{"name":"OSBORNE ENGINEERING LIMITED","company_number":"01707073","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1983-03-17","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"39a Colborne Crescent Nelson Park, Cramlington, Northumberland, United Kingdom, NE23 1WB","postcode":"NE23 1WB","sic_codes":[{"code":25620,"description":"Machining"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"J. OSBORNE ENGINEERING PRODUCTS LIMITED","changed_on":"1996-09-03"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Small","year_end":"31 March","last_made_up_to":"2025-03-31","next_due":"2026-12-31"},"employees":{"count":26,"accounts_date":"2025-03-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-03-31","net_assets":1507685,"cash":1083827,"average_employees":26},{"financial_date":"2024-03-31","net_assets":2120917,"cash":709242,"average_employees":26},{"financial_date":"2023-03-31","cash":429760},{"financial_date":"2022-03-31","cash":558666},{"financial_date":"2021-03-31","cash":406505}],"officers":{"current":5,"resigned":23,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":13,"outstanding":2},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_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.","website":"http://www.osborne-engineering.com","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/osborne-engineering","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/osborne-engineering/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/osborne-engineering/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01707073","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/osborne-engineering/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/osborne-engineering/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/osborne-engineering/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/osborne-engineering/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/osborne-engineering"}