Afab Holdings Limited
ActiveLiveAfab Holdings Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 24 Mar 1997 (29 years ago), with its registered office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Afab Holdings Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-12-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2023-12-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2024.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Scotland.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 21,741 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.8%).
- 3Around 1,158 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 59/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
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| Maryport Boat Company Limited 02695836 · SIC 30110 | 11 Mar 1992 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Parkol Marine Engineering LTD 04005938 · SIC 30110 | 01 Jun 2000 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Henshaw Inflatables Limited 02506266 · SIC 30110 | 29 May 1990 | South East | Active | 100 |
| A&S Fabrication Services Limited 10838212 · SIC 30110 | 27 Jun 2017 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Mainstay Marine Solutions Limited 08938325 · SIC 30110 | 13 Mar 2014 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Waterway Industrial Limited NI679832 · SIC 25110 | 08 Jun 2021 | Northern Ireland | Active | 85 |
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Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates21 Jun 2026
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full30 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates16 Jun 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full20 Dec 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates17 Jun 2024
- Change account reference date company previous extended29 Feb 2024
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control17 Jul 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with updates17 Jul 2023
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control17 Jul 2023
- Ownership (PSC) changeChange to a person with significant control17 Jul 2023
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Company details
- Company
- Afab Holdings Limited
- Number
- SC173934
- Registered office
- . Links Place, Aberdeen, AB11 5DY
- Incorporated
- 24 Mar 1997
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 30110 — SIC division 30; 70100 — Head office & management consultancy
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 26 Jun 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 06 Jul 2012
- Registered
- 18 Jul 2012
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank PLC
- Created
- 30 Oct 2009
- Registered
- 05 Nov 2009
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank PLC
- Created
- 28 Aug 2009
- Registered
- 04 Sept 2009
- Persons entitled
- Clydesdale Bank PLC
- Created
- 17 Jan 2003
- Registered
- 23 Jan 2003
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- Created
- 17 Jul 2002
- Registered
- 24 Jul 2002
- Persons entitled
- The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
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