Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Higher Cholwell Harberton, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7RZ
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007)Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68.20/9 - SIC 2007)Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72.19 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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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
27/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 13/02/2026Due 27/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 13/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 13/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£254.57K2024
-55.92%vs 20232023: £577.47K
Total Assets
£2.15M2024
10.31%vs 20232023: £1.95M
Cash in Bank
£36.55K2024
-80.42%vs 20232023: £186.71K
Total Liabilities
£1.89M2024
38.21%vs 20232023: £1.37M
Employees
32024
+3vs 20232023: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 38.21% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -29% 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 | 3 | +3 |
| 2023 | 0 | -3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 3 between 2021 and 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 13/02/1998–13/02/1998 | 66413 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 13/02/1998–13/02/1998 | 67415 | |
| Director | 13/02/1998–Present | 11 | |
| Secretary | 10/05/2018–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 13/02/1998–10/05/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 13/02/1998–30/09/2026 | 2 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 11 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 24/09/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 24/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 24/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 24/09/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Higher Cholwell Harberton, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7RZ. Companies House classifies its business as Machining, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 28 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £254.57K and 3 employees.
DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD under 3 registered business activities: Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007), Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68.20/9 - SIC 2007) and Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72.19 - SIC 2007).
DUNCAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 13/02/1998.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £254.57K, total assets of £2.15M, cash in bank of £36.55K and total liabilities of £1.89M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 24/09/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 27/02/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (2 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.