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MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 22 Mar 1993

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Dec 2026.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 5 Apr 2027.

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    None of the 6 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    5 current directors.

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    Owners

    3 owners on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £1,151,217.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 22 Mar 1993 (33 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 2 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    JOHNSTONE HOUSE, 52-54 ROSE STREET, ABERDEEN, AB10 1HA

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 71121 Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Dec 2026
    Last made up to
    31 Mar 2025
    Type
    TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    5 Apr 2027
    Last made up to
    22 Mar 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    2
    All time
    3

  6. Names

    1. MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Mar 2025 not published not published £652,264 £1,151,217 12
31 Mar 2024 not published not published £621,746 £1,140,127 12
31 Mar 2023 not published not published £507,107 £1,053,480 12
31 Mar 2022 not published not published £389,623 £1,029,275 12
31 Mar 2021 not published not published £181,538 £1,090,127 10
31 Mar 2020 * not published not published £140,145 £1,003,927 10

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

People

Officers All 16, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Clifford Lawrence Ritchie Director 22 Mar 1993 — April 1958 British · United Kingdom
John Watt Director 17 Feb 1999 — November 1956 British · United Kingdom
Ian Ellis Director 17 Jan 2014 — April 1971 British · United Kingdom
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate secretary 9 Apr 2019 — —
Matthew Geoffrey Stainsby Director 7 Aug 2026 — July 1989 British · United Kingdom
Duncan Boag Director 7 Aug 2026 — May 1990 British · United Kingdom

Owners and controllers All 3, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Mr John Watt Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent 6 Apr 2016 — November 1956 British · United Kingdom
Mr Clifford Lawrence Ritchie Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent 6 Apr 2016 — April 1958 British · United Kingdom
Mr Ian Ellis Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent 6 Apr 2016 — April 1971 British · United Kingdom

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Is MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED still trading?

The register shows MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED as active.

What does MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 71121 (Engineering design activities for industrial process and production).

When was MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 22 March 1993.

When are MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 December 2026. The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2025.

When is MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 5 April 2027.

Who runs MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED?

MACDUFF SHIP DESIGN LIMITED has 5 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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