying significant accumulated losses of £7.43M that reflect a prolonged period of value destruction. While the company has strengthened its cash position to £1.08M and maintains adequate short-term liquidity, the 61% decline in tangible fixed assets to £418K raises serious questions about productive capacity and competitive relevance in a sector that demands continuous investment in CNC technology. The company's dependency on parent company AM Holdings Limited for going concern support—coupled with rising creditor levels and increasing debtor days—suggests an underlying business that remains structurally challenged despite group backing. Without meaningful reinvestment in plant and machinery, Osborne Engineering risks being marginalised in an increasingly capability-driven machining sector.
Shareholders' funds
£8,811,244
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1983-03-17
- Employees
- 26 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 39a Colborne Crescent Nelson Park, Cramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom, NE23 1WB
- Postcode
- NE23 1WB
- Capital
- 8,811,244 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-11
- Next due by
- 2027-07-25
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25620 Machining
Officers 5 current · 23 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2105384 (Tier 2), registered since 2010.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| J. OSBORNE ENGINEERING PRODUCTS LIMITED | 1996-09-03 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ATLEY WAY, NORTH NELSON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CRAMLINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE23 1LL | 2015-03-16 |
| UNIT 38 COLBOURNE CRESENT, NELSON PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CRAMLINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND NE23 1WB | 2004-02-06 |
| UNIT 24C, NELSON PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CRAMLINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND NE23 9BL | 1996-10-06 |
| UNIT 24C, NELSON PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CRAMLINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND NE23 9BL | 1996-10-06 |
| UNIT 17H, BLYTH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND | 1987-02-19 |
| UNIT 17H, BLYTH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND | 1987-02-19 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 33 similar companies in NE
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1983.
No.1 of the largest machining companies in Newcastle Upon Tyne →
Competitors Newcastle Upon Tyne
This company ranks 1 among machining in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
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.