Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
28/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 28/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- C/O Bishop Fleming Llp, 10 Temple Back, Bristol BS1 6FL
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of motor vehicles (29.10 - SIC 2007)Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45.20 - SIC 2007)Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.31 - SIC 2007)Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.32 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 10/12/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 20/10/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-30 with updates
- 26/02/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 06/11/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Erica Marilyn Appleby as a person with significant control on 2024-10-17
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
14/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 30/09/2025Due 14/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 30/09/2026
- Last statement dated
- 30/09/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.38M2025
1.69%vs 20242024: £2.34M
Total Assets
£1.31M2025
-0.12%vs 20242024: £1.31M
Cash in Bank
£222.28K2025
-13.13%vs 20242024: £255.86K
Employees
52025
+1vs 20242024: 4
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 1.69% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +1.7% 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 moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures2 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 | 5 | +1 |
| 2024 | 4 | +1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | -1 |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 4 in 2021 to 5 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.
- Company potential
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- Past performance
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Officers
3Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 28/10/1998–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 28/10/1998–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 08/06/2016–Present | 1 |
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 | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–17/10/2024 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 89
- Since 28/10/1998
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 10/12/2025
- 9 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 10/12/2025
- Confirmation statementLatest 20/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 10/12/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 20/10/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-30 with updates
- 26/02/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 06/11/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Erica Marilyn Appleby as a person with significant control on 2024-10-17
- 14/10/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for David James William Appleby as a person with significant control on 2024-10-14
- 14/10/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Erica Marilyn Appleby as a person with significant control on 2024-10-14
- 14/10/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-30 with updates
- 02/10/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-05-31
- 02/10/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-09-30 with updates
- 23/02/2023View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-05-31
- 20/10/2022View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-09-30 with updates
- 28/02/2022View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-05-31
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About DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in C/O Bishop Fleming Llp, 10 Temple Back, Bristol BS1 6FL. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of motor vehicles, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 27 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.38M and 5 employees.
DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Manufacture of motor vehicles (29.10 - SIC 2007), Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (45.20 - SIC 2007), Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.31 - SIC 2007) and Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.32 - SIC 2007).
DAVID APPLEBY ENGINEERING LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/10/1998.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.38M, total assets of £1.31M and cash in bank of £222.28K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 10/12/2025: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31, 9 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/10/2026.
Companies House lists 3 officers and 3 people with significant control (2 current).