Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2026Due 31/12/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 12 China Street, Lancaster LA1 1EX
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Wholesale of coffee tea cocoa and spices (46.37 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (47.25 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 06/07/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-03-31
- 16/02/2026View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-31 with updates
- 31/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 31/07/2025View PDF (29 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
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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
14/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 31/01/2026Due 14/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 31/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 31/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2026; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£443.89K2026
24.98%vs 20252025: £355.16K
Total Assets
£1.75M2026
3.83%vs 20252025: £1.69M
Cash in Bank
£107.55K2026
29.98%vs 20252025: £82.74K
Total Liabilities
£547.32K2026
-6.87%vs 20252025: £587.68K
Employees
472026
+5vs 20252025: 42
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 24.98% on 2025. See the full financial analysis for J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +48.6% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2024–2026Every measure end to end across 2024, 2025 and 2026, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2022–2026.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 2022–2026.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | +5 |
| 2025 | 42 | -4 |
| 2024 | 46 | -10 |
| 2023 | 56 | +6 |
| 2022 | 50 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 50 in 2022 to 47 in 2026. 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 31/01/2005–30/04/2020 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/01/2005–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 19/03/2021–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/01/2005–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 19/03/2021–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 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 20
- Since 30/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -7 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 06/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 06/07/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 16/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 06/07/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-03-31
- 16/02/2026View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-31 with updates
- 31/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 31/07/2025View PDF (29 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 31/07/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Resolutions
- 23/06/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 11/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Caspar Steel on 2025-01-31
- 11/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Maitland Steel on 2025-01-31
- 11/02/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-31 with updates
- 11/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Maitland Steel on 2025-01-31
- 11/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Caspar Steel on 2025-01-31
- 03/06/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
Showing 12 of 20 filings
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About J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 12 China Street, Lancaster LA1 1EX. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of coffee tea cocoa and spices, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 21 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2026 accounts report net assets of £443.89K and 47 employees.
J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Wholesale of coffee tea cocoa and spices (46.37 - SIC 2007) and Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (47.25 - SIC 2007).
J. ATKINSON & CO. (LANCASTER) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 31/01/2005.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2026 and report net assets of £443.89K, total assets of £1.75M, cash in bank of £107.55K and total liabilities of £547.32K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/07/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-03-31, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/02/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (4 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.