DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED

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Registry details

Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.

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Registered office
Ground Floor, 23 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3LT
Accounts type
Full

Company activity

The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.

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  1. 17/12/2025

    Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued

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  2. 17/12/2025

    Termination of appointment of Pennsec Limited as a secretary on 2025-12-16

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  3. 16/12/2025

    First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off

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  4. 13/12/2025

    Appointment of Mr Alessandro Carlo Dinardo as a director on 2025-12-12

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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.

Annual accounts

Full accounts

On schedule

30/09/2027Filing deadline

Next accounts made up to
31/12/2026
Last accounts made up to
31/12/2025

Confirmation statement

Confirms the registry record is up to date

Due in 8 days

11/10/2026Filing deadline

Next statement date
27/09/2026
Last statement dated
27/09/2025

See the full filing history

Financial performance

The latest figures DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.

Net Assets

£-1.36M2024
-165.06%vs 2023

2023: £2.09M

Total Assets

£36.48M2024
5.50%vs 2023

2023: £34.58M

Cash in Bank

£167.60K2024
-44.48%vs 2023

2023: £301.89K

Total Liabilities

£37.41M2024
16.88%vs 2023

2023: £32.01M

Employees

752024
+4vs 2023

2023: 71

Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 16.88% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED.

Employees

Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.

372021
532022
712023
752024
YearEmployeesChange
202475+4
202371+18
202253+16
202137–

Reported employee count increased from 37 in 2021 to 75 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.

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Officers

17

Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.

PersonRolePeriodConnected companies
Director19/12/2024–12/12/202545
Director28/09/1998–29/09/1998255
Director12/12/2025–Present26
Director29/09/1998–21/01/200522
Director29/09/1998–20/12/200215
Secretary12/03/2001–20/12/200222
Director14/01/1999–25/02/20020
Secretary01/06/2004–01/06/20072
Secretary28/09/1998–29/09/199828
Director20/12/2002–31/05/20078
Secretary29/09/1998–12/03/20011
Director29/07/2022–28/03/202536
Director29/07/2022–Present17
Corporate Secretary29/07/2022–16/12/2025102
Director14/01/1999–29/07/202218
Corporate Secretary01/06/2007–17/07/20201
Corporate Secretary20/12/2002–01/06/200417

Persons with significant control

2

Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.

PersonPeriodConnected companies
29/07/2022–Present0
28/09/2016–29/07/202218

Filing history and recent activity

Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.

Filings on record
121
Since 28/09/1998
Last 12 months
7
+3 vs the year before
Most recent filing
17/12/2025
9 months ago

What changed in the last year

  • Insolvency or dissolution (2)Latest 17/12/2025
  • Officer changes (4)Latest 17/12/2025
  • Confirmation statementLatest 13/12/2025

Filing timeline

  1. 17/12/2025

    Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued

    View PDF (1 pages)
  2. 17/12/2025

    Termination of appointment of Pennsec Limited as a secretary on 2025-12-16

    View PDF (1 pages)
  3. 16/12/2025

    First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off

    View PDF (1 pages)
  4. 13/12/2025

    Appointment of Mr Alessandro Carlo Dinardo as a director on 2025-12-12

    View PDF (2 pages)
  5. 13/12/2025

    Termination of appointment of Nicholas Richard Charles Geary Lycett as a director on 2025-12-12

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  6. 13/12/2025

    Change of details for Optimum Defected Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-02-11

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  7. 13/12/2025

    Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-27 with updates

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  8. 24/09/2025

    Full accounts made up to 2024-12-31

    View PDF (27 pages)
  9. 20/05/2025

    Termination of appointment of George Mason as a director on 2025-03-28

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  10. 20/12/2024

    Appointment of Nicholas Richard Charles Geary Lycett as a director on 2024-12-19

    View PDF (2 pages)
  11. 15/10/2024

    Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-27 with updates

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  12. 25/09/2024

    Full accounts made up to 2023-12-31

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About DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED

A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.

DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Ground Floor, 23 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3LT. Companies House classifies its business as Other business support service activities n.e.c. security. It has been on the register for 28 years.

The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £-1.36M and 75 employees.

DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED: frequently asked questions

Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.

Companies House records DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c. security (82.99 - SIC 2007).

DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/09/1998.

The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £-1.36M, total assets of £36.48M, cash in bank of £167.60K and total liabilities of £37.41M.

The most recent document on the record is dated 17/12/2025: Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued, 9 months ago.

On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 11/10/2026.

Companies House lists 17 officers (2 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control (1 current).