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Automation XL

Automation XL is a satellite telecoms operator based in Aberdeen, incorporated in Scotland in 2012 (SC432270).

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Automation XL is a satellite telecoms operator based in Aberdeen. (Companies House, ayeoh's record) It was incorporated in Scotland on 10 Sep 2012 as company SC432270. (Companies House)

Companies House lists 1 active officer, among them Colin Laird (director, since Sep 2012). (Companies House, profile card) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 Dec 2024, show 12 employees on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Financials

Cash at bank and in hand
£97.8k (31 Dec 2024), from £11.6k a year earlier
Total equity
£763k (31 Dec 2024)
Employees
12 on average (31 Dec 2024), down 8% on 13 a year earlier

Cash at year ends 2023 to 2024

Next accounts due 31 Dec 2026.

1 charge registered at Companies House as outstanding: security over the company's assets for borrowing or another obligation, per the 1 Oct 2026 register snapshot. See the charges

From the accounts made up to 31 Dec 2024, small-company accounts, as tagged in the filing. Small companies file a balance sheet and often no turnover or profit. The filings at Companies House

Accounts, year by year

Year endCashStaff
31 Dec 2024£97.8k12
31 Dec 2023£11.6k13

Only the figures each year's filed accounts tag; a blank is a figure the company did not file. The filings at Companies House

Timeline

  1. 31 Dec 2024accountsAccounts year end
  2. 31 Dec 2023accountsAccounts year end
  3. 11 Sep 2012directorColin Laird appointed Director
  4. 10 Sep 2012incorporatedAutomation XL incorporated as SC432270

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How it compares

  • Cash £97.8k: 379th of 1,751 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 12 on average: joint 201st of 4,766 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 10 Sep 2012: joint 1,886th of 8,944 software firms, oldest first.
  • Cash £97.8k: 28th of 81 aberdeen software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 12 on average: 22nd of 213 aberdeen software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 10 Sep 2012: 97th of 422 aberdeen software firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish software firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-02. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.

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