Annual accounts
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
LAY & WHEELER LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 6 Blackacre Road, Great Blakenham, Ipswich IP6 0FL
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of wine beer spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46.34/2 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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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
15/09/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 01/09/2026Due 15/09/2027
- Next statement date
- 01/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 01/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures LAY & WHEELER LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2022–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-374.00K2024
-130.73%vs 20232023: £1.22M
Total Assets
£21.42M2024
-26.21%vs 20232023: £29.03M
Cash in Bank
£979.00K2024
-17.17%vs 20232023: £1.18M
Total Liabilities
£21.75M2024
-21.55%vs 20232023: £27.73M
Employees
552024
-1vs 20232023: 56
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 26.21% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for LAY & WHEELER LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through LAY & WHEELER LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · -56% 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, 2022–2024.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 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2022–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 | -1 |
| 2023 | 56 | +14 |
| 2022 | 42 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 42 in 2022 to 55 in 2024. 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
22Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 02/05/2006–06/03/2009 | 11 | |
| Director | 06/03/2009–19/02/2015 | 11 | |
| Director | 01/10/2019–31/08/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/09/2025–Present | 94 | |
| Director | 30/06/2021–15/02/2025 | 4 | |
| Director | 02/05/2006–06/03/2009 | 38 | |
| Director | 02/05/2006–06/03/2009 | 14 | |
| Director | 16/07/2025–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 06/03/2006–02/05/2006 | 154 | |
| Secretary | 02/05/2006–06/03/2009 | 1 | |
| Director | 02/05/2006–31/10/2007 | 4 | |
| Director | 02/05/2006–31/10/2009 | 16 | |
| Director | 10/11/2006–06/03/2009 | 3 | |
| Director | 06/03/2006–02/05/2006 | 157 | |
| Director | 31/08/2022–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 06/03/2009–06/08/2015 | 15 | |
| Director | 06/08/2015–01/10/2019 | 28 | |
| Director | 10/09/2009–29/02/2012 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/09/2015–01/10/2019 | 20 | |
| Director | 21/09/2018–31/05/2023 | 4 | |
| Director | 01/10/2019–Present | 4 | |
| Secretary | 06/03/2009–06/08/2015 | 12 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2019–Present | 10 | |
| 30/09/2019–Present | 10 | |
| 01/10/2019–18/08/2023 | 10 | |
| 18/08/2023–Present | 5 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 08/06/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 08/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 08/06/2026
Filing timeline
- 08/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
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About LAY & WHEELER LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
LAY & WHEELER LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 6 Blackacre Road, Great Blakenham, Ipswich IP6 0FL. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of wine beer spirits and other alcoholic beverages. It has been on the register for 20 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £-374.00K and 55 employees.
LAY & WHEELER LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records LAY & WHEELER LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of wine beer spirits and other alcoholic beverages (46.34/2 - SIC 2007).
LAY & WHEELER LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 06/03/2006.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £-374.00K, total assets of £21.42M, cash in bank of £979.00K and total liabilities of £21.75M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 08/06/2026: Satisfaction of charge 057303180007 in full, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/09/2027.
Companies House lists 22 officers (4 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (3 current).