UPLANDS ENGINEERING LIMITED
Company number 05234655 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Uplands Engineering Limited possesses genuine strategic assets—a 20-year track record in marine and industrial engineering, substantial fabrication infrastructure, and a strong order pipeline—but is experiencing material financial deterioration that threatens its competitive position. The 24% decline in net assets since 2019, coupled with an 82% cash contraction and high debtor concentration, signals that the business is converting revenue into cash inefficiently and potentially operating at unsustainably thin margins. The recent departure of three name shown to subscribers family directors compounds execution risk during a critical period. Immediate priorities must be: (1) aggressive working capital management to restore liquidity, (2) profitability diagnostics to identify and reverse margin erosion, and (3) strategic repositioning toward growth sectors such as offshore renewables to rebuild shareholder value.
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Shareholders' funds
£1,401,621
Balance sheet as at 2024-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-09-17
- Employees
- 58 (2024 accounts · was 64 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Waterham Business Park, High Street Road, Waterham, Faversham Kent, ME13 9EJ
- Postcode
- ME13 9EJ
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-05
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-17
- Next due by
- 2027-10-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25110 Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
- 25990 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified
- 71129 Other engineering activities
Officers 3 current · 10 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by HITCH HOLDINGS LTD — since 2017-07-12
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- uplandsengineering.uk
- Phone
- 01304356802, 01227751033, 01227753151
Your Marine & Industrial Engineering Specialists Your Marine & Industrial Engineering Specialists
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 61 FAIRVIEW AVENUE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, KENT ME8 0QP | 2004-10-01 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 39 similar companies in ME
3rd largest employer among its local peers (58 staff).
Trading since 2004.
No.8 of the largest manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures companies in Maidstone →
Competitors Maidstone
This company ranks 8 among manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures in Maidstone.
The class of 2004
48%
of the 229 companies in this sector incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2024-08-16
- Where
- Medway (1), Kent (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT171285 | Medway | Leasehold | 2024-08-16 | — |
| TT115390 | Kent | Leasehold | 2020-09-11 | — |
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