BENDALLS ENGINEERING LIMITED

Active
Company number 00426047Private limited companyIncorporated 1946

Key figures

£22,314,754+67.6%
Net assets 2025
+67.6%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
010 m20 m30 m20242025

† BENDALLS ENGINEERING LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 25290

Where the company stands among the 198 active companies whose first SIC code is 25290 (Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal).

Net assets£22,314,754
Higher than 99% · median £304,869
Total assets£33,740,452
Higher than 99% · median £660,022
Cash£4,325,109
Higher than 97% · median £186,135
Employees152
Higher than 97% · median 3
Company age79.9 years
Older than 99% · median 13.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BENDALLS ENGINEERING LIMITED£22.3m
  2. PERMASTORE LIMITED£14m
  3. TRANSMIT CONTAINERS LIMITED£13.6m
  4. NEWSPACE CONTAINERS LIMITED£11m
  5. LUXFER GAS CYLINDERS LIMITED£8.9m
  6. MIKROFILL SYSTEMS LIMITED£7.4m
  7. ADAMS CUNDELL ENGINEERS LIMITED£6.5m
  8. IVEL 2 LIMITED£6.4m
  9. FUEL PROOF LIMITED£5.9m
  10. IRACROFT LIMITED£5.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 198. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BENDALLS ENGINEERING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BENDALLS ENGINEERING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00426047. It was incorporated on 19 Dec 1946. Its status is active. The registered office is in Carlisle (CA3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal (25290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £28,518,740. Profit for the year was £1,385,612. Net assets were £22,314,754, up 67.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,325,109. Total assets were £33,740,452 and total liabilities £10,766,763. The company had an average of 152 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 198 active companies whose first SIC code is 25290: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £304,869). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £660,022). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £186,135). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 3). It is older than 99% of them (median age 13.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 10 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2021. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £41.7m. Its most frequent buyer is Sellafield Limited (4 contracts). 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, iron and steel articles, copper. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly iron and steel articles, machinery, electrical equipment.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 May 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover—28,518,740
Profit for the year—1,385,612
Cash at bank and in hand1,348,6084,325,109
Total assets41,951,58933,740,452
Total liabilities26,941,06010,766,763
Net assets / total equity13,315,73022,314,754
Average number of employees182152

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

10 contracts

BENDALLS ENGINEERING LIMITED is named as a supplier in 10 public contract award notices from 7 public sector buyers since 2021. The 5 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £41.7m. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers7
Sellafield Limited
4 contracts · £34.9m
Sellafield Ltd
1 contract · £5m
Nuclear Waste Services Limited
1 contract · £1.2m
United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory
1 contract · £575k
CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Manufactured Products Agile Spares‡Sellafield Limited · £29,900,000
  2. Early Legacy 3m3 Boxes - Liners & AFP's (CALL OFF - ITT) - Work package 12‡Sellafield Ltd · £4,999,999 · runs until Sep 2029
  3. C24615 - Early Legacy Boxes - Boxes & Lids‡Sellafield Limited
  4. C24612 - Early Legacy Boxes - Liner and AFP‡Sellafield Limited
  5. Early Legacy 3m3 Boxes - Boxes & Lids (CALL OFF - ITT) - Work Package 23SELLAFIELD LIMITED · £4,999,999 · runs until Sep 2029
Show 5 more
  1. Cave 5 Mock up Facility‡United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory · £575,000
  2. Waste Container and Associated Services Framework‡Nuclear Waste Services · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £14,740,000 in total · runs until Sep 2028
  3. Waste Container and Associated Services Framework‡Nuclear Waste Services Limited · £1,200,000
  4. Fabrication and MachiningNATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £4,000,000 in total
  5. Hybrid 2 63 Can Racks Project‡CTM Portal for the NDA Shared Services Alliance · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £44,984,818 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, iron and steel articles, copper, electrical equipment and wadding, felt and rope.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: iron and steel articles, machinery, electrical equipment, aluminium and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

8 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £28.5m, net assets £22.3m, 152 employees
  2. Name changed to BENDALLS ENGINEERING LIMITEDPreviously CARR'S ENGINEERING LIMITED
  3. Cadre Holdings, Inc. registered as a person with significant control
  4. Carr's Group Plc ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £13.3m, 182 employees
  6. Name changed to CARR'S ENGINEERING LIMITEDPreviously CARRS ENGINEERING LIMITED
  7. Carr's Group Plc registered as a person with significant control
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.