Annual accounts
Medium accounts
31/07/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2025Due 31/07/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 365 Fosse Way, Syston, Leicestershire LE7 1NL
- Classification (SIC)
- Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Medium
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 21/08/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-24 with no updates
- 31/10/2025View PDF (25 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-10-31
- 27/08/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-24 with no updates
- 28/08/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-24 with no updates
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What Pre-Score will tell you
- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
- Whether this company files on time, and how often its record changes.
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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
07/08/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 24/07/2026Due 07/08/2027
- Next statement date
- 24/07/2027
- Last statement dated
- 24/07/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£14.96M2024
14.59%vs 20232023: £13.05M
Total Assets
£38.59M2024
3.22%vs 20232023: £37.38M
Cash in Bank
£421.69K2024
-32.98%vs 20232023: £629.18K
Total Liabilities
£19.94M2024
0.92%vs 20232023: £19.76M
Employees
1382024
-3vs 20232023: 141
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 14.59% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +12.4% 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 figures5 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 | 138 | -3 |
| 2023 | 141 | +18 |
| 2022 | 123 | -32 |
| 2021 | 155 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 155 in 2021 to 138 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
- Company potential
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- Past performance
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 08/11/1999–02/08/2002 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2012–Present | 13 | |
| Director | 16/01/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/2002–Present | 60 | |
| Secretary | 31/07/2002–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 08/11/1999–10/07/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 08/11/1999–21/04/2016 | 4 | |
| Director | 13/12/2019–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 7
- Since 01/09/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 21/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/08/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 31/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 21/08/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-24 with no updates
- 31/10/2025View PDF (25 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-10-31
- 27/08/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-24 with no updates
- 28/08/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-24 with no updates
- 31/07/2024View PDF (24 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-10-31
- 21/12/2023View PDF (27 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2022-10-31
- 01/09/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-24 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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- Activity
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- Company no.
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- Incorporated
- 23/08/1971
- Employees
- 147
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- Activity
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- Company no.
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- Incorporated
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About SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 365 Fosse Way, Syston, Leicestershire LE7 1NL. Companies House classifies its business as Machining. It has been on the register for 75 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £14.96M and 138 employees.
SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED under one registered business activity: Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007).
SHIELD ENGINEERING (SYSTON) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/05/1951.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £14.96M, total assets of £38.59M, cash in bank of £421.69K and total liabilities of £19.94M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/08/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-24 with no updates, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 07/08/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (5 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.