Annual accounts
Small accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Termination of appointment of Simon Mark Jackson as a director on 2026-05-31
Registration of charge 017921090047, created on 2026-04-10
Registration of charge 017921090046, created on 2026-04-10
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-02 with no updates
What Pre-Score will tell you

The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Small accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Confirms the registry record is up to date
The latest figures BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE FINANCE LTD. filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
2022: £8.08M
Total Assets
2022: £11.99M
Cash in Bank
2022: £3.34M
Total Liabilities
2022: £3.04M
Employees
2022: 27
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 17.38% on 2022. See the full financial analysis for BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE FINANCE LTD..
The full financial record
Four ways through BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE FINANCE LTD.'s filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2023.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | +1 |
| 2022 | 27 | +1 |
| 2021 | 26 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 26 in 2021 to 28 in 2023. 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.
Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/12/2001–29/04/2022 | 19 | |
| Director | 22/11/2006–23/07/2012 | 67 | |
| Director | 17/06/2022–Present | 21 | |
| Director | 12/09/2022–31/05/2026 | 14 | |
| Director | 09/07/2015–28/04/2023 | 38 | |
| Director | 19/09/2011–06/11/2014 | 9 | |
| Director | 02/08/2017–08/02/2023 | 17 | |
| Director | 08/02/2023–Present | 15 | |
| Director | 12/12/2021–01/02/2023 | 15 | |
| Director | 24/07/1995–01/07/1996 | 19 | |
| Director | 11/10/1999–10/09/2002 | 19 | |
| Director | 03/11/2004–18/07/2011 | 17 | |
| Director | 17/09/2009–13/03/2012 | 37 | |
| Director | 10/09/2002–19/07/2009 | 7 | |
| Director | 14/10/2012–15/05/2017 | 17 | |
| Director | 19/09/2011–08/07/2015 | 12 | |
| Director | 16/09/2009–23/11/2014 | 13 | |
| Director | 21/03/2016–10/11/2022 | 14 | |
| Director | 01/07/1996–28/09/1998 | 19 | |
| Director | 06/06/2022–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 25/03/2013–08/12/2019 | 11 | |
| Director | 26/04/1993–01/07/1996 | 1 | |
| Director | 13/10/1993–24/07/1995 | 4 | |
| Director | 20/09/2015–10/10/2021 | 5 | |
| Director | 19/09/1997–30/06/1998 | 3 | |
| Director | 28/09/1998–11/10/1999 | 2 | |
| Director | 08/07/2015–18/03/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 28/05/2019–06/02/2022 | 3 | |
| Director | 16/09/2009–16/09/2009 | 1 | |
| Director | 13/12/2021–Present | 18 | |
| Director | 21/11/2011–25/03/2013 | 2 | |
| Director | 23/11/2006–Present | 16 | |
| Secretary | 01/07/1996–19/10/2005 | 5 | |
| Secretary | 19/10/2005–08/07/2015 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 05/01/1993–30/07/1995 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/07/1995–01/07/1996 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2023–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/07/2023–Present | 0 |
Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–09/08/2016 | 0 |
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
Termination of appointment of Simon Mark Jackson as a director on 2026-05-31
Registration of charge 017921090047, created on 2026-04-10
Registration of charge 017921090046, created on 2026-04-10
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-02 with no updates
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-21 with no updates
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-03-31
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-21 with no updates
Registration of charge 017921090045, created on 2024-02-26
Registration of charge 017921090044, created on 2024-02-26
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-03-31
Confirmation statement made on 2023-09-21 with no updates
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A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE FINANCE LTD. is a private limited by guarantee without share capital registered in the United Kingdom, based in City Hub 9- 11 Peckover Street, Little Germany, Bradford BD1 5BD. Companies House classifies its business as Other credit granting n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 42 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £9.49M and 28 employees.
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE FINANCE LTD. under one registered business activity: Other credit granting n.e.c. (64.92/9 - SIC 2007).
BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE FINANCE LTD. is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 15/02/1984.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £9.49M, total assets of £12.65M, cash in bank of £3.49M and total liabilities of £2.29M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 01/06/2026: Termination of appointment of Simon Mark Jackson as a director on 2026-05-31, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026.
Companies House lists 38 officers (7 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control (0 current).