The Firmwatch take
Taplanes Limited is a 46-year-old other manufacturing, in liquidation. The latest filed accounts (year to 31 December 2024) show GBP 3.0m in net assets, with no distress signals detected. Most recent public risk event: creditors' voluntary liquidation.
Refreshed 24 May 2026
2 public risk events on file
Incorporated
6 June 1979
46 years on the register
Sector
Other manufacturing
SIC 32990 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£3.0m
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Risk events
2 on file
Public Gazette / Companies House
Insolvency risk
Low insolvency risk
The latest public accounts do not show obvious balance-sheet stress. This does not rule out trading problems, but the filed numbers look comparatively steady.
Positive net assets
The latest extracted accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Other Manufacturing
How this company compares in 29,963 filers in this sector
Top 10% in sector — Taplanes Limited shows £3.0m in net assets. Sector median is £6k.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Risk events · monitored daily
2 events on the watchtower
Address pattern · M2 4WU
246 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
166
Dissolved
3
Strike-off action
5
Recent activity
Filings and risk events
- 23 Oct 2025Creditors' voluntary liquidation2443
- 23 Oct 2025Creditors' voluntary liquidation2441
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£3.0m
Top 10% in sector · sector median £6k · 29,963 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£2.9m
Median £9k
Current ratio
5.1×
Median 1.3×
Signals · 1
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
People
Who runs this company
- BT
BROOKSBANK, Timothy Damien
director · since 2023
- FJ
FREWIN, Jonathan Lee
director · since 2018
Registered office
Address intelligence
246 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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