ALFRED CHEYNE ENGINEERING LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† ALFRED CHEYNE 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
2025Sector comparison
SIC 28220Where the company stands among the 774 active companies whose first SIC code is 28220 (Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment).
- ASHTEAD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED£115.2m
- OTIS LIMITED£105.5m
- ROTEX JAPAN LIMITED£88.9m
- JUNGHEINRICH UK LIMITED£67.9m
- MALLAGHAN ENGINEERING LIMITED£38.8m
- THWAITES LIMITED£38m
- ALFRED CHEYNE ENGINEERING LIMITED£31m
- LOGISNEXT UK LIMITED£25.4m
- MHWIRTH UK LIMITED£24.7m
- SCHINVEST LIMITED£24m
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 774. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ALFRED CHEYNE ENGINEERING LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ALFRED CHEYNE ENGINEERING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC168176. It was incorporated on 10 Sep 1996. Its status is active. The registered office is in Westhill (AB32). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (28220).
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 £28,423,000. Profit for the year was £1,152,000. Net assets were £31,023,000, down 21.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,807,000. Total assets were £42,792,000 and total liabilities £11,769,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 774 active companies whose first SIC code is 28220: By turnover it ranks higher than 76% of the 62 that publish turnover (median £16,710,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £232,308). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £627,752). By cash it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £184,837). It is older than 65% of them (median age 17.9 years).
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, iron and steel articles, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, rubber, iron and steel articles.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 17 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 24 Sep 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 33,865,000 | 28,423,000 |
| Profit for the year | -1,677,000 | 1,152,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,663,000 | 1,807,000 |
| Total assets | 49,372,000 | 42,792,000 |
| Total liabilities | 9,916,000 | 11,769,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 39,456,000 | 31,023,000 |
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
- 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.
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, optical, medical and measuring instruments, rubber and miscellaneous chemicals.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, rubber, iron and steel articles, electrical equipment and plastics.
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 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £28.4m, net assets £31m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £33.9m, net assets £39.5m
- Ashtead Technology Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Rathmay Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
- Rathmay Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Balmoral Group Holdings Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Alfred George Cheyne ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mrs Valerie Cheyne ceased to be a person with significant control
Earlier events (4)
- Balmoral Group Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Alfred George Cheyne registered as a person with significant control
- Mrs Valerie Cheyne 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 and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.