Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2025Due 31/05/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/08/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2025
AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Croft House, Station Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire BB18 5NA
- Classification (SIC)
- Activities of exhibition and fair organisers (82.30/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 10/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of James Andrew Dolan as a person with significant control on 2026-03-10
- 10/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of James Andrew Dolan as a person with significant control on 2026-03-10
- 27/02/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 24/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr James Andrew Dolan on 2025-09-24
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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
04/10/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 20/09/2026Due 04/10/2027
- Next statement date
- 20/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 20/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£77.29K2025
-5.89%vs 20242024: £82.13K
Total Assets
£192.77K2025
14.05%vs 20242024: £169.02K
Cash in Bank
£131.91K2025
1.85%vs 20242024: £129.51K
Total Liabilities
£115.07K2025
32.63%vs 20242024: £86.76K
Employees
172025
0vs 20242024: 17
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 32.63% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +7.9% 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 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | +4 |
| 2022 | 13 | +10 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 3 in 2021 to 17 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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Officers
3Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 06/04/1997–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 06/04/1997–31/07/2004 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 19/02/2006–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 10/03/2026–Present | 0 | |
| 01/09/2016–10/03/2026 | 0 | |
| 01/09/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 17/05/2023
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 10/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 10/03/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 27/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 10/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of James Andrew Dolan as a person with significant control on 2026-03-10
- 10/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of James Andrew Dolan as a person with significant control on 2026-03-10
- 27/02/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 24/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr James Andrew Dolan on 2025-09-24
- 24/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr James Andrew Dolan as a person with significant control on 2025-09-24
- 24/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Linda Dolan on 2025-09-24
- 24/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-20 with no updates
- 21/05/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-08-31
- 24/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr James Andrew Dolan as a person with significant control on 2024-09-24
- 23/09/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-20 with no updates
- 29/04/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-08-31
- 20/09/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-09-20 with no updates
Showing 12 of 13 filings
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About AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Croft House, Station Road, Barnoldswick, Lancashire BB18 5NA. Companies House classifies its business as Activities of exhibition and fair organisers. It has been on the register for 45 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £77.29K and 17 employees.
AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED under one registered business activity: Activities of exhibition and fair organisers (82.30/1 - SIC 2007).
AFAR EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 11/02/1981.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £77.29K, total assets of £192.77K, cash in bank of £131.91K and total liabilities of £115.07K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 10/03/2026: Cessation of James Andrew Dolan as a person with significant control on 2026-03-10, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/05/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 04/10/2027.
Companies House lists 3 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).