Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 184 Lytham Road, Warton, Preston, Lancashire PR4 1AH
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (47.30 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 20/05/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-17 with no updates
- 07/04/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 25/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 1 in full
- 25/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 2 in full
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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.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 17/05/2026Due 31/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 17/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 17/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£2.35M2025
-23.35%vs 20242024: £3.06M
Total Assets
£4.74M2025
-8.63%vs 20242024: £5.19M
Cash in Bank
£1.49M2025
-11.11%vs 20242024: £1.68M
Total Liabilities
£1.07M2025
40.16%vs 20242024: £762.70K
Employees
122025
0vs 20242024: 12
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 23.35% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)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 | +2 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | -2 |
| 2021 | 12 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 12 between 2021 and 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
3Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 19/03/2008–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 20/02/2003–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 03/01/2001–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 30/05/2023
- Last 12 months
- 5
- +3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 20/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 20/05/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 07/04/2026
- Charges and mortgages (3)Latest 25/03/2026
Filing timeline
- 20/05/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-17 with no updates
- 07/04/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 25/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 1 in full
- 25/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 2 in full
- 25/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
- 29/05/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-17 with no updates
- 11/04/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 24/05/2024View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 17/05/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-17 with no updates
- 21/07/2023View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 30/05/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-05-17 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 184 Lytham Road, Warton, Preston, Lancashire PR4 1AH. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 91 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £2.35M and 12 employees.
J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (47.30 - SIC 2007).
J.TOWNSEND & SONS(WARTON)LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 08/07/1935.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £2.35M, total assets of £4.74M, cash in bank of £1.49M and total liabilities of £1.07M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 20/05/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-05-17 with no updates, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 31/05/2027.
Companies House lists 3 officers and 3 people with significant control.