{"name":"GEO-ROPE LTD","company_number":"SC231151","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2002-05-03","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"West Quarry, West Laroch, Ballachulish, Scotland, PH49 4JP","postcode":"PH49 4JP","sic_codes":[{"code":74909,"description":"Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"MCLEAN ENERGY LTD.","changed_on":"2007-12-20"},{"name":"MCLEAN ENERGIES LTD.","changed_on":"2006-04-27"},{"name":"MCLEAN BALLACHULISH LIMITED","changed_on":"2006-04-18"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 August","last_made_up_to":"2025-08-31","next_due":"2027-05-31"},"employees":{"count":23,"accounts_date":"2025-08-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-08-31","net_assets":5193716,"cash":259042,"average_employees":23},{"financial_date":"2024-08-31","net_assets":4909513,"cash":407271,"average_employees":23},{"financial_date":"2023-05-31","net_assets":4286188,"cash":582072,"average_employees":26},{"financial_date":"2022-05-31","turnover":8692608,"net_assets":3638366,"cash":314168},{"financial_date":"2021-05-31","net_assets":2906059,"cash":1266791}],"officers":{"current":2,"resigned":4,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Geo-Rope Ltd has established itself as a well-capitalised specialist contractor in the Scottish geotechnical and rope access market, with net assets growing from £1.5M to £4.9M over the past decade — significantly outperforming typical sector growth rates. The company's unusual asset-heavy model (with £5.34M in tangible assets, primarily heritable property) provides competitive stability and credibility for major infrastructure frameworks, though the rising debtor book of £3.47M and declining cash position suggest working capital pressures common to infrastructure subcontractors. The strategic pivot from energy to infrastructure services (evidenced by the 2006-2007 name changes) has proven well-timed, positioning Geo-Rope to benefit from sustained investment in rail and highways earthworks, climate adaptation programmes, and the ongoing shift toward rope access solutions. The principal risk remains key-person dependency under single-director ownership, alongside typical sector challenges of extended payment terms from Tier 1 contractors.","website":"https://www.geo-rope.com","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/geo-rope","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/geo-rope/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/geo-rope/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC231151","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/geo-rope/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/geo-rope/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/geo-rope/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/geo-rope/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/geo-rope"}