Annual accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary accounts
30/06/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/09/2025Due 30/06/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/09/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/09/2025
CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Challenger House, Shaw Cross Business Park, Owl Lane, Dewsbury WF12 7RF
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (28.22 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 30/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/09/25
- 30/07/2026View PDF (28 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 30/09/25
- 30/07/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 2025-09-30
- 12/07/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/09/25
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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
30/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 16/01/2026Due 30/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 16/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 16/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.52M2024
-26.90%vs 20232023: £2.08M
Total Assets
£5.98M2024
2.18%vs 20232023: £5.85M
Cash in Bank
£2.09M2024
-21.14%vs 20232023: £2.65M
Total Liabilities
£4.14M2024
17.75%vs 20232023: £3.52M
Employees
342024
+2vs 20232023: 32
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 17.75% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -26.2% 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 figures4 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 | 34 | +2 |
| 2023 | 32 | +1 |
| 2022 | 31 | +5 |
| 2021 | 26 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 26 in 2021 to 34 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 03/01/1996–Present | 16 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 04/12/1995–03/01/1996 | 12476 | |
| Nominee Director | 04/12/1995–03/01/1996 | 12591 | |
| Secretary | 03/01/1996–01/10/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 03/01/1996–Present | 19 | |
| Director | 01/11/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/10/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2024–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
8Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 19 | |
| 05/04/2016–31/08/2022 | 19 | |
| 06/04/2016–01/09/2022 | 19 | |
| 06/04/2016–01/09/2022 | 16 | |
| 31/08/2022–Present | 0 | |
| 05/04/2016–31/08/2022 | 16 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 16 | |
| 01/09/2022–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 103
- Since 04/12/1995
- Last 12 months
- 5
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 30/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 30/07/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 17/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 30/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/09/25
- 30/07/2026View PDF (28 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 30/09/25
- 30/07/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 2025-09-30
- 12/07/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/09/25
- 17/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-16 with no updates
- 15/07/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Current accounting period extended from 2025-03-31 to 2025-09-30
- 27/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-23 with no updates
- 20/12/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 01/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Martyn Waites as a director on 2024-11-01
- 03/10/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Steve Hessey as a director on 2024-10-01
- 03/10/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Steve Hessey as a secretary on 2024-10-01
- 03/10/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Samuel Warwick Pepper as a secretary on 2024-10-01
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About CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Challenger House, Shaw Cross Business Park, Owl Lane, Dewsbury WF12 7RF. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment. It has been on the register for 30 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £1.52M and 34 employees.
CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (28.22 - SIC 2007).
CHALLENGER HANDLING LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 04/12/1995.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £1.52M, total assets of £5.98M, cash in bank of £2.09M and total liabilities of £4.14M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 30/07/2026: Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/09/25, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/06/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 30/01/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (5 currently in post) and 8 people with significant control (4 current).