Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 69 High Street, Bideford, Devon EX39 2AT
- Classification (SIC)
- Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork straw and plaiting materials (16.29 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 06/01/2026View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-11 with updates
- 11/11/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 10/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Richard Shields as a person with significant control on 2025-10-31
- 10/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Richard Shields as a director on 2025-10-31
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
25/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 11/12/2025Due 25/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 11/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 11/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£807.58K2025
7.34%vs 20242024: £752.33K
Total Assets
£1.07M2025
7.07%vs 20242024: £995.06K
Cash in Bank
£382.98K2025
6.73%vs 20242024: £358.84K
Total Liabilities
£214.34K2025
2.41%vs 20242024: £209.29K
Employees
122025
+2vs 20242024: 10
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 7.07% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +7.7% 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 | +2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | -3 |
| 2022 | 13 | +3 |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 10 in 2021 to 12 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 11/12/2007–31/10/2025 | 7 | |
| Director | 31/10/2025–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 31/10/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 11/12/2007–31/01/2009 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/03/2009–31/03/2011 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/12/2018–31/10/2025 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10/2025–16/10/2025 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–31/10/2025 | 7 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 7 | |
| 16/10/2025–Present | 0 | |
| 09/10/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 03/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 11
- +9 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 06/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 06/01/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 11/11/2025
- Officer changes (8)Latest 10/11/2025
- Registered officeLatest 04/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 06/01/2026View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-11 with updates
- 11/11/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 10/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Richard Shields as a person with significant control on 2025-10-31
- 10/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Richard Shields as a director on 2025-10-31
- 10/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jacqueline Shields as a director on 2025-10-31
- 04/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from De Bathe Farm North Tawton Devon EX20 2BE to 69 High Street Bideford Devon EX39 2AT on 2025-11-04
- 04/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Paul Martyn Gent as a director on 2025-10-31
- 04/11/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Sally Ann Smallman as a director on 2025-10-31
- 22/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Shields Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-10-16
- 22/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Paul Gent Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-10-16
- 20/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of John Shields Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-10-09
- 19/12/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-11 with updates
Showing 12 of 16 filings
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About JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 69 High Street, Bideford, Devon EX39 2AT. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork straw and plaiting materials. It has been on the register for 18 years 9 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £807.58K and 12 employees.
JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork straw and plaiting materials (16.29 - SIC 2007).
JOHN SHIELDS BUILDINGS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 11/12/2007.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £807.58K, total assets of £1.07M, cash in bank of £382.98K and total liabilities of £214.34K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/01/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-11 with updates, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 25/12/2026.
Companies House lists 6 officers (2 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).