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
A W MATTHEWS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 54, High Street,, Gillingham,, Kent ME7 1BA
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (47.77 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 29/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Jeffrey Matthews as a person with significant control on 2026-07-29
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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
14/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 31/12/2025Due 14/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 31/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 31/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures A W MATTHEWS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£42.04K2025
42.96%vs 20242024: £29.40K
Total Assets
£89.83K2025
-4.06%vs 20242024: £93.63K
Total Liabilities
£47.79K2025
-25.59%vs 20242024: £64.22K
Employees
92025
+1vs 20242024: 8
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 25.59% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for A W MATTHEWS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through A W MATTHEWS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +58.8% 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 moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.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 × 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 | 9 | +1 |
| 2024 | 8 | +1 |
| 2023 | 7 | -1 |
| 2022 | 8 | -1 |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 9 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.
- Company potential
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- Past performance
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 16/10/2020–16/11/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/10/2020–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/1997–26/10/1998 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/10/1997–16/10/2020 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 16/10/2020–04/09/2023 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 04/09/2023–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 07/09/2023–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 29/07/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 29/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changesLatest 29/07/2026
Filing timeline
- 29/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Jeffrey Matthews as a person with significant control on 2026-07-29
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About A W MATTHEWS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
A W MATTHEWS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 54, High Street,, Gillingham,, Kent ME7 1BA. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 81 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £42.04K and 9 employees.
A W MATTHEWS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records A W MATTHEWS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (47.77 - SIC 2007).
A W MATTHEWS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 25/09/1945.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £42.04K, total assets of £89.83K and total liabilities of £47.79K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 29/07/2026: Change of details for Mr Jeffrey Matthews as a person with significant control on 2026-07-29, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/01/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (2 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.