Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Units A1 - A4 Knights Park Industrial Estate, Knight Road, Rochester, Kent ME2 2LS
- Classification (SIC)
- Non-specialised wholesale trade (46.90 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 02/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Michael Lambert as a director on 2026-01-14
- 30/01/2026View PDF (32 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 05/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-27 with no updates
- 26/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Craig Barrett as a director on 2025-02-26
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
10/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 27/10/2025Due 10/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 27/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 27/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£4.25M2025
-0.18%vs 20242024: £4.26M
Total Assets
£16.63M2025
-18.92%vs 20242024: £20.51M
Cash in Bank
£2.48K2025
-70.62%vs 20242024: £8.45K
Total Liabilities
£11.24M2025
7.35%vs 20242024: £10.47M
Employees
1522025
+3vs 20242024: 149
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 18.92% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +6.4% 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, 2022–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 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 2022–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 152 | +3 |
| 2024 | 149 | +8 |
| 2023 | 141 | -1 |
| 2022 | 142 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 142 in 2022 to 152 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.
- Company potential
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Officers
18Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 14/04/1997–15/04/1997 | 12634 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 14/04/1997–15/04/1997 | 12619 | |
| Director | 08/03/2018–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 30/09/2012–04/02/2018 | 4 | |
| Director | 01/05/1998–Present | 5 | |
| Secretary | 23/04/1997–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 30/06/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/07/2011–29/03/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/05/2014–30/07/2014 | 17 | |
| Director | 24/06/2021–26/02/2025 | 4 | |
| Director | 24/04/1997–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 23/04/1997–18/02/2018 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/08/2013–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 10/03/2016–09/03/2022 | 1 | |
| Director | 31/07/2011–19/04/2014 | 1 | |
| Director | 26/02/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 14/01/2026–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 24/04/1997–Present | 9 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–07/05/2024 | 9 | |
| 07/05/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 9 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 18
- Since 13/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 02/02/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changesLatest 02/02/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 30/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 02/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Michael Lambert as a director on 2026-01-14
- 30/01/2026View PDF (32 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 05/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-27 with no updates
- 26/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Craig Barrett as a director on 2025-02-26
- 26/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Jennifer Victoria Samuels as a director on 2025-02-26
- 12/02/2025View PDF (32 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 08/11/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-27 with updates
- 01/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Cessation of Michael Edmonds as a person with significant control on 2024-05-07
- 25/09/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Bosl (Holdings) Limited as a person with significant control on 2024-05-07
- 22/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 03/06/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 03/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
Showing 12 of 18 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Units A1 - A4 Knights Park Industrial Estate, Knight Road, Rochester, Kent ME2 2LS. Companies House classifies its business as Non-specialised wholesale trade. It has been on the register for 29 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £4.25M and 152 employees.
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD under one registered business activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade (46.90 - SIC 2007).
BATES OFFICE SERVICES LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 15/04/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £4.25M, total assets of £16.63M, cash in bank of £2.48K and total liabilities of £11.24M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 02/02/2026: Appointment of Mr Michael Lambert as a director on 2026-01-14, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 10/11/2026.
Companies House lists 18 officers (9 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).