Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 18 Lawson Hunt Industrial Park, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 3JR
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c (46.49/9 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 26/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Sharon Herbert as a person with significant control on 2026-01-22
- 26/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr John Michael Herbert on 2026-01-22
- 26/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Sharon Herbert on 2026-01-22
- 26/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr John Michael Herbert as a person with significant control on 2026-01-22
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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 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
05/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 22/01/2026Due 05/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 22/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 22/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£718.52K2025
-4.59%vs 20242024: £753.06K
Total Assets
£958.38K2025
-14.24%vs 20242024: £1.12M
Cash in Bank
£316.63K2025
-8.36%vs 20242024: £345.52K
Total Liabilities
£239.86K2025
-34.18%vs 20242024: £364.43K
Employees
72025
-1vs 20242024: 8
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 14.24% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -4.8% 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 | 7 | -1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | +1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 7 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Secretary | 22/01/2003–22/01/2003 | 5610 | |
| Director | 22/01/2003–Present | 1 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 22/01/2003–03/10/2007 | 45 | |
| Director | 22/01/2003–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 03/10/2007–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 22/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 7
- +5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 26/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (5)Latest 26/01/2026
- Registered officeLatest 26/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 22/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 26/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Sharon Herbert as a person with significant control on 2026-01-22
- 26/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr John Michael Herbert on 2026-01-22
- 26/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Sharon Herbert on 2026-01-22
- 26/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr John Michael Herbert as a person with significant control on 2026-01-22
- 26/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Unit 18 Lawson Hunt Industrial Estate Guildford Road Broadbridge Heath Horsham West Sussex RH12 3JR United Kingdom to Unit 18 Lawson Hunt Industrial Park Broadbridge Heath Horsham West Sussex RH12 3JR on 2026-01-26
- 26/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Mrs Sharon Herbert on 2026-01-22
- 22/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-22 with no updates
- 02/09/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 24/01/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-22 with updates
- 23/08/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 22/01/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-22 with updates
- 10/08/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
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About HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 18 Lawson Hunt Industrial Park, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 3JR. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c. It has been on the register for 23 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £718.52K and 7 employees.
HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c (46.49/9 - SIC 2007).
HERBERT DIRECT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 22/01/2003.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £718.52K, total assets of £958.38K, cash in bank of £316.63K and total liabilities of £239.86K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 26/01/2026: Change of details for Mrs Sharon Herbert as a person with significant control on 2026-01-22, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 05/02/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.