SCIENTIFIC DRILLING CONTROLS LIMITED
Company number 01948245 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Scientific Drilling Controls Limited is a cash-rich, profitable subsidiary of a larger US parent, with no immediate solvency or compliance issues. However, a multi-year decline in net assets and shareholders' funds, driven by heavy dividend payouts, combined with revenue contraction and exposure to a cyclical oil and gas market, introduces medium-term risks. The strong liquidity and recent profit recovery offset some concerns, but investors should scrutinize dividend policy, the recent director resignation, and detailed liability composition before committing capital.
Shareholders' funds
£20,641,642
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity is the provision of directional drilling services.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1985-09-18
- Employees
- 228 (2025 accounts · was 0 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Connect House 133 - 137 Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, London, England, SW19 7JY
- Postcode
- SW19 7JY
- Capital
- 20,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-28
- Next due by
- 2027-09-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 9100 Support activities for petroleum and natural gas mining
Officers 2 current · 19 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7549287 (Tier 1), registered since 2003.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| TURVEYDROP TRADING LIMITED | 1986-07-08 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 20-22 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, WC1R 4JS | 2017-06-07 |
| JORDAN HOUSE, 47 BRUNSWICK PLACE, LONDON, N1 6EE | 1994-03-11 |
| MARLOW HOUSE, LLOYDS AVENUE, LONDON, EC3N 3AL | 1988-03-09 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 39 similar companies in SW
The largest employer among its local peers (228 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1985.
No.1 of the largest support activities for petroleum and natural gas mining companies in London →
Competitors London
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6. AVENTURE LTD
This company ranks 1 among support activities for petroleum and natural gas mining in London.
The class of 1985
49%
of the 15,386 companies incorporated in 1985 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.