XCEL DESIGN LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, XCEL DESIGN LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 26120Where the company stands among the 436 active companies whose first SIC code is 26120 (Manufacture of loaded electronic boards).
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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 436. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: XCEL DESIGN LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
XCEL DESIGN LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06352694. It was incorporated on 28 Aug 2007. Its status is active. The registered office is in Staindrop (DL2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of loaded electronic boards (26120).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £133,525, up 12.7% on the previous year. Total assets were £152,795 and total liabilities £18,670. The company had an average of 3 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 436 active companies whose first SIC code is 26120: By net assets it ranks higher than 58% of them (median £68,970). By total assets it ranks lower than 53% of them (median £179,885). By number of employees it ranks higher than 55% of them (median 2). It is older than 60% of them (median age 14.0 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Sep 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 99,828 | 144,974 | 155,027 | 131,149 | 152,795 |
| Total liabilities | 20,385 | 34,351 | 22,018 | 12,034 | 18,670 |
| Net assets / total equity | 78,443 | 110,023 | 132,409 | 118,515 | 133,525 |
| Average number of employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment and optical, medical and measuring instruments.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently December 2025. 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
12 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £133.5k, 3 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £118.5k, 3 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £132.4k, 3 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £110k, 3 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £78.4k, 3 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £73.6k, 3 employees
- Mr Frank Mccafferty registered as a person with significant control
- Annie MCCAFFERTY resignedSecretary
Earlier events (4)
- Leanne BELL appointedSecretary
- Frank MCCAFFERTY appointedDirector
- Annie MCCAFFERTY appointedSecretary
- 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.