RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.

Company details

Source: Companies House Free Company Data Product, 1 November 2026. View filing history, officers and PSCs on Companies House.

Summary

RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. is a private limited company registered in the UK under company number SC112660. It was incorporated on 5 August 1988 and its current status is active.

The registered office address is KILLIEDEN BACKHILL OF GOVAL, NEWMACHAR, ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE, AB21 7NX.

Its declared nature of business is temporary employment agency activities (SIC 78200).

The next accounts are due by 30 September 2027 and the next confirmation statement by 19 August 2027.

It has traded under 1 previous name, most recently RITCHIE OFFSHORE LIMITED.

About RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.

Company type and jurisdiction

RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. is a private company limited by shares. Its owners (shareholders) are only liable for its debts up to the value of their shares, it must have at least one director, and its shares cannot be offered to the public. Its company number SC112660 shows it was registered in Scotland, so its records are kept by Companies House in Edinburgh. It has been on the register for 38 years and 3 months.

What RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. does

On the public register, RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. lists its activity using the UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2007): temporary employment agency activities (78200). This places it in the administrative and support services section of the economy. SIC codes describe what a company says it does; they are not a licence and are not checked by Companies House. See other companies with the same SIC code.

Where RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. is registered

Its registered office is in Aberdeen (postcode district AB21). The registered office is the official address for letters from Companies House, HMRC and the courts. It must be in the same UK jurisdiction where the company was registered, but it does not have to be where the business trades: many companies use their accountant's or a formation agent's address. Browse other companies in AB21.

Accounts and filing deadlines

RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. must file its next annual accounts by 30 September 2027. The last accounts on the register were small company accounts exempt from audit. Its next confirmation statement, which confirms its officers, shareholders and registered office are up to date, is due by 19 August 2027. A private company that files its accounts late gets an automatic penalty of £150 if they are up to one month late, rising to £375, £750 and £1,500 after six months, and the penalty is doubled if accounts are late two years in a row. A company that does not file a confirmation statement can be struck off the register.

Charges and secured debt

RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD. has 1 charge registered against it, of which 1 is still outstanding. A charge is security given to a lender, such as a mortgage over property or a debenture over all the company's assets; if the company does not repay, the lender can take those assets first. The full charge documents can be read for free on Companies House.

Before you do business with RITCHIE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.

Check that the company name and number on its invoices and website match SC112660, read its latest accounts and confirmation statement, and look up its directors and people with significant control on the official register. If it charges VAT, ask for its VAT number and check it with our VAT number checker: a company number and a VAT number are different things. How to check a UK company.

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