Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/07/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/10/2025Due 31/07/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/10/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/10/2025
LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Lays Yard, Delta Way, Thorpe, Surrey TW20 8RX
- Classification (SIC)
- Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 31/07/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-07 with no updates
- 26/02/2026View PDF (27 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 15/07/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-07 with updates
- 17/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
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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
21/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 07/07/2026Due 21/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 07/07/2027
- Last statement dated
- 07/07/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£4.69M2025
0.60%vs 20242024: £4.66M
Total Assets
£9.45M2025
17.26%vs 20242024: £8.06M
Cash in Bank
£1.96M2025
-37.69%vs 20242024: £3.15M
Total Liabilities
£1.55M2025
11.02%vs 20242024: £1.40M
Employees
632025
+1vs 20242024: 62
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 17.26% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -7.3% 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 figures5 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 | 63 | +1 |
| 2024 | 62 | -12 |
| 2023 | 74 | -1 |
| 2022 | 75 | -5 |
| 2021 | 80 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 80 in 2021 to 63 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
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Officers
10Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 06/07/1995–06/07/1995 | 9145 | |
| Nominee Director | 06/07/1995–06/07/1995 | 8165 | |
| Director | 07/07/1995–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 08/11/1995–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 06/07/1995–10/10/2015 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 10/05/2005–10/10/2015 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 16/06/1997–10/05/2005 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 06/07/1995–16/06/1997 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 12/08/2018–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 08/11/1995–Present | 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 | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–11/08/2016 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–11/06/2025 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 104
- Since 07/07/1995
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -6 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 31/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 31/07/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 26/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 31/07/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-07 with no updates
- 26/02/2026View PDF (27 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-10-31
- 15/07/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-07 with updates
- 17/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 16/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Janet Lay as a person with significant control on 2025-06-11
- 16/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Paul David Lay as a person with significant control on 2025-06-11
- 16/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Statement of company's objects
- 02/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 02/06/2025View PDF (35 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 23/12/2024View PDF (26 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-10-31
- 16/07/2024View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-07-07 with updates
- 22/12/2023View PDF (26 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-10-31
Showing 12 of 104 filings
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About LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Lays Yard, Delta Way, Thorpe, Surrey TW20 8RX. Companies House classifies its business as Freight transport by road. It has been on the register for 31 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £4.69M and 63 employees.
LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED under one registered business activity: Freight transport by road (49.41 - SIC 2007).
LAYS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 07/07/1995.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £4.69M, total assets of £9.45M, cash in bank of £1.96M and total liabilities of £1.55M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 31/07/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-07-07 with no updates, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/07/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 21/07/2027.
Companies House lists 10 officers (4 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (2 current).