Didsbury Engineering Co.Limited

Active00371191 Private limited company

What Didsbury Engineering Co.Limited say about themselves

“Established for over 80 years and based in Manchester England, Didsbury Engineering design and manufacture world class lifting and mechanical handling devices for the Ground Support Equipment, Civil Aviation and Industrial Safety markets.”

— from didsbury.com
Incorporated
11 December 1941 (84 years)
Industry
Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (28220)
Directors
Tom Ghigi
Owned by
Lifco AB
Accounts type
Small
Region
North West
Address
Unit 1B Lower Meadow Road
Brooke Park
Handforth
Wilmslow
SK9 3LP

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
18 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
4 September 2026

Charges

Total
10
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
10

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
British
Born July 1979 (47)
Ghigi, Tom
Director · Appointed 3 March 2023
British
Born May 1985 (41)
Officer history (11 former)
1 October 2026
Appointed Mendelsohn, Lorna Kathleen as Director
30 September 2026
Resigned Linder, Martin Roland as Director
3 March 2023
Resigned Harvey, Nicholas Gary as Director
3 March 2023
Appointed Ghigi, Tom as Director
3 March 2023
Appointed Linder, Martin Roland as Director
3 March 2023
Resigned Smith, Nicholas Francis as Director
3 March 2023
Resigned Harvey, Gary Walter as Director
30 July 2021
Resigned Bedford, John Keith as Secretary
4 July 2016
Appointed Smith, Nicholas Francis as Director
4 July 2016
Appointed Harvey, Nicholas Gary as Director
4 July 2016
Appointed Harvey, Gary Walter as Director
4 July 2016
Appointed Bedford, John Keith as Secretary
4 July 2016
Resigned Bailey, Michael Douglas as Director
4 July 2016
Resigned Cannings, John as Director
4 July 2016
Resigned Cannings, John as Secretary
1 January 2003
Resigned Daniels, Rodney William James as Director
13 February 2001
Appointed Bailey, Michael Douglas as Director
29 January 2001
Resigned Rogerson, Keith as Director
14 March 1994
Appointed Cannings, John as Director
1 September 1993
Resigned Hingley, Ralph as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Lifco AB
Corporate entity · Notified 3 March 2023
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Aktiebolag
Reg. no. 556465-3185
Former controllers (2)
3 March 2023
Ceased HBS Electronics (Holdings) Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
30 June 2018
Ceased Didsbury Ventures Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£5,616,189
Cash
£1,432,403
Employees
42
Debt Ratio
14%
Current Ratio
7.1x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 £10,535,404 £12,127,807 £12,750,610 £14,383,850 £4,967,561 £5,616,189
Balance sheet detail
202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£323,653£269,034£379,276£150,127£128,179£40,405
Current Assets£6,190,051£5,385,108£14,899,479£13,635,660£13,706,124£11,544,677
Debtors£4,026,876£1,030,772£12,014,401£10,289,999£10,851,846£8,994,263
Cash£1,432,403£3,417,947£2,335,479£2,649,330£1,866,149£2,032,973
Creditors (< 1 year)£867,138£622,846£861,560£1,015,948£1,683,625£1,043,810
Net Current Assets£5,322,913£4,762,262£14,037,919£12,619,712£12,022,499£10,500,867
Net Assets£5,616,189£4,967,561£14,383,850£12,750,610£12,127,807£10,535,404
Shareholder Funds£5,616,189£4,967,561£14,383,850£12,750,610£12,127,807£10,535,404

Filings 166

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
1 October 2026Appointment of a director
1 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
25 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates4 September 2026
2 September 2026Accounts for a small company31 December 2025
8 September 2025Confirmation statement with no updates4 September 2025
Show all 166 filings

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