DRILLING SYSTEMS LIMITED
Company number 02295138 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
DRILLING SYSTEMS LIMITED operates as a specialized, long-standing subsidiary within the Drilling Systems Group, leveraging a unique hybrid model of specialized hardware manufacturing and IT services to serve the global drilling sector. While its 35-year track record and integrated tech capabilities provide a robust competitive moat, the firm must navigate the inherent cyclicality of the energy sector and the strategic constraints of its subsidiary status to capitalize on the industry's digital transformation.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-09-12
- Registered office
- Hurn View House 5 Aviation Park, West Bournemouth International, Airport Hurn, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6EW
- Postcode
- BH23 6EW
- Capital
- 183,750 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-08
- Next due by
- 2026-12-22
Nature of business (SIC)
- 26511 Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control
- 62090 Other information technology service activities
Officers 2 current · 23 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by DRILLING SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- drillingsystems.com
- Phone
- 03302020569
Elevating Drilling Efficiency: Explore 3t's cutting-edge drilling systems. Enhanced performance, precision, and results in focus.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| FACTORCLOSE LIMITED | 1988-10-20 |
Previous registered addresses 9
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| HURN VIE HOUSE 5 AVIATION PARK, WEST BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL, AIRPORT HURN CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET BH23 6EW | 2007-12-05 |
| HURN VIEW HSE, CHAPEL GATE, AVIATION PK WEST, BOURENMOUTH INT AIRPORT,, CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET BH23 6EW | 2007-02-27 |
| HURN VIEW HSE CHAPEL GATE, AVIATION PK WEST BOURNEMOUTH, INT AIRPORT, CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET BH23 6EW | 2006-11-29 |
| HURN VIEW HOUSE, NORTH WEST SECTOR HURN, CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET BH23 6NW | 2006-09-20 |
| ASH HOUSE, HEADLANDS BUSINESS PARK, SALISBURY ROAD RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE BH24 3PB | 1999-02-08 |
| CHURCH HATDH CENTRE, MARKET PL, RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE BH24 1AW | 1992-02-12 |
| CHURCH HATDH CENTRE, MARKET PL, RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE BH24 1AW | 1992-02-12 |
| 4 WHEATSTEAF CLOSE, HORSHAW, WEST SUSSEX, RH124TH | 1989-12-13 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1988-10-19 |
Among its peers
3rd oldest
of 23 similar companies in BH, trading since 1988
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,916 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2015-04-22
- Where
- Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT414331 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2015-04-22 | — |
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