Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
29/04/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2024Due 29/04/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 29/04/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2024
E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED
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Registry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- Essex House, 8 The Shrubberies, George Lane South Woodford, London E18 1BD
- Classification (SIC)
- Hotels and similar accommodation (55.10 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 14/04/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-29
- 29/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2025-04-30 to 2025-04-29
- 14/11/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-14 with updates
- 10/07/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Elisabeth Scott Downing as a person with significant control on 2025-02-11
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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.
151 days overdue
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
- Next statement date
- 14/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 30/04/2024
Financial performance
The latest figures E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.70M2025
-10.09%vs 20242024: £3.00M
Total Assets
£3.40M2025
-2.73%vs 20242024: £3.49M
Cash in Bank
£197.002025
-99.83%vs 20242024: £117.82K
Total Liabilities
£696.51K2025
42.05%vs 20242024: £490.35K
Employees
62025
+3vs 20242024: 3
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 10.09% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -5.6% 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 moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.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 × 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 | 6 | +3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 3 in 2021 to 6 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
3Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/01/2020–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 16/10/2017–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 16/10/2017–Present | 1 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2022–11/02/2025 | 0 | |
| 09/06/2022–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 5 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 14 Since 22/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3 +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 14/04/2026 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 14/04/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 14/04/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-29
- 29/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2025-04-30 to 2025-04-29
- 14/11/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-14 with updates
- 10/07/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Elisabeth Scott Downing as a person with significant control on 2025-02-11
- 28/01/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-14 with updates
- 12/09/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 23/01/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Elizabeth Scott Downing as a secretary on 2023-08-16
- 23/01/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Elizabeth Scott Downing as a director on 2023-08-16
- 22/01/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-14 with updates
- 18/09/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-04-30
- 26/01/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Elisabeth Scott Downing as a person with significant control on 2022-06-10
- 26/01/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-01-14 with updates
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About E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Essex House, 8 The Shrubberies, George Lane South Woodford, London E18 1BD. Companies House classifies its business as Hotels and similar accommodation. It has been on the register for 94 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.70M and 6 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
What does E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED do?
Companies House records E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED under one registered business activity: Hotels and similar accommodation (55.10 - SIC 2007).
Is E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED still active?
E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 11/05/1932.
What are E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED's latest reported financials?
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.70M, total assets of £3.40M, cash in bank of £197.00 and total liabilities of £696.51K.
When did E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED last file with Companies House?
The most recent document on the record is dated 14/04/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-29, 5 months ago.
When are E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED's next filings due?
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 29/04/2026, which has passed.
Who runs E. & C.F. DOWNING LIMITED?
Companies House lists 3 officers and 4 people with significant control (3 current).