Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
29/01/2027Filing deadline
- Next accounts made up to
- 29/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 29/04/2025
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Termination of appointment of James Lever as a director on 2026-03-01
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-04-29
Notification of James Edward Lever as a person with significant control on 2025-08-27
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-30 with updates
What Pre-Score will tell you

The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Micro Entity accounts
29/01/2027Filing deadline
Confirms the registry record is up to date
13/11/2026Filing deadline
The latest figures JAMES LEVER 1856 LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
2024: £48.22K
Total Assets
2024: £521.88K
Employees
2024: 22
Of the 2 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 37.70% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JAMES LEVER 1856 LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through JAMES LEVER 1856 LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | -22 |
| 2024 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22 | -2978 |
| 2021 | 3,000 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 3,000 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 27/08/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 08/02/2013–27/08/2025 | 2 | |
| Director | 01/05/2025–01/03/2026 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 23/04/2012–11/03/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/06/2017–01/08/2021 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/04/2011–23/04/2012 | 2 | |
| Director | 23/04/2012–11/03/2013 | 11 |
Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2021–01/05/2025 | 2 | |
| 30/03/2021–Present | 2 | |
| 01/05/2025–23/10/2025 | 1 | |
| 27/08/2025–Present | 2 | |
| 30/10/2016–29/03/2021 | 0 | |
| 01/05/2025–Present | 1 |
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
Termination of appointment of James Lever as a director on 2026-03-01
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-04-29
Notification of James Edward Lever as a person with significant control on 2025-08-27
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-30 with updates
Notification of a person with significant control statement
Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 2025-10-31
Cessation of James Lever as a person with significant control on 2025-10-23
Appointment of Mr James Edward Lever as a director on 2025-08-27
Appointment of Mr James Lever as a director on 2025-05-01
Notification of James Lever as a person with significant control on 2025-05-01
Cessation of James Edward Lever as a person with significant control on 2025-05-01
Notification of a person with significant control statement
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See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JAMES LEVER 1856 LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Everlasto Works Unit 26 Morris Green Business Park, Prescott Street, Bolton, Lancashire BL3 3PE. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of cordage rope twine and netting. It has been on the register for 15 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £30.60K and 0 employees.
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JAMES LEVER 1856 LTD under one registered business activity: Manufacture of cordage rope twine and netting (13.94 - SIC 2007).
JAMES LEVER 1856 LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 15/04/2011.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £30.60K and total assets of £718.61K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 24/03/2026: Termination of appointment of James Lever as a director on 2026-03-01, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 29/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 13/11/2026.
Companies House lists 7 officers (1 currently in post) and 6 people with significant control (3 current).