Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
1ST OPTION LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Rear Office, 12-14 High Street, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5UA
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of paper stationery (17.23 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 27/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-17 with no updates
- 30/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 30/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-17 with no updates
- 30/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2023-12-31
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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
31/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 17/10/2025Due 31/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 17/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 17/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures 1ST OPTION LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£11.00K2024
263.57%vs 20232023: £-6.73K
Total Assets
£204.02K2024
-2.24%vs 20232023: £208.70K
Total Liabilities
£193.02K2024
-10.40%vs 20232023: £215.42K
Employees
62024
0vs 20232023: 6
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 10.40% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for 1ST OPTION LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through 1ST OPTION LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Total Assets · -7.1% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures2 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | -1 |
| 2022 | 7 | +2 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 5 in 2021 to 6 in 2024. 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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- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 17/10/1994–17/10/1994 | 11 | |
| Director | 01/03/1999–31/08/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/08/2003–30/04/2021 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 17/10/1994–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 17/10/1994–28/02/2002 | 7 | |
| Director | 17/10/1994–Present | 2 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 17/10/1994–17/10/1994 | 11 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 87
- Since 17/10/1994
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 27/10/2025
- 11 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 27/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 27/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-17 with no updates
- 30/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 30/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-17 with no updates
- 30/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 30/10/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-10-17 with no updates
- 29/09/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 31/10/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-10-17 with no updates
- 30/09/2022View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2021-12-31
- 25/10/2021View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2021-10-17 with no updates
- 30/09/2021View PDF (2 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2020-12-31
- 18/05/2021View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Alan David Day as a director on 2021-04-30
- 18/05/2021View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 77 High Street Caterham Surrey CR3 5UF England to Rear Office 12-14 High Street Caterham Surrey CR3 5UA on 2021-05-18
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About 1ST OPTION LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
1ST OPTION LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Rear Office, 12-14 High Street, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5UA. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of paper stationery. It has been on the register for 31 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £11.00K and 6 employees.
1ST OPTION LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records 1ST OPTION LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of paper stationery (17.23 - SIC 2007).
1ST OPTION LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 17/10/1994.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £11.00K, total assets of £204.02K and total liabilities of £193.02K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 27/10/2025: Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-17 with no updates, 11 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 31/10/2026.
Companies House lists 7 officers (2 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.