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QPE

QPE is an electronic components maker based in Fife, incorporated in Scotland in 2010 (SC381256).

What they do

“QPE is a full-service electronic manufacturing and assembly company specialising in the prototyping, assembly, box-build and testing of PCBs.”

In its own words, on qpe.co.uk

In plain speak

They make and test circuit boards and electronic devices, building prototypes and finished products for other companies.

Ayeoh Overview

QPE is an electronic components maker based in Fife. (Companies House, ayeoh's record) It was incorporated in Scotland on 30 Jun 2010 as company SC381256. It was earlier called TESTWORKS (SCOTLAND) LTD. and S4A (SCOTLAND) LTD.. (Companies House) Its website says: “QPE is a full-service electronic manufacturing and assembly company specialising in the prototyping, assembly, box-build and testing of PCBs.” (qpe.co.uk)

Companies House lists 2 active officers, among them Andrew Martin Chick (director, since Jul 2018) and Ewan Lloyd- Baker (director, since Jun 2021). (Companies House, profile card) Its own website's latest post is “QPE Blog: Box build: bringing electronics together into a complete product”, from 26 Oct 2026. (Latest from QPE, the post) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 Oct 2025, show 49 employees on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Latest from QPE

QPE Blog: Box build: bringing electronics together into a complete product

26 Oct 2026, from qpe.co.uk, posted by the company

QPE Blog: PCB assembly testing: checking that your product is ready

18 Oct 2026, from qpe.co.uk, posted by the company

QPE Blog: Wiring and cable assembly: bringing every connection together

11 Oct 2026, from qpe.co.uk, posted by the company

QPE Blog: Conformal coating: protecting PCB assemblies in demanding environments

4 Oct 2026, from qpe.co.uk, posted by the company

Recent site improvements at QPE HQ

30 Sep 2026, from qpe.co.uk, posted by the company

Financials

Net assets: £542k (31 Oct 2025), from £34.9k a year earlier
Cash at bank and in hand: £70.1k (31 Oct 2025), up 148% on £28.3k a year earlier
Employees: 49 on average (31 Oct 2025), from 8 a year earlier

Net assets at year ends 2024 to 2025

Next accounts due 31 Jul 2027.

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 Oct 2025, unaudited abridged 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 end	Net assets	Cash	Staff
31 Oct 2025	£542k	£70.1k	49
31 Oct 2024	£34.9k	£28.3k	8

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

26 Oct 2026from the companyQPE Blog: Box build: bringing electronics together into a complete product
18 Oct 2026from the companyQPE Blog: PCB assembly testing: checking that your product is ready
11 Oct 2026from the companyQPE Blog: Wiring and cable assembly: bringing every connection together
4 Oct 2026from the companyQPE Blog: Conformal coating: protecting PCB assemblies in demanding environments
30 Sep 2026from the companyRecent site improvements at QPE HQ
31 Oct 2025accountsAccounts year end
31 Oct 2024accountsAccounts year end
29 Jun 2021directorEwan Lloyd- Baker appointed Director
19 Jul 2018directorAndrew Martin Chick appointed Director
30 Jun 2010incorporatedQPE incorporated as SC381256

Register facts, funding, grants and the latest news, each linked or sourced. The data file holds the register facts, funding and grants only.

Use this data

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Record completeness 64 of 100; not yet held: three years of accounts, turnover, news coverage, funding rounds.

Licence: free to read and cite with a link to ayeoh.io; bulk, API or commercial reuse needs an ayeoh licence. Cite as: ayeoh.io, “QPE”, ayeoh.io/c/qpe, accessed 8 Nov 2026.

How it compares

Net assets £542k: 29th of 126 hardware firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Cash £70.1k: 50th of 96 hardware firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Employees 49 on average: joint 10th of 145 hardware firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Incorporated 30 Jun 2010: 105th of 285 hardware firms, oldest first.
Employees 49 on average: 3rd of 11 fife hardware firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Incorporated 30 Jun 2010: 9th of 14 fife hardware firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish hardware firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-08. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.