Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/07/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2025Due 31/07/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 1 Hayes Cottage, Horsham Road, Billingshurst RH14 9AR
- Classification (SIC)
- Other service activities n.e.c. goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use (96.09 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 31/07/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 26/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-03 with no updates
- 23/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Peter Charles Edwards on 2025-12-19
- 31/07/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-10-31
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
17/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 03/12/2025Due 17/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 03/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 03/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures 1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-2.40K2025
-105.62%vs 20242024: £42.74K
Total Assets
£36.51K2025
-33.60%vs 20242024: £54.99K
Cash in Bank
£8.14K2023
-62.13%vs 20222022: £21.50K
Total Liabilities
£85.99K2023
-18.33%vs 20222022: £105.29K
Employees
42025
0vs 20242024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 105.62% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for 1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through 1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Total Assets · -53.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | -4 |
| 2022 | 8 | +4 |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 4 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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- Past performance
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 15/10/1997–15/10/1997 | 15133 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 15/10/1997–15/10/1997 | 15727 | |
| Director | 22/11/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 15/10/1997–20/08/2001 | 0 | |
| Director | 22/11/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 20/08/2001–01/09/2013 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/04/2014–22/11/2021 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/10/1997–20/08/2001 | 4 | |
| Director | 15/10/1997–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 22/11/2021–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2016–22/11/2021 | 0 | |
| 22/11/2021–Present | 0 | |
| 22/11/2021–Present | 0 | |
| 01/09/2016–22/11/2021 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 93
- Since 15/10/1997
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 31/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 31/07/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 26/01/2026
- Officer changesLatest 23/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 31/07/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 26/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-03 with no updates
- 23/12/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Peter Charles Edwards on 2025-12-19
- 31/07/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-10-31
- 20/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Ann Lee Lambley as a person with significant control on 2025-03-03
- 20/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Ann Lee Lambley on 2025-03-03
- 20/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 56 Hawkesbourne Road Horsham RH12 4EN England to 1 Hayes Cottage Horsham Road Billingshurst RH14 9AR on 2025-03-20
- 03/12/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-03 with updates
- 24/07/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-10-31
- 26/02/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Unit 0, Morris Farm Old Holbrook Horsham West Sussex RH12 4TW England to 56 Hawkesbourne Road Horsham RH12 4EN on 2024-02-26
- 28/11/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-28 with updates
- 04/07/2023View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-10-31
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About 1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 1 Hayes Cottage, Horsham Road, Billingshurst RH14 9AR. Companies House classifies its business as Other service activities n.e.c. goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use. It has been on the register for 28 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-2.40K and 4 employees.
1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records 1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other service activities n.e.c. goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use (96.09 - SIC 2007).
1ST DEFENSE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 15/10/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-2.40K, total assets of £36.51K, cash in bank of £8.14K and total liabilities of £85.99K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 31/07/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-10-31, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 17/12/2026.
Companies House lists 10 officers (4 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (2 current).