Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
05/01/2027Filing deadline
- Next accounts made up to
- 05/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 05/04/2025
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates
Registered office address changed from 6 Bexley Square Salford M3 6BZ England to 45 Forester Drive Stalybridge Cheshire SK15 2HX on 2026-04-27
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-05
Appointment of Mrs Anita Headdock as a director on 2025-10-21
What Pre-Score will tell you

The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Total Exemption Full accounts
05/01/2027Filing deadline
Confirms the registry record is up to date
19/06/2027Filing deadline
The latest figures DEC-APPROVED LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
2022: £128.12K
Cash in Bank
2022: £201.27K
Employees
2022: 200
Of the 2 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose. Net assets moved furthest, up 89.86% on 2022. See the full financial analysis for DEC-APPROVED LIMITED.
The full financial record
Three ways through DEC-APPROVED LIMITED'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 | 200 | 0 |
| 2022 | 200 | 0 |
| 2021 | 200 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 200 between 2021 and 2023. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 14/06/2001–04/07/2006 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/06/2001–04/10/2002 | 0 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 14/06/2001–14/06/2001 | 2705 | |
| Director | 14/06/2001–31/12/2001 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 14/06/2001–Present | 1 | |
| Nominee Director | 14/06/2001–14/06/2001 | 2686 | |
| Director | 14/06/2001–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 21/10/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 30/04/2003–07/10/2011 | 5 |
Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2017–Present | 4 |
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates
Registered office address changed from 6 Bexley Square Salford M3 6BZ England to 45 Forester Drive Stalybridge Cheshire SK15 2HX on 2026-04-27
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-05
Appointment of Mrs Anita Headdock as a director on 2025-10-21
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-05 with no updates
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-05
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-05 with no updates
Notification of Anita Headdock as a person with significant control on 2024-01-01
Registered office address changed from 34 Blandford Street Ashton-Under-Lyne Lancashire OL6 7DW to 6 Bexley Square Salford M3 6BZ on 2023-09-28
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-04-05
Confirmation statement made on 2023-06-13 with no updates
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-04-05
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DEC-APPROVED LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 45 Forester Drive, Stalybridge, Cheshire SK15 2HX. Companies House classifies its business as Painting. It has been on the register for 25 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £243.25K and 200 employees.
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DEC-APPROVED LIMITED under one registered business activity: Painting (43.34/1 - SIC 2007).
DEC-APPROVED LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 14/06/2001.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £243.25K and cash in bank of £242.27K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/07/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 05/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 19/06/2027.
Companies House lists 9 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.