Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED
Active- 03127307Copy
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Registry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- New Barns, Unit 2 Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6 2JX
- Classification (SIC)
- Activities of head offices (70.10 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 04/03/2026View PDF (30 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 21/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-13 with no updates
- 31/03/2025View PDF (28 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-06-30
- 20/11/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-13 with updates
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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
- Next statement date
- 13/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 30/06/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£531.87K2024
1.54%vs 20232023: £523.78K
Total Assets
£7.28M2024
12.02%vs 20232023: £6.50M
Cash in Bank
£673.03K2024
0.19%vs 20232023: £671.75K
Total Liabilities
£6.65M2024
16.16%vs 20232023: £5.72M
Employees
412024
-8vs 20232023: 49
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 16.16% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +14% 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 moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | -8 |
| 2023 | 49 | 0 |
| 2022 | 49 | +9 |
| 2021 | 40 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 40 in 2021 to 41 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 24/02/2012–01/08/2012 | 9 | |
| Director | 01/01/2018–Present | 9 | |
| Nominee Director | 13/11/1995–13/11/1995 | 16826 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 13/11/1995–13/11/1995 | 16826 | |
| Director | 30/07/2012–01/01/2018 | 2 | |
| Director | 13/11/1995–24/02/2012 | 4 | |
| Secretary | 13/11/1995–22/05/2000 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 22/05/2000–31/07/2005 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 01/08/2005–16/11/2010 | 3 | |
| Nominee Director | 13/11/1995–13/11/1995 | 1004 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 27/03/2019–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 108 Since 13/11/1995
- Last 12 months
- 2 Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 04/03/2026 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 04/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 04/03/2026View PDF (30 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 21/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-13 with no updates
- 31/03/2025View PDF (28 pages)
Accounts for a medium company made up to 2024-06-30
- 20/11/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-13 with updates
- 12/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from , the Brands House 61 Kings Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1HA, United Kingdom to New Barns, Unit 2 Coggeshall Road Earls Colne Colchester Essex CO6 2JX on 2024-06-12
- 12/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Graham Frederick Kent as a person with significant control on 2024-05-14
- 12/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Lianne Kent on 2024-05-14
- 08/02/2024View PDF (25 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-06-30
- 13/11/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-13 with updates
- 31/03/2023View PDF (20 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2022-06-30
- 15/11/2022View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-13 with updates
- 14/04/2022View PDF (23 pages)
Amended accounts for a small company made up to 2021-06-30
Showing 12 of 108 filings
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About BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in New Barns, Unit 2 Coggeshall Road, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6 2JX. Companies House classifies its business as Activities of head offices. It has been on the register for 30 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £531.87K and 41 employees.
BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
What does BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED do?
Companies House records BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Activities of head offices (70.10 - SIC 2007).
Is BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED still active?
BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 13/11/1995.
What are BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED's latest reported financials?
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £531.87K, total assets of £7.28M, cash in bank of £673.03K and total liabilities of £6.65M.
When did BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED last file with Companies House?
The most recent document on the record is dated 04/03/2026: Full accounts made up to 2025-06-30, 6 months ago.
When are BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED's next filings due?
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027.
Who runs BRANDS DIRECT LIMITED?
Companies House lists 10 officers (1 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.