Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 114 Manchester Road, Southport, Merseyside PR9 9BJ
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores (47.43 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores (47.54 - SIC 2007)Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47.91 - SIC 2007)Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment (77.29/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 02/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Robert Graham Sidney Wright as a person with significant control on 2026-03-19
- 02/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Christine Hilary Wright as a person with significant control on 2026-03-19
- 02/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Mark Christopher Wright as a person with significant control on 2026-03-19
- 14/10/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-06 with updates
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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
20/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 06/10/2025Due 20/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 06/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 06/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£855.32K2025
-0.62%vs 20242024: £860.63K
Total Assets
£1.59M2025
1.65%vs 20242024: £1.56M
Cash in Bank
£64.03K2025
-43.70%vs 20242024: £113.72K
Total Liabilities
£731.22K2025
4.45%vs 20242024: £700.09K
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 43.70% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +<0.1% 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -15 |
| 2023 | 15 | -1 |
| 2022 | 16 | +1 |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 15 in 2021 to 0 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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- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 21/05/2004–12/11/2005 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/06/2018–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/05/2016–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 12/11/2005–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2006–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 01/05/1993–28/02/2006 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/06/2016–Present | 5 | |
| 19/03/2026–Present | 0 | |
| 19/03/2026–Present | 3 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 17/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 4
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 02/04/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (3)Latest 02/04/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 02/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Robert Graham Sidney Wright as a person with significant control on 2026-03-19
- 02/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Christine Hilary Wright as a person with significant control on 2026-03-19
- 02/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Mark Christopher Wright as a person with significant control on 2026-03-19
- 14/10/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-06 with updates
- 08/09/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 02/12/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 11/11/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 06/11/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2024-10-25
- 07/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-06 with no updates
- 09/09/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 16/10/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-10-06 with no updates
- 12/10/2023View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-04-30
Showing 12 of 13 filings
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About JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 114 Manchester Road, Southport, Merseyside PR9 9BJ. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 70 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £855.32K and 0 employees.
JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores (47.43 - SIC 2007), Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores (47.54 - SIC 2007), Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47.91 - SIC 2007) and Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment (77.29/1 - SIC 2007).
JAMES SMITH & SON (MUSIC SELLERS) LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 27/02/1956.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £855.32K, total assets of £1.59M, cash in bank of £64.03K and total liabilities of £731.22K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 02/04/2026: Change of details for Mr Robert Graham Sidney Wright as a person with significant control on 2026-03-19, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 20/10/2026.
Companies House lists 6 officers (4 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control.