Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2025Due 31/05/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/08/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2025
INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 37 Howlett Way, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 1HZ
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25.11 - SIC 2007)Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 16/02/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 14/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-10 with no updates
- 14/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Alan Victor Hosier on 2025-08-06
- 14/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Alan Victor Hosier as a person with significant control on 2025-08-06
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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
24/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 10/11/2025Due 24/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 10/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 10/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£689.79K2025
9.66%vs 20242024: £629.02K
Total Assets
£1.07M2025
15.02%vs 20242024: £927.24K
Cash in Bank
£222.91K2025
23.46%vs 20242024: £180.55K
Total Liabilities
£376.75K2025
26.33%vs 20242024: £298.22K
Employees
122025
0vs 20242024: 12
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 15.02% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +8.5% 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | +1 |
| 2023 | 11 | +1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 10 in 2021 to 12 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
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 30/10/1996–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/1992–23/07/1997 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/05/2006–01/04/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 07/02/2020–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 14/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 5
- +3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 16/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 16/02/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/11/2025
- Officer changes (3)Latest 14/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 16/02/2026View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31
- 14/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-10 with no updates
- 14/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Alan Victor Hosier on 2025-08-06
- 14/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Alan Victor Hosier as a person with significant control on 2025-08-06
- 14/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Kathleen Ann Hosier as a person with significant control on 2025-08-06
- 11/12/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-08-31
- 20/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-10 with no updates
- 12/04/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-08-31
- 10/11/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-10 with no updates
- 11/04/2023View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-08-31
- 14/11/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-10 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 37 Howlett Way, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 1HZ. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 65 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £689.79K and 12 employees.
INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED under 3 registered business activities: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (25.11 - SIC 2007), Machining (25.62 - SIC 2007) and Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (25.99 - SIC 2007).
INSTRUMENT MACHINING SERVICE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 01/08/1961.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £689.79K, total assets of £1.07M, cash in bank of £222.91K and total liabilities of £376.75K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 16/02/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-08-31, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/05/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 24/11/2026.
Companies House lists 4 officers (2 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control.