Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/11/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 28/02/2025Due 30/11/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 28/02/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 28/02/2025
ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Cumberland House, 24-28 Baxter Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Essex SS2 6HZ
- Classification (SIC)
- Other retail sale of food in specialised stores (47.29 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 21/08/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-28 with updates
- 27/11/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-02-28
- 24/07/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-28 with updates
- 12/11/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-02-28
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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.
Due in 58 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
12/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 28/06/2026Due 12/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 28/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 28/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£109.71K2025
18.98%vs 20242024: £92.21K
Total Assets
£344.85K2025
8.30%vs 20242024: £318.41K
Cash in Bank
£82.29K2025
41.17%vs 20242024: £58.29K
Total Liabilities
£156.19K2025
1.66%vs 20242024: £153.64K
Employees
232025
+11vs 20242024: 12
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 8.30% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -21.4% 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 | 23 | +11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | +5 |
| 2022 | 7 | -1 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 8 in 2021 to 23 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
1Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 12/03/2015–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–21/07/2023 | 3 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 21/06/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 30/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 21/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 21/08/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 27/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 21/08/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-28 with updates
- 27/11/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-02-28
- 24/07/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-28 with updates
- 12/11/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-02-28
- 28/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Mazdak Qayom Zad as a person with significant control on 2024-06-21
- 28/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Jamshade Azada as a person with significant control on 2024-06-21
- 28/06/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-28 with updates
- 26/02/2024View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-02-28
- 30/11/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-30 with updates
- 30/11/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Shafiq Baik as a person with significant control on 2023-07-21
- 25/08/2023View PDF (6 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2023-07-21
- 28/03/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-03-12 with updates
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About ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Cumberland House, 24-28 Baxter Avenue, Southend-On-Sea, Essex SS2 6HZ. Companies House classifies its business as Other retail sale of food in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 11 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £109.71K and 23 employees.
ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores (47.29 - SIC 2007).
ESSEX FOOD CENTRE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 12/03/2015.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £109.71K, total assets of £344.85K, cash in bank of £82.29K and total liabilities of £156.19K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/08/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-28 with updates, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/11/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 12/07/2027.
Companies House lists 1 officer and 5 people with significant control (4 current).