Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
28/02/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/05/2025Due 28/02/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/05/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/05/2025
FIRST HIRE LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Waters Edge Business Centre C/O Rebecca Beaton Accountancy Services, Maltkiln Road, Barton-Upon-Humber DN18 5JR
- Classification (SIC)
- Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77.32 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 20/01/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 29/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Stephen Barrett as a person with significant control on 2025-09-25
- 29/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Stephen Barrett as a director on 2025-09-25
- 25/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-09-24
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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
06/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 22/06/2026Due 06/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 22/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 22/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures FIRST HIRE LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2023–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-268.62K2025
-34.48%vs 20242024: £-199.75K
Total Assets
£489.94K2025
-40.90%vs 20242024: £829.07K
Cash in Bank
£1.69K2025
-16.12%vs 20242024: £2.01K
Total Liabilities
£521.16K2025
-17.42%vs 20242024: £631.09K
Employees
32025
-1vs 20242024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 40.90% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for FIRST HIRE LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through FIRST HIRE LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · -57.4% 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, 2023–2025.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 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2023–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | -1 |
| 2024 | 4 | +1 |
| 2023 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 3 between 2023 and 2025. 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
- Future prospects
Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 10/05/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 16/05/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 16/05/2022–09/05/2023 | 2 | |
| Director | 25/09/2025–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 16/05/2022–09/05/2023 | 2 | |
| 16/05/2022–Present | 2 | |
| 16/05/2022–Present | 0 | |
| 10/05/2022–Present | 0 | |
| 25/09/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 14
- Since 11/05/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -7 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 20/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 20/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 20/01/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 29/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Stephen Barrett as a person with significant control on 2025-09-25
- 29/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Stephen Barrett as a director on 2025-09-25
- 25/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-09-24
- 25/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-09-24
- 25/06/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-22 with updates
- 07/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from The New Bungalow Thornton Road Goxhill Barrow-upon-Humber Lincolnshire DN19 7LW United Kingdom to Waters Edge Business Centre C/O Rebecca Beaton Accountancy Services Maltkiln Road Barton-upon-Humber DN18 5JR on 2025-05-07
- 07/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Jason Barry Steel on 2025-04-29
- 26/02/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 27/06/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-22 with updates
- 07/02/2024View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-05-31
- 26/06/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-06-22 with updates
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About FIRST HIRE LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
FIRST HIRE LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Waters Edge Business Centre C/O Rebecca Beaton Accountancy Services, Maltkiln Road, Barton-Upon-Humber DN18 5JR. Companies House classifies its business as Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment. It has been on the register for 4 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-268.62K and 3 employees.
FIRST HIRE LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records FIRST HIRE LTD under one registered business activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77.32 - SIC 2007).
FIRST HIRE LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 10/05/2022.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-268.62K, total assets of £489.94K, cash in bank of £1.69K and total liabilities of £521.16K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 20/01/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-05-31, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 06/07/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (3 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (4 current).