Company · Glasgow

The Mechanical Butterfly

The Mechanical Butterfly is an IT services firm based in Glasgow, incorporated in Scotland in 2015 (SC494308).

Ayeoh Overview

The Mechanical Butterfly is an IT services firm based in Glasgow. (Companies House, ayeoh's record) It was incorporated in Scotland on 5 Jan 2015 as company SC494308. (Companies House)

Companies House lists 1 active officer, among them Frodo Shiro Podschwadek (director, since Jan 2015). (Companies House, profile card) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 Jan 2026, show 1 employee on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Financials

Net liabilities: £2,779 (31 Jan 2026), down from £3,227 a year earlier
Employees: 1 on average (31 Jan 2026), unchanged on a year earlier (1)

Net assets at year ends 2024 to 2026

From the accounts made up to 31 Jan 2026, micro-entity 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	Staff
31 Jan 2026	-£2,779	1
31 Jan 2025	-£3,227	1
31 Jan 2024	-£3,056

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

31 Jan 2026accountsAccounts year end
31 Jan 2025accountsAccounts year end
31 Jan 2024accountsAccounts year end
5 Jan 2015directorFrodo Shiro Podschwadek appointed Director
5 Jan 2015incorporatedThe Mechanical Butterfly incorporated as SC494308

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How it compares

Net liabilities £2,779: 3,669th of 4,216 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Employees 1 on average: joint 1,573rd of 4,480 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Incorporated 5 Jan 2015: 2,318th of 8,993 software firms, oldest first.
Net liabilities £2,779: 951st of 1,078 glasgow software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Employees 1 on average: joint 384th of 1,124 glasgow software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Incorporated 5 Jan 2015: 562nd of 2,472 glasgow software firms, oldest first.

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