Annual accounts
Small accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Cessation of William Cole as a person with significant control on 2016-11-21
Notification of William Henry Cole as a person with significant control on 2016-11-21
Termination of appointment of Elizabeth Jane Powell as a director on 2026-03-14
Registered office address changed from 5 Gosditch Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AG to 10 Broad Street Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 3LH on 2025-10-31
What Pre-Score will tell you

The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Small accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Confirms the registry record is up to date
14/06/2027Filing deadline
The latest figures HENRY COLE & COMPANY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
2023: £397.32K
Total Assets
2023: £4.29M
Cash in Bank
2023: £192.85K
Total Liabilities
2023: £3.00M
Employees
2023: 40
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 5.84% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for HENRY COLE & COMPANY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HENRY COLE & COMPANY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | 0 |
| 2023 | 40 | -7 |
| 2022 | 47 | 0 |
| 2021 | 47 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 47 in 2021 to 40 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 10/12/2018–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 01/02/2002–21/03/2011 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/08/2011–09/10/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/02/2002–01/07/2002 | 1 | |
| Director | 17/05/1994–24/12/1997 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/02/2009–Present | 10 | |
| Director | 29/07/2004–28/12/2017 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 24/12/1997–26/03/2002 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 29/03/2011–01/08/2011 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 26/03/2002–29/03/2011 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/10/1993–24/12/1997 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 06/04/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 10/12/2018–14/03/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/04/2022–Present | 12 |
Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 21/11/2016–21/11/2016 | 0 | |
| 21/11/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 21/11/2016–Present | 0 |
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
Cessation of William Cole as a person with significant control on 2016-11-21
Notification of William Henry Cole as a person with significant control on 2016-11-21
Termination of appointment of Elizabeth Jane Powell as a director on 2026-03-14
Registered office address changed from 5 Gosditch Street Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2AG to 10 Broad Street Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 3LH on 2025-10-31
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-31 with no updates
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-31 with no updates
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-04-30
Confirmation statement made on 2023-05-31 with no updates
Registration of charge 000477910005, created on 2022-09-30
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HENRY COLE & COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 10 Broad Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3LH. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of grain unmanufactured tobacco seeds and animal feeds. It has been on the register for 130 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £398.48K and 40 employees.
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records HENRY COLE & COMPANY LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of grain unmanufactured tobacco seeds and animal feeds (46.21 - SIC 2007).
HENRY COLE & COMPANY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 05/05/1896.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £398.48K, total assets of £4.04M, cash in bank of £132.56K and total liabilities of £2.76M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 13/04/2026: Cessation of William Cole as a person with significant control on 2016-11-21, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/06/2027.
Companies House lists 14 officers (4 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).