Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 8b 8b Macmerry Industrial Estate, Tranent, East Lothian EH33 1RD
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25.11 - SIC 2007)Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (28.22 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
26/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 12/10/2025Due 26/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 12/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 12/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.41M2024
-43.58%vs 20232023: £2.50M
Total Assets
£2.03M2024
-38.02%vs 20232023: £3.28M
Cash in Bank
£296.51K2024
-83.56%vs 20232023: £1.80M
Total Liabilities
£622.66K2024
-20.24%vs 20232023: £780.64K
Employees
492024
+8vs 20232023: 41
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 83.56% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -28.1% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49 | +8 |
| 2023 | 41 | -4 |
| 2022 | 45 | -1 |
| 2021 | 46 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 46 in 2021 to 49 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 29/09/2022–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 01/07/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 30/06/2010–12/05/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/2013–12/05/2016 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
6Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–15/03/2023 | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–15/03/2023 | 3 | |
| 12/10/2023–Present | 3 | |
| 12/10/2023–12/09/2024 | 3 | |
| 24/11/2022–Present | 0 |
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About GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 8b 8b Macmerry Industrial Estate, Tranent, East Lothian EH33 1RD. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 83 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £1.41M and 49 employees.
GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED under 3 registered business activities: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25.11 - SIC 2007), Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007) and Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (28.22 - SIC 2007).
GEORGE BROWN & SONS, ENGINEERS (LEITH) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 17/08/1943.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £1.41M, total assets of £2.03M, cash in bank of £296.51K and total liabilities of £622.66K.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 26/10/2026.
Companies House lists 4 officers (2 currently in post) and 6 people with significant control (3 current).