PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITED

Active
Company number 01876136Private limited companyIncorporated 1985
⚠ Confirmation statement overdue. It was due on 7 Nov 2026.

Key figures

£56,902,000+55.1%
Net assets 2025
+55.1%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† PEARSON 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 28990

Where the company stands among the 2,796 active companies whose first SIC code is 28990 (Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.).

Turnover£105,420,000
Higher than 95% · median £12,282,000 among 181 that publish turnover
Net assets£56,902,000
Higher than 99% · median £149,494
Total assets£114,333,000
Higher than 99% · median £429,691
Cash£3,017,000
Higher than 93% · median £154,615
Company age41.8 years
Older than 88% · median 18.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RANSOMES JACOBSEN LIMITED£112m
  2. ECON ENGINEERING LIMITED£87.5m
  3. PITNEY BOWES LIMITED£84m
  4. MISSION SYSTEMS WIMBORNE LIMITED£83.8m
  5. AKER SOLUTIONS HOLDING LIMITED£83.5m
  6. AKER SOLUTIONS EAME LIMITED£83m
  7. NIFTYLIFT LIMITED£80.3m
  8. PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITED£56.9m
  9. ROTOLOK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£51.7m
  10. LINX PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£49.5m

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 2,796. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01876136. It was incorporated on 10 Jan 1985. Its status is active. The registered office is in Newcastle upon tyne (NE15). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28990), manufacture of military fighting vehicles (30400), defence activities (84220).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £105,420,000. Profit for the year was £18,057,000. Net assets were £56,902,000, up 55.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,017,000. Total assets were £114,333,000 and total liabilities £55,178,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,796 active companies whose first SIC code is 28990: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 181 that publish turnover (median £12,282,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £149,494). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £429,691). By cash it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £154,615). It is older than 88% of them (median age 18.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2017. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £11.2m. Its most frequent buyer is Ministry of Defence (5 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, rubber. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, iron and steel articles. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 31 days to pay suppliers, and 0% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 11 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 7 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover79,418,000105,420,000
Profit for the year7,607,00018,057,000
Cash at bank and in hand2,782,0003,017,000
Total assets89,842,000114,333,000
Total liabilities52,791,00055,178,000
Net assets / total equity36,685,00056,902,000
Average number of employees355—

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

8 contracts

PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITED is named as a supplier in 8 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2017. Their combined published value is £11.2m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
Ministry of Defence
5 contracts · £9.9m
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Other
2 contracts · £734.8k
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
1 contract · £518.3k
Contracts
  1. UK 7 Transparency Notice 714320451 Tracked Width Mine Plough GiK ReplenishmentMinistry of Defence · £8,674,805
  2. Project Attila Ex Iron StormMINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £74,000
  3. IRM22/7617 Repair and Refurbishment of Specialist Front End Equipment (FEE) and Obstacle Marking Equipment (OME) fitted to Heavy Track Platforms and associated…Ministry of Defence · £350,000 · runs until Jan 2032
  4. Repair and Refurbishment of Specialist Front End Equipment (FEE) and Obstacle Marking Equipment (OME) fitted to Heavy Track Platforms and associated assemblies‡Ministry of Defence · £350,000
  5. Procurement of In-Service support for T2 and Terrier Front End Equipment (FEE)‡Ministry of Defence · £450,000
Show 3 more
  1. Repair of Front End Equipment and sub-assemblies‡BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · £518,277
  2. T2 FRONT END EQUIPMENT AND TERRIER SURFACE CLEARANCE DEVICE IN-SERVICE SUPPORT‡Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Other · £364,821
  3. T2 FRONT END EQUIPMENT AND TERRIER SURFACE CLEARANCE DEVICE IN-SERVICE SUPPORT‡Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Other · £370,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2022 – 30 Jun 2022
Average time taken to pay invoices
31 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
0%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 15%
  • 31 to 60 days 80%
  • After 60 days 5%
Earlier periods (1)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2021
31
15%
0%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

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, electrical equipment, rubber, vehicles and mineral fuels and oils.

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

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 £105.4m, net assets £56.9m
  2. Government Companies Authority, State Of Israel registered as a person with significant control
  3. Government Companies Authority, Ministry Of Finance, State Of Israel ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £79.4m, net assets £36.7m, 355 employees
  5. Government Companies Authority, Ministry Of Finance, State Of Israel registered as a person with significant control
  6. Reece Group Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Reece Group Limited 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.