Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
COTTENDEN LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 164 London Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 8EH
- Classification (SIC)
- Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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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
03/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 20/08/2026Due 03/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 20/08/2027
- Last statement dated
- 20/08/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures COTTENDEN LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£42.63K2025
5.49K%vs 20242024: £762.00
Total Assets
£134.85K2025
-11.88%vs 20242024: £153.04K
Cash in Bank
£30.002025
-99.87%vs 20242024: £23.91K
Total Liabilities
£65.50K2025
-43.85%vs 20242024: £116.65K
Employees
62025
-1vs 20242024: 7
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 43.85% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for COTTENDEN LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through COTTENDEN LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · -97.2% 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 | 6 | -1 |
| 2024 | 7 | +1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | -2 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 8 in 2021 to 6 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
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 01/08/2012–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 09/01/1997–01/08/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/06/1996–01/08/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2006–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 26/08/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 26/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 26/08/2026
Filing timeline
- 26/08/2026View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About COTTENDEN LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
COTTENDEN LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 164 London Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 8EH. Companies House classifies its business as Machining. It has been on the register for 66 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £42.63K and 6 employees.
COTTENDEN LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records COTTENDEN LIMITED under one registered business activity: Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007).
COTTENDEN LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 11/08/1960.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £42.63K, total assets of £134.85K, cash in bank of £30.00 and total liabilities of £65.50K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 26/08/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 03/09/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control.