L.S. Starrett Company Ltd. (The)

ActiveSC032886 Private limited company
Incorporated
26 February 1958 (68 years)
Industry
Manufacture of tools (25730)
Manufacture of optical precision instruments (26701)
Wholesale of machine tools (46620)
Directors
Christian Arntsen
Controlled by
Douglas Arthur Starrett
Accounts type
Full
Region
Scotland
Address
Oxnam Road
Jedburgh
TD8 6LR

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due
29 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
15 April 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Armstrong, Gordon Christopher
Secretary · Appointed 30 November 2025
Arntsen, Christian
Director · Appointed 24 May 2024
Argentine
Born December 1966 (59)
Director · Appointed 22 April 2019
Scottish
Born July 1969 (57)
Officer history (16 former)
30 November 2025
Resigned Tripp, John as Secretary
30 November 2025
Resigned Tripp, John as Director
30 November 2025
Appointed Armstrong, Gordon Christopher as Secretary
19 November 2024
Resigned Starrett, Douglas Arthur as Director
24 May 2024
Appointed Arntsen, Christian as Director
24 May 2024
Appointed Tripp, John as Secretary
24 May 2024
Appointed Tripp, John as Director
24 May 2024
Resigned Richardson, Nicola Ruth as Secretary
24 May 2024
Resigned Richardson, Nicola Ruth as Director
31 August 2021
Resigned Mclay, Brian David as Director
30 September 2020
Resigned Nagle, Ralph as Director
31 August 2020
Resigned Gill, Grant Murdoch as Director
26 May 2020
Appointed Richardson, Nicola Ruth as Secretary
26 May 2020
Appointed Richardson, Nicola Ruth as Director
26 May 2020
Resigned Gill, Grant Murdoch as Secretary
1 July 2019
Appointed Mclay, Brian David as Director
22 April 2019
Appointed Mckechnie, Robert as Director
25 April 2016
Appointed Gill, Grant Murdoch as Director
25 April 2016
Resigned Miller, George Richardson as Director
22 July 2005
Resigned Wellington, Roger Underwood as Director
21 January 2002
Appointed Wellington, Roger Underwood as Director
21 January 2002
Appointed Nagle, Ralph as Director
1 January 2002
Resigned Mckay, Alexander Robertson as Director
6 December 2000
Resigned Henderson, John as Secretary
6 December 2000
Appointed Gill, Grant Murdoch as Secretary
1 June 1998
Appointed Mckay, Alexander Robertson as Director
27 May 1998
Resigned Starrett, Douglas Raymond as Director
4 September 1995
Resigned Redding, Thomas William as Director
11 September 1994
Resigned Wallace, Archibald as Director
1 January 1993
Appointed Miller, George Richardson as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Douglas Arthur Starrett
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Right to appoint and remove directors
American
Born October 1951 (75)

Holdings 1

Companies where L.S. Starrett Company Ltd. (The) is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Dissolved
Former controllers (2)
30 September 2020
Ceased Ralph Nagle — Has significant influence or control
31 August 2020
Ceased Grant Murdoch Gill — Has significant influence or control

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 December 2024 · full accounts

Net Assets
£3,525,000
Cash
£960,000
Profit Before Tax
(£2,250,000)
Debt Ratio
72%
Current Ratio
1.2x
Return on Equity
88%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £5.0M £10.0M 2023 2024 £7,475,000 £3,525,000
Balance sheet detail
20242023
Fixed Assets£2,038,000£1,836,000
Current Assets£10,700,000£11,143,000
Debtors£3,222,000
Cash£960,000£887,000
Creditors (< 1 year)£9,213,000£2,203,000
Net Current Assets£1,487,000£8,940,000
Net Assets£3,525,000£7,475,000
Shareholder Funds£3,525,000£7,475,000

Filings 125

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates15 April 2026
20 May 2026Full accounts31 December 2024
8 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
8 April 2026Appointment of a secretary
8 April 2026Termination of appointment of a secretary
Show all 125 filings

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