VALLEY ENGRAVING LIMITED

Active
Company number 01608676Private limited companyIncorporated 1982

Key figures

£49,739-36.1%
Net assets 2025/26
-50 k050 k100 k150 k2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/252025/26

VALLEY ENGRAVING LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 32990

Where the company stands among the 16,354 active companies whose first SIC code is 32990 (Other manufacturing n.e.c.).

Net assets£49,739
Higher than 51% · median £45,188
Total assets£110,478
Lower than 56% · median £157,459
Cash£5,229
Lower than 80% · median £73,979
Employees11
Higher than 82% · median 2
Company age44.8 years
Older than 93% · median 13.6 years
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  3. GKN LIMITED£1.9bn
  4. CCL INDUSTRIES (U.K.) LIMITED£550.4m
  5. THE VALSPAR (UK) HOLDING CORPORATION LIMITED£496.6m
  6. HEALTH AND HAPPINESS (H&H) UK LIMITED£448.7m
  7. GOODRICH CONTROL SYSTEMS£408.6m
  8. MBDA UK LIMITED£371.2m
  9. VOLUTION GROUP PLC£309.8m
  10. ALGECO UK LIMITED£250.5m

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 16,354. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: VALLEY ENGRAVING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

VALLEY ENGRAVING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01608676. It was incorporated on 19 Jan 1982. Its status is active. The registered office is in Swansea (SA6). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other manufacturing n.e.c. (32990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Loss for the year was £27,452. Net assets were £49,739, down 36.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,229. The company had an average of 11 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 16,354 active companies whose first SIC code is 32990: By net assets it ranks higher than 51% of them (median £45,188). By total assets it ranks lower than 56% of them (median £157,459). By cash it ranks lower than 80% of them (median £73,979). By number of employees it ranks higher than 82% of them (median 2). It is older than 93% of them (median age 13.6 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 3 persons with significant control are registered. 7 of 7 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Nov 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2025/26

Dividends paid in the financial year: £639.

History
2025/26£639
2024/25£4,083
2023/24£3,500
2021/22£1,619
2020/21£39,094
Filed accounts2019/20–2025/26
2020/212021/222023/242024/252025/26
Profit for the year122,66528,206-1,582-5,584-27,452
Cash at bank and in hand164,19271,77135,07241,0225,229
Total assets262,911223,863159,665136,924110,478
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity78,668105,25587,49777,83049,739
Average number of employees1312111111
Dividends paid39,0941,6193,5004,083639

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently April 2026. Main goods: machinery.

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

21 events
  1. Jane Gail GOWEN resignedSecretary
  2. Les DAWSON resignedDirector
  3. Jane Gail GOWEN resignedDirector
  4. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £49.7k, 11 employees
  5. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £77.8k, 11 employees
  6. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £87.5k, 11 employees
  7. Susan DAWSON resignedDirector
  8. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £105.3k, 12 employees
Earlier events (13)
  1. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £78.7k, 13 employees
  2. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets −£4,903, 14 employees
  3. Mr Nigel Robert Dawson registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mrs Jane Gail Gowen registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr. Richard Leonard Dawson registered as a person with significant control
  6. Richard Leonard DAWSON appointedDirector
  7. Richard Albert Edmund WHALLEY resignedDirector
  8. Nigel Robert DAWSON appointedDirector
  9. Jane Gail GOWEN appointedSecretary
  10. Les DAWSON appointedDirector
  11. Jane Gail GOWEN appointedDirector
  12. Eileen W WHALLEY resignedSecretary
  13. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.