Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2024Due 30/09/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2024
CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED
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Registry details
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- Registered office
- Unit 7 Baden Place, Crosby Row, London SE1 1YW
- Classification (SIC)
- Market research and public opinion polling (73.20 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 22/07/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 01/07/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-17 with updates
- 15/08/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2025-07-31
- 15/08/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
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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.
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Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
- Next statement date
- 17/04/2026
- Last statement dated
- 31/12/2024
Financial performance
The latest figures CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£418.49K2025
-42.55%vs 20242024: £728.46K
Total Assets
£861.57K2025
-26.35%vs 20242024: £1.17M
Cash in Bank
£469.80K2025
-28.29%vs 20242024: £655.12K
Total Liabilities
£443.08K2025
0.38%vs 20242024: £441.39K
Employees
192025
-2vs 20242024: 21
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 42.55% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -24.1% 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 | 19 | -2 |
| 2024 | 21 | -2 |
| 2023 | 23 | -1 |
| 2022 | 24 | +2 |
| 2021 | 22 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 22 in 2021 to 19 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
12Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 16/04/2008–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 07/06/2018–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 30/04/2008–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 30/04/2008–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 30/04/2008–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 30/04/2008–31/12/2020 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/07/2010–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 16/04/2008–31/12/2013 | 5 | |
| Director | 30/04/2008–01/01/2017 | 1 | |
| Director | 30/04/2008–31/12/2009 | 2 | |
| Director | 30/04/2008–31/12/2014 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 16/04/2008–24/03/2016 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
7Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 5 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–31/12/2020 | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 9 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 100 Since 16/04/2008
- Last 12 months
- 2 -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 22/07/2026 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 22/07/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 01/07/2026
Filing timeline
- 22/07/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 01/07/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-17 with updates
- 15/08/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2025-07-31
- 15/08/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 13/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Jonathan Barrie Wood as a person with significant control on 2020-12-31
- 17/04/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-17 with updates
- 17/04/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-17 with updates
- 26/02/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 18/04/2023View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-04-17 with updates
- 23/03/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 17/01/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2022-12-09
- 25/04/2022View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-04-17 with updates
Showing 12 of 100 filings
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About CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 7 Baden Place, Crosby Row, London SE1 1YW. Companies House classifies its business as Market research and public opinion polling. It has been on the register for 18 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £418.49K and 19 employees.
CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
What does CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED do?
Companies House records CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED under one registered business activity: Market research and public opinion polling (73.20 - SIC 2007).
Is CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED still active?
CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 16/04/2008.
What are CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED's latest reported financials?
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £418.49K, total assets of £861.57K, cash in bank of £469.80K and total liabilities of £443.08K.
When did CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED last file with Companies House?
The most recent document on the record is dated 22/07/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, 2 months ago.
When are CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED's next filings due?
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2026.
Who runs CRITICAL RESEARCH LIMITED?
Companies House lists 12 officers (6 currently in post) and 7 people with significant control (6 current).