Annual accounts
Group 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
F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Churnetside Business Park, Station Road, Cheddleton, Leek, Staffs., ST13 7RS
- Classification (SIC)
- Other manufacturing n.e.c. (32.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Group
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 03/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-13 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (45 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 16/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-13 with no updates
- 27/09/2024View PDF (44 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2023-12-31
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
27/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 13/11/2025Due 27/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 13/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 13/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£73.49M2024
19.71%vs 20232023: £61.39M
Total Assets
£87.28M2024
12.19%vs 20232023: £77.80M
Cash in Bank
£36.94M2024
18.02%vs 20232023: £31.30M
Total Liabilities
£1.58M2024
-64.20%vs 20232023: £4.40M
Employees
1482024
+4vs 20232023: 144
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 19.71% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +16.9% 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 | 148 | +4 |
| 2023 | 144 | -1 |
| 2022 | 145 | +2 |
| 2021 | 143 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 143 in 2021 to 148 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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- Past performance
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Officers
14Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/04/2016–31/03/2024 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/01/2014–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/07/2012–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 01/09/2000–30/06/2021 | 2 | |
| Director | 29/03/2001–30/06/2012 | 5 | |
| Secretary | 23/10/1992–29/03/2001 | 3 | |
| Director | 01/10/2003–31/07/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/09/2000–28/02/2006 | 2 | |
| Director | 01/05/2002–Present | 13 | |
| Secretary | 01/07/2012–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 29/03/2001–30/06/2012 | 3 | |
| Director | 01/07/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/2019–Present | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 19/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 03/12/2025
- 10 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 03/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 03/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-13 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (45 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 16/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-13 with no updates
- 27/09/2024View PDF (44 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 02/04/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Mark Hughes as a director on 2024-03-31
- 02/04/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Karl Lee Brannigan as a director on 2024-04-01
- 28/11/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-13 with no updates
- 22/09/2023View PDF (45 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 19/12/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-13 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Churnetside Business Park, Station Road, Cheddleton, Leek, Staffs., ST13 7RS. Companies House classifies its business as Other manufacturing n.e.c.. It has been on the register for 92 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £73.49M and 148 employees.
F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c. (32.99 - SIC 2007).
F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 21/12/1933.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £73.49M, total assets of £87.28M, cash in bank of £36.94M and total liabilities of £1.58M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 03/12/2025: Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-13 with no updates, 10 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 27/11/2026.
Companies House lists 14 officers (7 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.