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
JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 2 Lower Auchingramont Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire ML3 6HW
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of paper stationery (17.23 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 16/07/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-03-31
- 18/08/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 14/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-13 with no updates
- 29/08/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
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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
27/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 13/07/2026Due 27/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 13/07/2027
- Last statement dated
- 13/07/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£339.88K2024
2.84%vs 20232023: £330.49K
Total Assets
£372.28K2024
3.37%vs 20232023: £360.12K
Cash in Bank
£134.45K2024
4.51%vs 20232023: £128.64K
Total Liabilities
£32.39K2024
9.32%vs 20232023: £29.63K
Employees
52024
0vs 20232023: 5
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 3.37% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +4.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | -1 |
| 2022 | 6 | -2 |
| 2021 | 8 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 8 in 2021 to 5 in 2024. 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
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 28/07/2000–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 28/07/2000–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/07/2000–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/07/2000–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/07/2000–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 13/07/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 28
- Since 01/12/1986
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 16/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 16/07/2026
Filing timeline
- 16/07/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2026-03-31
- 18/08/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 14/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-13 with no updates
- 29/08/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 14/07/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-13 with no updates
- 01/08/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 13/07/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-13 with no updates
- 16/03/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for James Bell (Jnr) on 2023-03-16
- 17/01/1995View PDF (18 pages)
Full group accounts made up to 1994-03-31
- 15/08/1994View PDF (4 pages)
Return made up to 27/07/94; no change of members
- 16/08/1993View PDF (13 pages)
Full group accounts made up to 1993-03-31
- 28/07/1993View PDF (6 pages)
Return made up to 27/07/93; full list of members
Showing 12 of 28 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 2 Lower Auchingramont Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire ML3 6HW. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of paper stationery. It has been on the register for 45 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £339.88K and 5 employees.
JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of paper stationery (17.23 - SIC 2007).
JAMES BELL & SONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 16/12/1980.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £339.88K, total assets of £372.28K, cash in bank of £134.45K and total liabilities of £32.39K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 16/07/2026: 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 27/07/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers and 1 person with significant control.