Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/05/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/08/2025Due 31/05/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/08/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/08/2025
JOHN LOW LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 25a Hope Street, Crook, County Durham DL15 9HS
- Classification (SIC)
- Dispensing chemist in specialised stores (47.73 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 18/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Rachel Mary Hurst as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20
- 18/09/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-05 with updates
- 16/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Matthew Stuart Hurst as a person with significant control on 2026-09-16
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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
19/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 05/09/2026Due 19/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 05/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 05/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures JOHN LOW LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.02M2024
-8.11%vs 20232023: £1.11M
Total Assets
£1.25M2024
-9.08%vs 20232023: £1.38M
Cash in Bank
£831.78K2024
-3.50%vs 20232023: £861.92K
Total Liabilities
£206.81K2024
-13.02%vs 20232023: £237.76K
Employees
112024
0vs 20232023: 11
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 9.08% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for JOHN LOW LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOHN LOW LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -4.9% 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 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | -3 |
| 2022 | 14 | -1 |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 15 in 2021 to 11 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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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 | 12/01/2017–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/05/2001–11/03/2025 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/05/2001–Present | 2 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 11/03/2025–Present | 1 | |
| 13/02/2017–11/03/2025 | 0 | |
| 13/02/2017–Present | 0 | |
| 13/02/2017–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 3
- Since 16/09/2026
- Last 12 months
- 3
- Most recent filing
- 18/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (2)Latest 18/09/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 18/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 18/09/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Rachel Mary Hurst as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20
- 18/09/2026View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-09-05 with updates
- 16/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Matthew Stuart Hurst as a person with significant control on 2026-09-16
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About JOHN LOW LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOHN LOW LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 25a Hope Street, Crook, County Durham DL15 9HS. Companies House classifies its business as Dispensing chemist in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 72 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £1.02M and 11 employees.
JOHN LOW LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOHN LOW LIMITED under one registered business activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores (47.73 - SIC 2007).
JOHN LOW LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 02/02/1954.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £1.02M, total assets of £1.25M, cash in bank of £831.78K and total liabilities of £206.81K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 18/09/2026: Change of details for Mrs Rachel Mary Hurst as a person with significant control on 2026-04-20, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/05/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 19/09/2027.
Companies House lists 3 officers (2 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (3 current).