Annual accounts
Micro Entity 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
HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 286 Norwood Road, Southall UB2 4JH
- Classification (SIC)
- Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 24/06/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-12 with no updates
- 25/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 26/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-12 with no updates
- 25/07/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
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What Pre-Score will tell you
- 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
26/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 12/06/2026Due 26/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 12/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 12/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£312.48K2025
-0.17%vs 20242024: £312.99K
Total Assets
£543.88K2025
7.57%vs 20242024: £505.62K
Cash in Bank
£175.31K2024
-45.21%vs 20232023: £319.98K
Total Liabilities
£231.40K2025
74.11%vs 20242024: £132.90K
Employees
162025
0vs 20242024: 16
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 45.21% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -19.9% 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | -2 |
| 2023 | 18 | -33 |
| 2022 | 51 | 0 |
| 2021 | 51 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 51 in 2021 to 16 in 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
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/09/2020–31/05/2024 | 3 | |
| Nominee Director | 23/07/2001–23/07/2001 | 8165 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 23/07/2001–23/07/2001 | 9145 | |
| Director | 31/05/2024–Present | 108 | |
| Director | 23/07/2001–04/09/2020 | 9 | |
| Director | 23/07/2001–31/05/2024 | 18 | |
| Secretary | 23/07/2001–31/05/2024 | 1 | |
| Director | 31/05/2024–Present | 107 |
Persons with significant control
7Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/06/2016–04/09/2020 | 9 | |
| 01/06/2016–Present | 18 | |
| 01/06/2016–31/05/2024 | 18 | |
| 31/05/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 31/05/2024–Present | 0 | |
| 04/09/2020–Present | 8 | |
| 04/09/2020–31/05/2024 | 8 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 26
- Since 17/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 24/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 24/06/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 25/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 24/06/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-12 with no updates
- 25/02/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-05-31
- 26/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-12 with no updates
- 25/07/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-05-31
- 22/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2024-09-30 to 2024-05-31
- 18/06/2024View PDF (15 pages)
Registration of charge 042571270012, created on 2024-05-31
- 13/06/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Registration of charge 042571270011, created on 2024-05-31
- 13/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Rossgate Supermarket Limited as a person with significant control on 2024-05-31
- 13/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Kg Stores Limited as a person with significant control on 2024-05-31
- 12/06/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-12 with updates
- 10/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from C/O Ashley King Ltd 68 st. Margarets Road Edgware HA8 9UU England to 286 Norwood Road Southall UB2 4JH on 2024-06-10
- 06/06/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Registration of charge 042571270010, created on 2024-05-31
Showing 12 of 26 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 286 Norwood Road, Southall UB2 4JH. Companies House classifies its business as Other retail sale in non-specialised stores. It has been on the register for 25 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £312.48K and 16 employees.
HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007).
HOUGHTON TRADING LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/07/2001.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £312.48K, total assets of £543.88K, cash in bank of £175.31K and total liabilities of £231.40K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 24/06/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-12 with no updates, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 28/02/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 26/06/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (2 currently in post) and 7 people with significant control (4 current).