THURSTON ENGINEERING LIMITED

Company number 03676570 ·

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Executive summary

Thurston Engineering Limited represents a financially stable niche engineering specialist with a 25-year trading heritage and consistently growing equity base, yet faces critical strategic inflection points around cash flow management, asset reinvestment, and market evolution. The immediate priority must be addressing the intercompany cash dynamics that have depleted liquidity to concerning levels, whilst concurrently developing a long-term strategic roadmap that transitions capabilities toward EV-adjacent services and circular economy positioning. Without deliberate action on both fronts, the company risks eroding its competitive position despite its technical strengths.

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Shareholders' funds

£480,442

Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1998-12-01
Employees
9 (2025 accounts · was 7 in 2024)
Registered office
Hallsford Bridge Industrial Est, Stondon Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9RB
Postcode
CM5 9RB
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Small
Charges
1 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
2025-12-01
Next due by
2026-12-15
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 45200 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

Officers 5 current · 2 resigned

Appointed 2021-05-17
Appointed 2005-04-06
Appointed 1998-12-01
Appointed 1998-12-01
DIRECTOR Appointed 1998-12-01

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Group structure

Controlled by CROWNFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA300115 (Tier 1), registered since 2018.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website
thurstonengineering.co.uk
Phone
01277365076, 01277362135

Thurston Engineering Limited, Ongar, Essex. Engine re-manufacturing and general engineering specialists, salvage schemes on worn components, piston liner ring bearing stockists.

Previous company names

NameDate changed
CROWNFIELD HOLDINGS LIMITED1999-10-12

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
DORIC HOUSE, 132 STATION ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON E4 6AB2001-02-21

Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 450 similar companies in CM

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (9 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1998.

No.16 of the largest maintenance and repair of motor vehicles companies in Chelmsford →

22 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Chelmsford

This company ranks 16 among maintenance and repair of motor vehicles in Chelmsford.

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The class of 1998

57%

of the 284 companies in this sector incorporated in 1998 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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