Annual accounts
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
J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 4 Parkway, Ballymena BT43 5ET
- Classification (SIC)
- Construction of commercial buildings (41.20/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 19/06/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates
- 21/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Brian Cunning as a director on 2026-04-20
- 20/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Niall Dowds as a secretary on 2026-04-20
- 20/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr George Stuart John Sproule as a secretary on 2026-04-20
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- 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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
19/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 05/06/2026Due 19/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 05/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 05/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£7.31M2025
14.80%vs 20242024: £6.37M
Total Assets
£38.54M2025
36.65%vs 20242024: £28.21M
Cash in Bank
£9.73M2025
47.81%vs 20242024: £6.58M
Total Liabilities
£26.71M2025
53.99%vs 20242024: £17.34M
Employees
2622025
+51vs 20242024: 211
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 36.65% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +23% 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 figures5 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 | 262 | +51 |
| 2024 | 211 | +5 |
| 2023 | 206 | +13 |
| 2022 | 193 | -26 |
| 2021 | 219 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 219 in 2021 to 262 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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Officers
16Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 25/07/2019–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/12/2019–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 20/09/2005–19/08/2020 | 1 | |
| Director | 24/04/2015–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 05/06/1997–20/09/2005 | 0 | |
| Director | 05/06/1997–12/02/2010 | 1 | |
| Director | 12/02/2010–22/11/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/02/2010–20/04/2026 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 05/06/1997–20/09/2005 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 19/08/2020–20/04/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2013–05/09/2022 | 1 | |
| Director | 12/02/2010–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 05/06/1997–12/02/2010 | 14 | |
| Director | 05/06/1997–20/09/2005 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/02/2010–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 07/03/2016–07/11/2023 | 4 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 14
- Since 05/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 5
- +3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 19/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 19/06/2026
- Officer changes (3)Latest 21/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 29/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 19/06/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates
- 21/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Brian Cunning as a director on 2026-04-20
- 20/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Niall Dowds as a secretary on 2026-04-20
- 20/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr George Stuart John Sproule as a secretary on 2026-04-20
- 29/12/2025View PDF (34 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 11/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-05 with no updates
- 10/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Register inspection address has been changed from 2-4 Milltown Road Ballymoney County Antrim BT53 6LE Northern Ireland to Unit 21, Somerton Industrial Estate Dargan Crescent Belfast BT3 9JB
- 05/07/2024View PDF (34 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 05/06/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-06-05 with no updates
- 22/12/2023View PDF (36 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 07/11/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Hamilton Reid as a director on 2023-11-07
- 07/08/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 2-4 Milltown Road Ballymoney Co Antrim BT53 6LE to 4 Parkway Ballymena BT43 5ET on 2023-08-07
Showing 12 of 14 filings
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About J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 4 Parkway, Ballymena BT43 5ET. Companies House classifies its business as Construction of commercial buildings. It has been on the register for 29 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £7.31M and 262 employees.
J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Construction of commercial buildings (41.20/1 - SIC 2007).
J.F. & H. DOWDS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 05/06/1997.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £7.31M, total assets of £38.54M, cash in bank of £9.73M and total liabilities of £26.71M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 19/06/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-05 with no updates, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 19/06/2027.
Companies House lists 16 officers (5 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.