James Engineering (Scotland) Limited
ActiveLiveJames Engineering (Scotland) Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 27 Sept 2010 (16 years ago), with its registered office in Ballachulish, 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 James Engineering (Scotland) Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-08-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2023-08-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in Scotland, in a market growing 1.8% a year and tracking below the national rate here. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
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 were due 31 Aug 2026 and are not on the register — about 1 month late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
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 52/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Alpha Fabrication Services LTD SC540396 · SIC 24100 | 15 Jul 2016 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Cladco Limited SC800689 · SIC 24330 | 27 Feb 2024 | Scotland | Active | 70 |
| F.R. Fletcher And Son Limited 01708926 · SIC 24330 | 23 Mar 1983 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Weaver Flooring (London) Limited 06752922 · SIC 24330 | 19 Nov 2008 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Voestalpine Metsec PLC 01551970 · SIC 24320 | 20 Mar 1981 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| RJS Laser Limited 05259602 · SIC 24330 | 14 Oct 2004 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Stam Engineering Limited 11372213 · SIC 24330 | 21 May 2018 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Pem Laser Limited 01747946 · SIC 24330 | 24 Aug 1983 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Bulldog Steel Fabrications Limited 03802757 · SIC 24330 | 08 Jul 1999 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| R. Tindall (Fabricators) Limited 01009176 · SIC 24330 | 27 Apr 1971 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Instant Fabrications Limited 01641610 · SIC 24330 | 07 Jun 1982 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Jacksons Building Components Limited 05125662 · SIC 24330 | 12 May 2004 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Ayrshire Metals LTD 09851201 · SIC 24330 | 02 Nov 2015 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Hacron Engineering Limited 00945542 · SIC 24330 | 07 Jan 1969 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Tec-Ties Limited 04539648 · SIC 24330 | 19 Sept 2002 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Winward Engineering Limited 03735372 · SIC 01629 | 17 Mar 1999 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Morgan Bros (Metalwork Solutions) LTD 07037174 · SIC 24330 | 10 Oct 2009 | North West | Active | 100 |
| KLB Steel Systems Co., LTD 15912351 · SIC 24330 | 22 Aug 2024 | West Midlands | Active | 67 |
| Orion Cladding LTD 12451938 · SIC 24200 | 10 Feb 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 93 |
| Hadley Industries Holdings Limited 00831538 · SIC 24330 | 17 Dec 1964 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Harmon Group Limited 03656035 · SIC 24330 | 26 Oct 1998 | South West | Active | 100 |
| Hill & Webster (Handling) Limited 01432417 · SIC 24330 | 22 Jun 1979 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Kpec Limited 04573096 · SIC 24330 | 25 Oct 2002 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Ailian International Imp & Exp Co., LTD 08085264 · SIC 24200 | 28 May 2012 | London | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates03 Oct 2025
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts26 Jun 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates22 Oct 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full30 May 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates12 Oct 2023
- Status change / strike-offGazette filings brought up to date23 Sept 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full20 Sept 2023
- Status change / strike-offDissolved compulsory strike off suspended15 Aug 2023
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory25 Jul 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates25 Oct 2022
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Company details
- Company
- James Engineering (Scotland) Limited
- Number
- SC386051
- Registered office
- The Control Centre, West Quarry Industrial Estate, Ballachulish, PH49 4JP
- Incorporated
- 27 Sept 2010
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 24330 — SIC division 24; 24530 — SIC division 24
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Aug 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Overdue, was due 08 Oct 2026
Connected companies
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Who runs and owns it
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