Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged 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
HIGHBLADE LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Shire Hall, The Sands, Appleby In Westmorland, Cumbria CA16 6XN
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25.11 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment (26.30/9 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of fibre optic cables (27.31 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables (27.32 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 23/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Highblade Cables Group Ltd as a person with significant control on 2024-04-09
- 23/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-14 with updates
- 27/11/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 09/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr John Ernest Greener as a director on 2025-05-08
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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 88 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
28/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 14/03/2026Due 28/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 14/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 14/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures HIGHBLADE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£418.28K2025
6.78%vs 20242024: £391.71K
Total Assets
£839.37K2025
-3.42%vs 20242024: £869.08K
Cash in Bank
£85.68K2025
-69.91%vs 20242024: £284.73K
Total Liabilities
£411.63K2025
-12.30%vs 20242024: £469.33K
Employees
102025
-1vs 20242024: 11
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 69.91% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for HIGHBLADE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HIGHBLADE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +6.5% 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 | 10 | -1 |
| 2024 | 11 | -1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | +2 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 10 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 27/10/2023–Present | 27 | |
| Director | 02/10/2003–29/01/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/06/1995–30/08/1995 | 0 | |
| Director | 27/10/2023–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 11/09/1995–23/08/1998 | 0 | |
| Director | 11/09/1995–23/08/1998 | 0 | |
| Director | 08/05/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 30/08/1995–02/10/2003 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 02/10/2003–29/01/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/08/1995–02/10/2003 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 30/08/2016–27/10/2023 | 2 | |
| 04/03/2024–Present | 1 | |
| 30/08/2016–Present | 3 | |
| 30/08/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 30/08/2016–04/03/2024 | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 27/04/2023
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 23/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changesLatest 23/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 23/03/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 27/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 23/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Highblade Cables Group Ltd as a person with significant control on 2024-04-09
- 23/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-03-14 with updates
- 27/11/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 09/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr John Ernest Greener as a director on 2025-05-08
- 09/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Stuart Marsh as a director on 2025-05-08
- 24/03/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-14 with no updates
- 11/12/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 14/03/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Highblade Cables Group Ltd as a person with significant control on 2024-03-04
- 14/03/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-14 with updates
- 04/03/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Diane Elizabeth Marsh as a person with significant control on 2023-10-27
- 04/03/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Stuart Marsh as a person with significant control on 2024-03-04
- 04/03/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-03-04 with updates
Showing 12 of 17 filings
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About HIGHBLADE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HIGHBLADE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Shire Hall, The Sands, Appleby In Westmorland, Cumbria CA16 6XN. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 40 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £418.28K and 10 employees.
HIGHBLADE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records HIGHBLADE LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25.11 - SIC 2007), Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment (26.30/9 - SIC 2007), Manufacture of fibre optic cables (27.31 - SIC 2007) and Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables (27.32 - SIC 2007).
HIGHBLADE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 02/12/1985.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £418.28K, total assets of £839.37K, cash in bank of £85.68K and total liabilities of £411.63K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 23/03/2026: Change of details for Highblade Cables Group Ltd as a person with significant control on 2024-04-09, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 28/03/2027.
Companies House lists 10 officers (3 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).