Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full 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 W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Stockbridge Works, Bradford Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 4EH
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of metals and metal ores (46.72 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 10/06/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-01 with updates
- 04/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 001436930002 in full
- 04/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 001436930003 in full
- 29/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Janet Stott as a person with significant control on 2023-07-20
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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
15/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 01/06/2026Due 15/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 01/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 01/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures JOHN W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£635.43K2025
-36.22%vs 20242024: £996.24K
Total Assets
£2.67M2025
-2.78%vs 20242024: £2.75M
Cash in Bank
£12.91K2025
-76.25%vs 20242024: £54.37K
Total Liabilities
£1.17M2025
39.43%vs 20242024: £837.95K
Employees
172025
-2vs 20242024: 19
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 36.22% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for JOHN W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through JOHN W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -27.5% 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, 2022–2025.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 × 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 2022–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | -2 |
| 2024 | 19 | -2 |
| 2023 | 21 | +4 |
| 2022 | 17 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 17 between 2022 and 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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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 06/10/2008–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 06/10/2008–19/10/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/03/1995–07/10/2008 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/05/1995–16/06/2009 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 20/07/2023–Present | 0 | |
| 20/07/2023–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 19
- Since 10/05/2023
- Last 12 months
- 8
- +4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 10/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 10/06/2026
- Charges and mortgages (4)Latest 04/06/2026
- Officer changes (2)Latest 29/04/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 22/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 10/06/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-01 with updates
- 04/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 001436930002 in full
- 04/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 001436930003 in full
- 29/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Janet Stott as a person with significant control on 2023-07-20
- 29/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Judith Wood as a person with significant control on 2023-07-20
- 13/03/2026View PDF (30 pages)
Registration of charge 001436930005, created on 2026-03-11
- 12/03/2026View PDF (36 pages)
Registration of charge 001436930004, created on 2026-03-11
- 22/12/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 18/08/2025View PDF (30 pages)
Registration of charge 001436930003, created on 2025-08-11
- 14/08/2025View PDF (53 pages)
Registration of charge 001436930002, created on 2025-08-11
- 10/06/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-01 with updates
- 17/12/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
Showing 12 of 19 filings
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About JOHN W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
JOHN W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Stockbridge Works, Bradford Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 4EH. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of metals and metal ores. It has been on the register for 110 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £635.43K and 17 employees.
JOHN W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records JOHN W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of metals and metal ores (46.72 - SIC 2007).
JOHN W.LAYCOCK.LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 25/04/1916.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £635.43K, total assets of £2.67M, cash in bank of £12.91K and total liabilities of £1.17M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 10/06/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-01 with updates, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/06/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers (1 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control.