ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED
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† ALEX BEGG GROUP 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
2025Sector comparison
SIC 13200Where the company stands among the 348 active companies whose first SIC code is 13200 (Weaving of textiles).
- JAMES JOHNSTON & CO. OF ELGIN LIMITED£59.2m
- JAMES DEWHURST LIMITED£25.1m
- VALMIERA GLASS UK LIMITED£9.3m
- FOTHERGILL ENGINEERED FABRICS LIMITED£7.9m
- MARTON MILLS COMPANY LIMITED£7.8m
- LOCHCARRON OF SCOTLAND LIMITED£7.7m
- TBA PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£7.7m
- E & M MANUFACTURING LIMITED£7.2m
- RYKNELD TEAN LIMITED£7.2m
- ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED£6.6m
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 348. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC027139. It was incorporated on 30 Jun 1949. Its status is active. The registered office is in Ayr (KA8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is weaving of textiles (13200).
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 £17,835,893. Loss for the year was £4,379,125. Net assets were £6,623,386, down 41.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,357,129. Total assets were £13,925,967 and total liabilities £5,201,076. The company had an average of 209 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 348 active companies whose first SIC code is 13200: By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £26,975). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £136,771). By cash it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £62,887). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 94% of them (median age 8.0 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £38.9k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly wool, knitted clothing, special woven fabrics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly knitted clothing, woven clothing, other textile articles.
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 30 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 16,725,479 | 17,835,893 |
| Profit for the year | -5,952,179 | -4,379,125 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,145,688 | 1,357,129 |
| Total assets | 16,157,935 | 13,925,967 |
| Total liabilities | 4,670,993 | 5,201,076 |
| Net assets / total equity | 11,332,511 | 6,623,386 |
| Average number of employees | 204 | 209 |
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.
Government grants
3 grantsALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2021, together worth £38.9k.
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- 2 grants · £36.9k
- HM Revenue & Customs
- 1 grant · £2,000
- Autosort for Circular Textiles - ACT UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £31,861 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
- Autosort for Circular Textiles - ACT UKDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £5,008 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
- SME Brexit Support FundHM Revenue & Customs · £2,000
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: wool, knitted clothing, special woven fabrics, printed matter and man-made staple fibres.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: knitted clothing, woven clothing, other textile articles, furniture and lighting and wool.
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
5 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £17.8m, net assets £6.6m, 209 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £16.7m, net assets £11.3m, 204 employees
- Name changed to ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITEDPreviously MOORBROOK TEXTILES LIMITED
- Jenny Linden Urnes registered as a person with significant control
- 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.