Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/03/2028Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 31/03/2028
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 7 & 8 Fulcrum 4 Solent Way, Whiteley, Fareham PO15 7FT
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of locks and hinges (25.72 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 04/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Lynda Caldwell as a secretary on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Teodora Angelova Andreeva as a director on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Roberto Michele Fiorentino as a director on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of James Rankin Caldwell as a director on 2026-08-28
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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
14/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 30/11/2025Due 14/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 30/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 30/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.12M2025
-9.16%vs 20242024: £1.24M
Total Assets
£1.23M2025
-10.42%vs 20242024: £1.38M
Cash in Bank
£643.60K2025
-10.02%vs 20242024: £715.29K
Total Liabilities
£110.96K2025
-21.45%vs 20242024: £141.26K
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 10.42% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -5.9% 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -10 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 10 in 2021 to 0 in 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
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 28/08/2026–Present | 28 | |
| Director | 04/07/1998–28/08/2026 | 3 | |
| Director | 28/08/2026–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 28/08/2026–Present | 4 | |
| Secretary | 23/09/2005–28/08/2026 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/2016–01/05/2016 | 3 | |
| 01/05/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 01/01/1987
- Last 12 months
- 8
- Most recent filing
- 04/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (7)Latest 04/09/2026
- Registered officeLatest 04/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 04/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Lynda Caldwell as a secretary on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Teodora Angelova Andreeva as a director on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Roberto Michele Fiorentino as a director on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of James Rankin Caldwell as a director on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Croma Locksmiths & Security Solutions Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of A. Butler & Sons (Holdings) Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-08-28
- 04/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 45 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8SP England to Unit 7 & 8 Fulcrum 4 Solent Way Whiteley Fareham PO15 7FT on 2026-09-04
- 04/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Joe William Johnston as a director on 2026-08-28
- 12/05/1988View PDF (4 pages)
Return made up to 14/04/88; full list of members
- 29/04/1987View PDF (10 pages)
Return made up to 01/01/87; full list of members
- 01/01/1987View PDF (192 pages)
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 1987
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 7 & 8 Fulcrum 4 Solent Way, Whiteley, Fareham PO15 7FT. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of locks and hinges. It has been on the register for 109 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.12M and 0 employees.
A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of locks and hinges (25.72 - SIC 2007).
A.BUTLER & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 17/05/1917.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.12M, total assets of £1.23M, cash in bank of £643.60K and total liabilities of £110.96K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 04/09/2026: Termination of appointment of Lynda Caldwell as a secretary on 2026-08-28, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2028 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/12/2026.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).