Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/07/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2024Due 31/07/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2024
DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
- Classification (SIC)
- Cargo handling for land transport activities (52.24/3 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 29/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
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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.
64 days overdue
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
16/09/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 02/09/2025Due 16/09/2026
- Next statement date
- 02/09/2026
- Last statement dated
- 02/09/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-46.46K2024
21.09%vs 20232023: £-58.88K
Total Assets
£97.70K2024
-6.26%vs 20232023: £104.22K
Cash in Bank
£11.54K2024
20.85%vs 20232023: £9.55K
Total Liabilities
£132.94K2024
-11.38%vs 20232023: £150.01K
Employees
72024
0vs 20232023: 7
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 11.38% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +30% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | +1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 6 in 2021 to 7 in 2024. 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
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 19/10/2020–10/12/2021 | 5152 | |
| Director | 10/12/2021–01/02/2024 | 3 | |
| Director | 01/06/2025–01/09/2026 | 3 | |
| Director | 19/02/2025–01/06/2025 | 3 | |
| Director | 01/02/2024–19/02/2025 | 5 |
Persons with significant control
9Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 10/12/2021–Present | 3 | |
| 19/10/2020–Present | 5152 | |
| 19/10/2020–10/12/2021 | 5152 | |
| 19/02/2025–Present | 3 | |
| 01/06/2025–Present | 3 | |
| 19/02/2025–01/06/2025 | 3 | |
| 01/02/2024–19/02/2025 | 5 | |
| 01/02/2024–Present | 5 | |
| 10/12/2021–01/02/2024 | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 29/09/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 29/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Insolvency or dissolutionLatest 29/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 29/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
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About DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX. Companies House classifies its business as Cargo handling for land transport activities. It has been on the register for 5 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £-46.46K and 7 employees. Its accounts and its confirmation statement are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Cargo handling for land transport activities (52.24/3 - SIC 2007).
DIRECT ESTABLISHMENT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 19/10/2020.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £-46.46K, total assets of £97.70K, cash in bank of £11.54K and total liabilities of £132.94K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 29/09/2026: First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2026, which has passed and the next confirmation statement is due by 16/09/2026, which has passed.
Companies House lists 5 officers (0 currently in post) and 9 people with significant control (5 current).